Russia
Biden uses call with Xi to lay out consequences for China if it supports Russia attack on Ukraine
World
March 19, 2022
Biden uses call with Xi to lay out consequences for China if it supports Russia attack on Ukraine
(CNN) – President Joe Biden sought to use a 110-minute video call on Friday to dissuade his Chinese counterpart from…
Burger King franchise ‘refuses’ to close 800 Russian restaurants
World
March 19, 2022
Burger King franchise ‘refuses’ to close 800 Russian restaurants
New York (CNN Business) – Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A…
Russian tourists exempted from visa overstay fines
Egypt
March 18, 2022
Russian tourists exempted from visa overstay fines
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism officially announced on Friday the temporary abolition of fines imposed for Russian tourists whose period…
Egypt in talks with IMF about new loan: Bloomberg
Business
March 17, 2022
Egypt in talks with IMF about new loan: Bloomberg
Bloomberg reported in urgent news, Thursday, that Egypt is in talks with the International Monetary Fund about possible support that…
Zelensky to US lawmakers: ‘We need you right now’ as he invokes Pearl Harbor and 9/11
World
March 16, 2022
Zelensky to US lawmakers: ‘We need you right now’ as he invokes Pearl Harbor and 9/11
(CNN) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to Congress for help directly Wednesday, telling US lawmakers “we need you right…
US has ‘significant’ cyber vulnerabilities, but a sweeping Russian cyberattack is unlikely
World
March 16, 2022
US has ‘significant’ cyber vulnerabilities, but a sweeping Russian cyberattack is unlikely
(CNN) – In the winter of 2015, computer hackers working for the Russian government attacked Ukraine’s power grid and switched…
Russia issues sanctions against Biden and a long list of US officials and political figures
World
March 16, 2022
Russia issues sanctions against Biden and a long list of US officials and political figures
(CNN) – Russia on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a wide range of American officials, including President Joe Biden, marking another…
‘We all will be judged .’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine
World
March 16, 2022
‘We all will be judged .’ Russian prisoners of war voice disquiet, shame over war in Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) – “I want to tell our commander-in-chief to stop terror acts in Ukraine because when we come…
Sisi orders fixed price for nonsubsidized bread, an ‘emergency’ plan due to the high prices
Egypt
March 15, 2022
Sisi orders fixed price for nonsubsidized bread, an ‘emergency’ plan due to the high prices
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered fixed pricing for nonsubsidized bread to “reduce its price hike”. This comes…
They moved to Ukraine for an education. Now they’re living in a city occupied by Russian forces
World
March 15, 2022
They moved to Ukraine for an education. Now they’re living in a city occupied by Russian forces
(CNN) – African students trapped in southern Ukraine’s Kherson are crying out for help, as Russian forces try to consolidate…