February 22, 2022
Boris says that the will invasion of Ukraine wiukd echo around the world
The shock of any invasion of Ukraine by Russia would "echo around the world", Boris Johnson has told world leaders.He said we must be "unflinchingly honest" about the situation in Ukraine and should not "underestimate the gravity of this moment".In…
February 22, 2022
Putin orders troops into pro-Russian regions of eastern Ukraine
Kyiv and Lviv, Ukraine (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping" mission, just hours after he signed decrees recognizing the independence of the…
February 14, 2022
Canada police clear key border bridge but protests still crippling Ottawa
Canadian police on Sunday cleared a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over COVID-19 restrictions, towing vehicles and making "several" arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has also paralysed downtown Ottawa.…
February 9, 2022
Canadian PM calls protest ‘unacceptable’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit out at protests by truckers around the country as "unacceptable". Speaking to parliament in Ottawa, he defended the Covid restrictions that have prompted truckers to converge on the nation's…
February 7, 2022
At the White House: “There’s nothing new about that”
Returning to the White House Sunday afternoon from his weekend in Wilmington, President Joe Biden spoke with the press, brushing off concerns about Russia and China's relationship getting "too close." "There’s nothing new about that," he said. When…
February 3, 2022
Bomb threats targeted at black universities during Black History Month
Six children are suspected of orchestrating a nationwide campaign of bomb threats against black colleges, law enforcement officials have said. More than a dozen universities and places of worship have been targeted by hoax calls, which spiked on the…
February 2, 2022
All US federal prisons in lockdown after deadly gang fight
All federal prisons in the US have been placed on lockdown after a gang fight left two inmates dead at a facility in Texas. Two other prisoners were seriously hurt in the violence at the high security Beaumont facility on Monday, the Federal Bureau…
February 2, 2022
Trudeau calls trucker protest an ‘insult to truth
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed protests in the capital city against Covid-19 vaccine mandates as "an insult to memory and truth". Protestors are demonstrating for a third consecutive day over a cross-border vaccine mandate for…
January 29, 2022
An oil spill off the Peruvian coast earlier this month was twice as big as previously reported
Environment minister Ruben Ramirez said Friday that almost 12,000 barrels of oil leaked into the sea on 15 January. Officials described the spill as an "ecological disaster" to blame for the deaths of local fish and seabirds. It happened when tanker…
January 29, 2022
Top US General Mark Milley has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “horrific”
Gen Milley described the build-up of 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine's border as the largest since the Cold War. But US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said conflict could still be avoided through the use of diplomacy. Russia denies plans to…