17 Nov, 2024
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Ecuador To Pardon 5,000 Prisoners To Tackle Overcrowding

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso   Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso announced Tuesday some 5,000 prisoners would be pardoned to reduce overcrowding in the country’s prisons, which were hit with riots that left more than 320 inmates dead in 2021. “I hope that at least 5,000 people deprived of their freedom will be released,” the […]

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Russia ‘Highly Likely’ To Attack Kyiv – UK

COMBO of Vladimir Putin and UK foreign minister Liz Truss   Russian President Vladimir Putin is highly likely to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and attack Kyiv, UK foreign minister Liz Truss said Wednesday. The UK and US have repeatedly over the last weeks cited intelligence as indicating that Russia is planning an invasion […]

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Ukraine Urges Citizens To Leave Russia ‘Immediately’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 19, 2022. Matt Dunham / POOL / AFP   Ukraine on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave Russia immediately, citing the threat of a Russian invasion that could complicate the provision of consular services. […]

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Japan Sanctions Russia, Separatists Over Ukraine

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media about the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on February 22, 2022.STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP   Japan said Wednesday it will impose sanctions on Russia and individuals linked to Ukrainian regions controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists after Moscow ordered […]