Claims from US officials that Moscow has responded to America’s proposals on de-escalation in Ukraine are inaccurate, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. It confirmed that the two sides are in talks about security in Europe but denied that a formal answer had been given. Deputy Minister of …
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A lightning flash that occurred in April 2020 has been confirmed as the world’s greatest in length, beating the record of 440.6 miles (709 km) set in 2018. The bolt extended across the US states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The record-breaking bolt, measuring 477.2 miles (768 km) was confirmed …
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson took issue with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s attitude toward truckers protesting against the country’s vaccine mandate, branding him a “fearful despot.” “You ever notice how almost all the leaders of almost all the countries in the Western world, particularly in the English-speaking Western world, …
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A “major operation” has been launched in Hamburg’s eastern district of Jenfeld, the city police department said in a Twitter post, adding that a young man armed with a firearm was reportedly seen entering the building. Later, the police said that it was not exactly clear if the suspected gunman …
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A three-year-old boy from Cyprus has been flown to Greece for emergency surgery after doctors in Germany refused to treat the child because his parents were not vaccinated against Covid-19. On Monday it was reported that the boy was awaiting emergency surgery after being flown by air ambulance to Greece …
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The leader of the United Russia party in the Duma, Vladimir Vasilyev, has asked the Kremlin to supply the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine with military aid. First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council and Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrey Turchak has …
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British prime minister Boris Johnson missed a scheduled video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday because he was forced to defend his conduct to MPs following the publication of a long-awaited report into the ‘Partygate’ scandal, UK media has claimed. According to reports, Johnson had been due to speak with …
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Denmark has become the first EU member state to lift all coronavirus curbs on Tuesday despite surging Omicron cases. The government believes its massive vaccination drive alone would allow it to cope with the more contagious, yet milder variant of the virus. Starting from February 1, the Scandinavian country has …
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UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced that she has caught Covid and will be self-isolating ahead of “an important week for diplomacy.” “I tested positive for Covid this evening. Thankfully I’ve had my three jabs and will be working from home while I isolate,” she wrote on Twitter on …
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While Ukraine has long held ambitions to join the EU, irresponsible officials in Brussels are treating Kiev with contempt, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has claimed, as tensions heat up across the shared border with Russia. Speaking on the RTL TV channel on Sunday, Zagreb’s leader shared his opinions on the …
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