Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed Army Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky and appointed Mykhailo Drapaty as his replacement after days of protests over changes in the country’s military leadership. Syrsky, 60, had led Ukraine’s armed forces since 2024 and played a key role in defending Kyiv during Russia’s full-scale invasion...
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The Federal Government is mourning the death of a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Miss Nnani Adaobi Marian. The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. said she died from injuries sustained during a Russian aerial attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Ministry informed that late Miss Nnani was...
Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas on Monday, killing at least 18 people and injuring about 60, just a day before the NATO summit in Ankara. The bombardment damaged dozens of residential buildings, including a multi-storey apartment block where a missile...
The friendly between Denmark and Ukraine in Odense was stopped on Sunday, June 7, 2026, after Christian Eriksen collapsed again on the pitch. It happened in the second half with Denmark leading 2–1. Eriksen went down around the 65th minute after appearing to clutch his chest. The stadium went...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend. The Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post and US news portal Axios both cited Ukrainian sources, saying that Zelensky would likely meet Trump on Sunday at his Mar-a-Lago residence in...
On the matter of war and peace, US President Donald Trump is an ambiguous creature. His large ego craves recognition and celebration as a global peace maker. But his basic psychology is unrepentantly belligerent. He wants to be adored as a messiah of peace and feared as a fierce...
European Union (EU) has disbursed 1 billion euro (approximately 1.17 billion dollars) in additional financial aid to Ukraine, the European Commission announced on Thursday. The money is provided as a loan, to be repaid using interest income generated from frozen Russian state assets held within the EU. With this...
Last week, China seized the opportunity of its celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War to celebrate some other dubious things. It was not just the victory of the Chinese Liberation Army over the Japanese imperialists in the World War. It was also...
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the ongoing war with Ukraine will persist unless a diplomatic agreement is reached with Kyiv. Speaking at a press conference concluding his four-day visit to China, Putin stated, “Should negotiations with Ukraine fail, we will pursue our objectives through military means.” He expressed...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed willingness to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, provided the meeting is well-prepared and poised to yield tangible results. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, following a four-day state visit to China, Putin addressed the possibility of direct talks to address...
Kremlin on Wednesday sharply criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for branding Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over Russia’s ongoing military actions in Ukraine. Speaking on the sidelines of Putin’s four-day state visit to Beijing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Merz’s remarks as inflammatory. “Chancellor Merz has recently...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warmly welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House, igniting fresh optimism for a potential end to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This marked their first meeting since a heated dispute in February, following Trump’s recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska....
At a highly anticipated summit on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to secure an agreement on the Ukraine conflict, despite expressing mutual goodwill and hinting at progress. The three-hour meeting, held with aides present, ended abruptly without a press Q&A, a departure from...
In a high-stakes summit at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to discuss critical territorial issues surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump, emphasizing Ukraine’s autonomy in negotiations, made it clear he’s not...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street on Thursday morning, ahead of a significant meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week. As Europe anticipates the results of Trump’s direct talks with Putin, Starmer emphasized the...
Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov, on Thursday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will conduct a joint press conference following their discussions in Alaska on August 15. “Once the talks conclude, Presidents Putin and Trump will jointly brief the press, summarizing the outcomes of their...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared that Ukraine has already lost its war against Russia, just days before a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an interview with the conservative outlet Mandiner.hu, Orbán stated, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lost this...
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday for talks on the Ukraine war. This meeting comes just days before a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. If Russia doesn’t comply, Trump has threatened...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States and Russia will hold a crucial meeting on Wednesday. _“We have a meeting with Russia tomorrow,”_ Trump told reporters, adding _“We’re going to see what happens.”_ This meeting is happening just days before a deadline Trump gave to...
US President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a 10 to 12-day deadline to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed frustration with Putin’s handling of the conflict during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. “We’re not seeing any progress...