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9, March 2022
Russian tanks are getting close to the Ukrainian capital 0
At a deserted service station on the motorway northeast of Kyiv, a Ukrainian officer warns: “Don’t go any further. The Russians are over there.” Over the last five days, the Russians have advanced more than 80 kilometres (62 miles) on the northeastern front and are getting close to the Ukrainian capital. The Ukrainian officer in […]
9, March 2022
Plane carrying former US President Donald Trump makes emergency landing 0
A plane carrying former US President Donald Trump made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Saturday evening after experiencing engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico, a source familiar with the matter confirmed on Wednesday. The plane, a Dassault Falcon 900, had gone about 75 miles from a New Orleans airport before turning back […]
9, March 2022
Ukraine, Russia agree to day-long ceasefire to allow evacuation of civilians 0
Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday agreed on a day-long ceasefire around a series of evacuation corridors to allow civilians to escape the fighting. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Moscow vowed to respect the truce from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm around six areas, including regions near Kyiv, in Zaporizhzhia in the south, and some […]
9, March 2022
Ukraine leader vows: ‘We will fight to the end’, in virtual speech to UK lawmakers 0
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, invoking the wartime defiance of British prime minister Winston Churchill, vowed Tuesday (March 8) to “fight to the end” in a historic virtual speech to UK lawmakers. “We will not give up and we will not lose. We will fight to the end, at sea, in the air. We will continue […]
9, March 2022
Federal Republic of Ambazonia: IG seeks to peacefully settle borders with La Republique du Cameroun 0
The exiled leader of the Southern Cameroons Interim Government says he would prefer to resolve questions about border demarcation with Biya and French Cameroun peacefully. Vice President Dabney Yerima told Cameroon Concord News on Tuesday that he favours dialogue between the two Cameroons but reserved the right to strengthen Ambazonia Revolutionary Guards providing security in […]
8, March 2022
Football: Barcelona and sharp-again Aubameyang in Europa League trophy hunt 0
Barcelona and a rejuvenated Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Europa League specialists Sevilla will spearhead Spain’s challenge in the last 16 of the competition on Thursday. Sevilla host English side West Ham in the first leg while Barcelona take on Turkish club Galatasaray at the Camp Nou, in two of the most attractive ties of the round. […]
8, March 2022
South Africa: Cameroonians arrested in Joburg for possession of R3 million stash of stolen Transnet and Prasa copper 0
Two Cameroonian nationals are set to appear in court today after they were arrested by the Joburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) undercover officers for possession of stolen copper in Bramley, north of Joburg. JMPD spokesperson, Xolani Fihla said the two men were nabbed on Saturday, for possession of the stolen copper with an estimated value […]
8, March 2022
Iran says puts new military satellite in orbit 0
Iran announced Tuesday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers reach a critical stage. “Iran’s second military satellite — named Nour-2 — has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and […]
8, March 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine: Latest developments 0
Here are the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine: Evacuations begin Ukraine begins evacuating civilians from the northeastern city of Sumy under a deal with Moscow to set up humanitarian corridors out of cities besieged by Russian forces. Dozens of buses ferry the evacuees to the city of Lokhvytsya, around 150 kilometres to the […]
9, March 2022
Football: Benzema hat-trick sees Real Madrid knock PSG out of Champions League 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Real Madrid pulled off one of the great Champions League comebacks on Wednesday as Karim Benzema scored a breath-taking hat-trick to upstage Kylian Mbappe and dump Paris Saint-Germain out in the last 16. Madrid were set to be the latest victims of another Mbappe masterclass at the Santiago Bernabeu after the 23-year-old ran them ragged […]