Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law increasing the age limit for reservists. The law is set to raise the maximum age limit for all ranks and categories by five years. This is according to an announcement…
Putin will not attend Brics summit – South African presidency
Russia’s president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country’s presidency. The announcement comes after South Africa’s leader said any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia. If…
Wagner boss Prigozhin is in Russia, Belarus ruler Lukashenko says
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin – who led a short-lived rebellion in Russia last month – is in Russia and not Belarus, the leader of Belarus says. Prigozhin’s whereabouts have been a mystery since the mutiny. Under the deal to end…
Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile
The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s mutiny came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced,…
*After Paris Summit, Tinubu off to London for private visit (Leadership)*JAMB approves 140 cut-off mark for 2022/2023 admission (Sun)
After Paris Summit, Tinubu off to London for private visit (Leadership) President Bola Tinubu on Friday concluded his official trip to Paris, France, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted…
Navalny’s new trial to start Monday in his prison camp
A controversial trial of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was scheduled to officially start on Monday, his lawyer said. The Moscow Municipal Court travelling some 260 kilometres to the prison camp where Navalny is being held for the proceedings. Navalny…
Ukraine war must end, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin
The war in Ukraine must end, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin. Mr Ramaphosa’s remarks came as he met Mr Putin in St Petersburg on Saturday as part of a peace mission with six other…
Türkiye’s Erdogan discusses Ukrainian crisis with Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and discussed the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Erdogan stressed that the continuation of consultations with the United Nations to remove obstacles to…
China’s special envoy met Zelensky during 2-day Ukraine visit, Beijing says
Beijing’s newly appointed special envoy for the Ukraine war has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, China confirmed Thursday as its attempts to fashion itself as a potential peacemaker in the grinding conflict, despite close ties with Russia. Li Hui a…
