ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian Commanders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov, an army lieutenant general and a navy admiral, are the two men named by the ICC. This is the second round of warrants for Russian officials related to the war in […]
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan relinquishes title over Affair
The Ukrainian-born beauty queen, Karolina Shiino, who sparked a debate on cultural identity by being named Miss Japan has relinquished her title just two weeks after being crowned. Shiino, the first person of predominantly European heritage ever to win the Miss Nippon contest (which takes its title from the country’s Japanese name), announced her decision […]
Zelensky Heads To The US To Try To Rescue $60bn Package
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is going to Washington D.C, to try to rescue a threatened US defence package to Kyiv worth billions of dollars. The aid has become embroiled in US domestic, partisan politics. It will be Mr. Zelensky’s third visit to the US since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, voting for the […]
Putin Threatens to Retaliate with Cluster Bombs if Ukraine Uses U.S. Weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to retaliate with cluster bombs if Ukraine uses U.S.-supplied munitions against his forces. Putin said in a video clip released by Russian state TV on Sunday issued a warning to Ukraine not to deploy the largely internationally outlawed cluster munitions that were shipped recently by the United States. Cluster munitions […]