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Amid closure of airspace in many European countries, around a dozen Russian aircraft stranded in Switzerland
Zurich (TIP): Around a dozen Russian aircraft are stranded at Swiss airports by the closure of airspace in many European countries to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland’s civil aviation authority estimated on […]
UK PM Johnson invites world leaders to build coalition against Russian President Putin
London (TIP): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dutch PM Mark Rutte at Downing Street in London on March 7, as the trio visit a Royal Air Force (RAF) […]
Russia’s offer to foreign firms: stay, leave or hand over the keys
Moscow (TIP): Companies and investors across the world faced Russian dilemmas on March 4 as they weighed up an offer from Moscow to fast-track their exits from the country and allow them to hand over […]
Ukraine claims 3 soliders killed, 2 wounded in Russian attack on nuclear plant
Kyiv (TIP): Russian troops are shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station in Ukraine. “We demand that they stop the heavy weapons fire,” AndriyTuz, spokesperson for the plant in Enerhodar, said in a video posted on […]
4,000 luxury cars like Lamborghinis, Bentleys sink in the Atlantic Ocean as the cargo ship catches fire
NEW YORK (TIP): Nearly 4,000 luxury cars like Porsches, Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Volkswagen — along with several high-end electric vehicles — have sunk aboard a cargo ship in the Atlantic that caught fire last month.Felicity […]
More than 200 gunmen killed in Nigeria security operation
Kaduna (TIP): At least 200 gunmen were killed in the past three days in Nigeria’s central-northern state of Niger during a security operation to clear armed gangs from the area, a state commissioner said on […]
‘Will be 10 times larger than Chernobyl’, Ukraine warns Russia on nuclear-plant attack
Kiev (TIP): Ukrainian Foreign Minister DmytroKuleba on Friday warned against Russian troops firing at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is the largest in Europe, saying that if it blows up then the disaster would […]
Crypto gains currency as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
New Delhi (TIP)-Although several countries have banned cryptocurrency, the decentralised money has become a mainstream component of the global financial system. This means that it will inevitably become a part of international conflict, for better […]
Oil surges to $111/barrel as Russian supply woes rise
London (TIP)-Oil prices surged on Wednesday, March 2, as supply disruption fears mounted following hefty sanctions on Russian banks amid the intensifying Ukraine conflict, while traders scrambled to seek alternative oil sources in an already […]
Key takeaways from Biden’s 2022 State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON , D.C. (TIP): Only a little more than a week ago, President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address was focused largely inward, looking at the economic and public health woes besetting the […]
UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighboring countries
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations and humanitarian partners, on March 1, launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighboring countries. […]
What does the military offensive in Ukraine mean for women and girls?
The military attack in Ukraine is undermining access to rights for all, and UN Women is deeply concerned about the rapidly mounting humanitarian crisis inside Ukraine and in the neighboring countries. We know that women […]