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Ukrainian delegation arrives for talks at the Ukraine-Belarus border

28Feb

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Ukrainian delegation arrives for talks at the Ukraine-Belarus border

Ukrainian officials have arrived for talks with Russia at the Ukraine-Belarus border, Zelenskyy’s office said in a statement. The delegation from Kyiv includes Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak among others, the statement said. The key issue of the talks is an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine,” it added. The negotiations are expected to get under way imminently. hey are set to take place on the Ukraine-Belarus border in a place called Pripyat … the so-called ghost town at the centre of the exclusion zone close to the Chernobyl reactor that was abandoned at the time of the disaster there in 1986,” he added. Apparently, that is the potentially rather eerie setting for these talks, but it is not clear ...

Ukraine’s president vows to stay put as Russian invade

25Feb

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Ukraine’s president vows to stay put as Russian invade

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders who are advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two. Russia launched its invasion by land, air and sea on Thursday following a declaration of war by President Vladimir Putin. An estimated 100,000 people fled as explosions and gunfire rocked major cities. Dozens have been reported killed.U.S. and Ukrainian officials say Russia aims to capture Kyiv and topple the government. Russia on Thursday seized the Chernobyl former nuclear power plant north of Kyiv, along the shortest route to the capital from Belarus, where Moscow has staged troops. Putin says Russia is carrying out "a special military operation" to protect people, ...

Vladimir Putin orders military operations in Ukraine

24Feb

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Vladimir Putin orders military operations in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be the start of war in Europe over Russia's demands for an end to NATO's eastward expansion. Shortly after Putin spoke in a special televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard in the pre-dawn quiet of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Gunfire rattled near the capital's main airport, the Interfax news agency said. Explosions also rocked the breakaway eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and civilian aircraft were warned away as the United States said a major attack by Russia on its neighbour was imminent. Putin said he had authorised a special military operation in breakaway areas of eastern Ukraine and clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces ...

23Feb

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Burkina Faso gold mine blast kills 60

About 60 people have died after an explosion at a makeshift gold mine in a village in south-west Burkina Faso, local officials say. The blast happened in a market at the gold-mining site when dynamite stored there caught fire, witnesses said. "There were bodies strewn everywhere. It was an explosion that managed to uproot trees and bring down houses," a judicial source told Reuters. Dozens of injured people have been evacuated to the nearest hospital. It is thought women and children are among the casualties, the AFP news agency reports. An investigation was opened into Monday's incident, after the regional prosecutor visited the scene near the town of Gaoua. One person has been arrested, and is being held for questioning. Burkina Faso is one of Africa's biggest g...

Florida woman accused of stabbing her husband more than 140 times charged with murder

21Feb

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Florida woman accused of stabbing her husband more than 140 times charged with murder

A Florida woman accused of stabbing her husband more than 140 times has been charged with murder. Joan Burke, 61, appeared before a Palm Beach County judge on Sunday via video conference and was charged with first-degree murder. Burke allegedly attacked her husband inside the kitchen of their home in Palm Springs, Florida on February 11. According to CNN, an incident report stated that Palm Springs police officers responded to Burke's home on the evening of February 11 after receiving a call from a man who identified himself as the son of the suspect. CNN reported that the caller said he had arrived home from work and discovered the body of his stepfather, Melvin Weller, 62, lying on the kitchen floor. Burke is said to have been in the house when her son called 911...

President Uhuru Kenyatta Main guest as Dubai celebrates Kenya Day at Dubai Expo.

16Feb

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President Uhuru Kenyatta Main guest as Dubai celebrates Kenya Day at Dubai Expo.

President Uhuru Kenyatta will be the main guest as Dubai celebrates Kenya Day at the world famous Dubai Expo 2020. Kenya Day, according to organisers, “will involve celebration of the diversity in Kenyan cultures through among others, music, art, Kenyan cuisine, local dance, Kenyan history, looming and weaving, sports, and the country’s rich languages.” Kenya is one of over 150 countries across the world that are taking part in the Dubai Expo 2020 to showcase some of its greatest offerings to potential tourists and business investors. All the countries taking part in the Dubai Expo 2020, have a dedicated day to celebrate their culture and offerings. Accompanying the president are Cabinet Secretaries Peter Munya, Najib Balala, Betty Maina and a host of other dignitaries and...

CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Resigns After He Failed to Disclose Relationship with Colleague

3Feb

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CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Resigns After He Failed to Disclose Relationship with Colleague

CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker has stepped down after failing to disclose his consensual relationship with a colleague. Zucker, who helped shape the news company when he took over in 2013, is said to have either resigned or faced termination for not revealing his relationship with someone he was working closely with. CNN reported that the company's president divulged his relationship only when investigations were launched against former news anchor Chris Cuomo's case on inappropriately advising his brother Andrew Cuomo against assault allegations against him. According to WarnerMedia's (CNN's parent company) Standards of Business Conduct handbook, employees must not hire or supervise (directly or indirectly) someone with whom they have a personal relationship. The com...

French Govt Issues Terror Attack Warning in Nairobi

28Jan

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French Govt Issues Terror Attack Warning in Nairobi

Police have now dispelled reports of a looming terror attack in the country. Speaking to a local media station on Friday, January 28, police spokesperson Bruno Shioso noted that they are yet to receive reports regarding the alert. He, however, assured Kenyans of their safety noting that security has been increased in the Nairobi Metropolitan and the entire country. The government is now on high alert after the French Government through its Nairobi Embassy issued an imminent terror attack warning.According to a travel alert dated Thursday, January 27, the French Embassy warned of a looming terror attack targeting Western citizens residing in Nairobi. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the alert, cautioned its citizens and expatriates from other countr...

US orders families of embassy staff to leave Ukraine

24Jan

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US orders families of embassy staff to leave Ukraine

The US has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the country, as fears rise of a Russian invasion. Non-essential embassy staff have also been told they can leave, and US citizens have been urged to do the same. The State Department said the embassy remained open, but that a Russian invasion could come "at any time". Russia has denied having any plans for military action in Ukraine. The State Department also warned people not to travel to Ukraine and Russia due to the ongoing tension and "potential for harassment against US citizens". "There are reports Russia is planning significant military action against Ukraine," an advisory from the State Department said. A State Department official told the AFP news agency were a Russian invasion to...

Two Canadians shot dead at upscale Mexican resort

22Jan

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Two Canadians shot dead at upscale Mexican resort

Two Canadians have been shot dead and another injured after a dispute among guests at a hotel resort near Cancún, Mexico, local security officials say. Gunfire erupted on Friday at the Hotel Xcaret Mexico in the tourist town of Playa del Carmen, about 70km (45 miles) south of Cancún on the Caribbean coast. Photos of the suspected gunman were posted online by regional police chief Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez. The attacker, a hotel guest, is still at large and a manhunt is underway. CCTV photos show the attacker in a light blue tracksuit. In one photo he is seen holding a gun. In another, he appears to hold a mobile phone and a third photo shows him sitting in a lounge chair. The police chief said the gun was fired during "an argument among hotel guests". The Quintana Ro...