President Vladimir Putin has expressed his apologies to President Ilham Aliyev for the tragic plane crash that occurred in Kazakhstan, involving an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft. On Wednesday, a plane en route from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny, Russia (the capital of Chechnya) veered off course and crashed during a landing attempt in Kazakhstan. The incident resulted … Read more
An investigation conducted by Azerbaijan has reportedly determined that a Russian missile was the cause of a deadly plane crash. Azerbaijan’s initial investigation into the deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan suggests that the aircraft was shot down by Russia’s air defense systems. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed near the city of Aktau on Wednesday while … Read more
The surprise Palestinian offensive comes 50 years since Israel’s Arab neighbors launched a coordinated surprise attack that began the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. At least 22 people have been killed, the Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. It added that their teams had also treated “hundreds … Read more
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Wagner, a private military company, has been killed in a plane crash. According to BBC, Prigozhin was among 10 passengers on board a private jet that crashed in the north of Moscow, the capital of Russia, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority said seven passengers and three … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the trade turnover between Russia and African countries had increased by almost 35% in the first half of 2023 despite international sanctions and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a trilateral meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Union of Comoros Azali … Read more
A brawl broke out on Thursday at the Parliamentary Assembly for Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) in the Turkish capital Ankara after a Ukrainian representative punched his Russian colleague. In a video posted on social media, the Russian representative ran up to the Ukrainian representative, waved his country’s flag and made a statement before grabbing … Read more
The South Africa’s main opposition leader of Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to arrest Russian president Vladimir Putin whenever he visits the country. Steenhuisen had made the call as a reaction following recent warrant arrest on March 18, by International Criminal Court (ICC) issuedagainst Putin for alleged crimes in … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning on going to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in his daily press briefing on Friday. Although “Russians respected her for her wisdom,” Peskov said, Putin’s attendance at the Queen’s funeral “is not being considered”. Eulogies from global leaders and leading personalities all over the world … Read more
The Joe Biden administration has offered to exchange a convicted Russian arms trafficker, Viktor Bout, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, according to CNN. The Russian arms trafficker is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States of America. … Read more
A village mayor in Ukraine was kidnapped, executed and dumped in a forest pit along with her husband and son, reports claim. Neighbours said Russian troops occupying Motyzhyn, 30 miles west of Kyiv, tried to win the support of local officials and butchered them when they refused to collaborate. The horrors emerged after Putin’s forces … Read more
