The sweeping bans imposed on Russian athletes are the result of “unprecedented external pressure and Russophobic hysteria” but sporting organizations will reverse course and understand their mistakes, according to Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Stanislav Pozdnyakov. Russian and Belarusian competitors have been barred from a wide range of international events …
Read More »Foreigners who fought for Ukraine plead guilty
Three foreigners who fought for Ukrainian forces have pleaded guilty to a number of charges in a Donetsk court on Wednesday. British nationals Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, and Moroccan citizen Ibrahim Saadoun, face a series of charges – some of which carry the possibility of the death penalty – after …
Read More »Russia considers kicking out rowdy foreigners
Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is looking into the possibility of expelling foreigners from the country if they commit gross administrative breaches, the head of the national migration department has revealed. Speaking as part of an interview with Interfax, published on Thursday, Valentina Kazakova said that the ministry “continues to …
Read More »Countries close borders to foreigners amid Omicron fears
Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the imminent closure of the border to non-Japanese nationals from Tuesday. “This is a preventive, emergency measure to avoid a worst-case scenario,” Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister’s office. The measures apply to all foreign nationals with the exception of those …
Read More »US invented ‘hostage diplomacy’ says Beijing, claims foreigners are safe in China after Spavor and Kovrig release
On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying hit back at the Western media and several “absurd rumors” after she was asked whether China had set a precedent by releasing two Canadians who were allegedly held as hostages, after Ottawa dropped charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. “It is exactly …
Read More »Around 200 foreigners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul in first large-scale departure since US ends troop withdrawal
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Read More »‘We do not need foreigners to investigate killings’: Philippines leader Duterte won’t cooperate with ICC killings probe
Speaking on Tuesday, the president’s spokesman, Harry Roque, dismissed the requirement for foreign intervention into the deaths during the nation’s war on drugs. “We do not need foreigners to investigate killings in the drug war because the legal system is working in the Philippines,” Roque stated. He claimed that the …
Read More »Japanese health officials withdraw advisory to not ‘eat with foreigners’ due to Covid-19 amid backlash
The guidance, which warned farmers against eating with foreigners, was circulated by the Itako Health Center earlier this week, NHK reported. The advisory was reportedly received by local agricultural cooperatives (JAs) as well as city authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture, which fall under the center’s jurisdiction. “If you talk to a …
Read More »122 foreigners banned by Russian officials from entering country for FORTY years after attending unauthorized protests in capital
Speaking at a meeting about security, immigration, and interethnic relations in Russia’s Public Chamber, the head of Moscow Police’s migration department revealed that the capital will ban those who pose a threat to public security and public order for a long time. “The migration units made a decision not to …
Read More »Attack by ISIS-linked militants traps over 180 people, including foreigners, in Mozambique hotel for days
The coastal town of Palma in northern Mozambique located not far from the Tanzanian border was overrun by Islamist insurgents earlier this week. A local extremist group, known as al-Shabab (and not linked to its Somali namesake), launched a coordinated three-pronged assault on the town on Wednesday, reportedly involving some …
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