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    ‘Male contraceptives’ ready for human trials this year

    Birth control pills will not be exclusive to women anymore. According to multiple studies, the first male contraceptive pill (birth control) showed significant results at lab trials. Now, the evidence shows that human trials will begin soon, starting at the end of 2022. The contraceptive created by researchers at the University...

    ‘Russian soldiers are demoralised’ – Ukraine intelligence says

    The Ukrainian army has stated that Russia is now getting former soldiers to join its war effort and make up for heavy losses it has suffered in its Ukraine invasion. Military officials have been actively recruiting former servicemen particularly “those who already have combat experience”, the Ukrainian military said in...

    Russian diplomat, Dmitry Polyanskiy, threatens NATO with Nuclear weapons

    Dmitry Polyanskiy, the Russian deputy ambassador to the UN has stated that Moscow has the right to use nuclear weapons if it is ‘provoked’ by NATO.  The top Russian diplomat made the chilling warning after Vladimir Putin’s spokesman refused to rule out nuking Ukraine in the face of an ‘existential threat’. Asked if Putin was...

    Over 15,000 Russian troops killed since Ukraine invasion — NATO says

    As many as 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since the invasion of Ukraine began four weeks ago, according to NATO’s first estimate since the war began. According to USAToday, Russia has suffered 30,000 to 40,000 battlefield casualties, including 7,000 to 15,000 killed, a senior NATO military officer said in...

    Putin sends ‘execution squads’ with orders to kill Russian soldiers running away from Ukraine war

    President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are reportedly sending execution squads after their own army with orders to kill Russians who try to flee. Ukraine security services claim that prisoners of war have told them of the horrific plans that has reportedly seen Russian guns aimed at their own. The ‘execution squads’ are a revival of...

    Over 63,000 Swiss signs petition to kick Putin’s lover out of their country

    A petition demanding that Switzerland expels Vladimir Putin's rumoured mistress out of their country has hit more than 63,000 signatures. Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 38, is believed to have been sent to a private chalet in Switzerland earlier this month as Putin continues his war in Ukraine. According to Mail Online,...

    Sri Lanka forced to close its embassies abroad

    A shortage of dollars and a severe economic crisis has forced Sri Lanka to announce the closure of some of its foreign missions, as the country struggles to maintain enough currency to cover essential imports. The govt has decided to close embassies in Iraq, Norway and the Consul General’s Office...

    Breaking: Putin orders EU consumers to pay for Russia gas supplies with rubles

    As the economic sanctions slammed on Russia for launching a full scale military action against Ukraine keep biting hard on her economy, President Vladimir Putin has declared that European payments for gas supplies from the country will be switched to rubles as soon as possible. He made the declaration during...

    Vladimar Putin loses another commander, Colonel Alexei Sharov, during the invasion

    Russian president, Vladimir Putin has lost another commander - the 15th of his top military leaders to be killed as the country's invasion of Ukraine heads into its second month.  Colonel Alexei Sharov became the latest high-ranking Russian official to die in what has become the country's biggest loss of...

    Russian military loses more than 10% of its forces sent to Ukraine

    The Russian military has lost more than 10% of the combat force that President Vladimir Putin sent to invade Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. The Russian combat force has dipped slightly below 90% for the first time in the war that began less than a month ago, said...

    Over 2,300 Ukrainian Kids allegedly forcefully moved to Russia

    More than 2,000 Ukrainian children have allegedly been “kidnapped and deported to Russia ”, an act that has been called a “gross violation” of international law. Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared the damning update in a Facebook post, which accused the "aggressor state" of Russia of kidnapping children. The post read: “According to the...

    Ukrainian Doctor Orders his Staff to Castrate Russian soldiers

    Gennadiy Druzenko, the owner of a war-zone mobile hospital in eastern Ukraine has disclosed that he instructed his doctors to 'castrate' captured Russian soldiers. Discussing captured injured Russian soldiers on Ukraine-24, Druzenko said: 'I have always been a great humanist and said that if a man is wounded, he is no longer...

    Ukrainian Politician’s spouse caught trying to sneak $28M and €1.3M cash to Hungary (photos)

    The glamorous wife of a prominent Ukrainian tycoon and politician was caught at a border with ' £22 million while crossing into the EU', it is alleged. The money - in US dollars and euros - was spotted by Hungarian customs in the baggage of the spouse of controversial ex-MP...

    Chinese Plane Crash: No survivors found, over 132 people

    China’s state broadcaster says no survivors have been found in the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 132 people on board. The China Eastern plane which crashed in a forested and mountainous area on Monday was the country’s worst air disaster in a decade. The Boeing 737-800 crashed near the...

    French Govt. freezes US$920M of Russian Oligarchs’ Assets

    France has frozen and seized assets of Russian oligarchs to the tune of around $938 million. “We have immobilised … €150 million in individual’s accounts, credit lines in France and in French establishments,” French Economy Minister Bruno  Le Maire told French television as Paris hits Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Furthermore, “we...

    Finland is named the world’s happiest country whilst in Afghanistan named unhappiest

    Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored index that Afghanistan as the unhappiest. The latest list was completed before Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. In the list, Denmark is ranked second happiest followed by Iceland, Switzerland and Netherlands.  Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, a co-author of the...

    Russian troops advancing towards Kyiv, British intelligence says

    Russian forces advancing on the Ukraine capital Kyiv from the northeast have stalled, British intelligence stated on Monday during its daily security briefing of the Russo-Ukraine war. Russian forces hit houses and a shopping district in Kyiv's Podil district late on Sunday, March 20, killing at least four people, city...

    Russia accused of genocide by allegedly forcing Ukrainians to stay in remote Siberian towns

    Russian president, Vladimir Putin has been accused of deporting Ukrainians to 'filtration' centres before forcibly taking them to remote Siberian towns after confiscating their phones and documents.  'Several thousand' people have so-far been taken, Mariupol city council claimed, before being processed through 'filtration camps' and sent to 'remote cities' in Russia...

    Ukraine War: Ukraine rejects Russia’s demand to surrender port city of Mariupol

    Ukraine has rejected a Russian military ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of Mariupol safe passage out of the port if they surrender by 5a.m Monday, March 21. Under Russia's proposal, civilians would be allowed to leave if the city's soldiers laid down arms. But Ukraine has refused the ultimatum...

    Western countries urged their citizens to give up driving on Sundays to hurt #Putin

    Car-free Sundays in cities, working from home up to three days a week, and using cost-efficient public transport… These are just some of the recommendations made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a 10-point action plan aimed at cutting oil consumption “in the face of the emerging global...

    Rumours: Elite Russian officers want to poison #Putin and replace him with a better successor – Ukrainian intelligence claimed

    Russian allegedly has a plot to 'poison' Vladimir Putin and instil a successor who will restore trade ties with the West, according to Ukrainian intelligence. According to Ukraine's Chief Directorate of Intelligence at the war-torn country's Ministry of Defence, a 'group of influential' individuals in Russia have begun plotting to remove the dictator from...

    JUST IN: Russia loses its 5th Commander LG. Andrei Mordvichev; shot dead in Ukraine

    A fifth Russian general has been killed near the southern city of Kherson, Ukrainian officials have claimed. In a post on social media, the general staff of Ukraine’s army claimed that the Russian Lieutenant-General Andrei Mordvichev had died when Ukrainian forces hit an airfield in Chornobayivka, near Kherson airport. The Kremlin has...

    BREAKING NEWS: Plane carrying 132 passengers crashes in China

    A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, China’s Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said today. The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and “caused a mountain fire”, CCTV...

    Russian soldiers warn #Putin that they will “rise up against him”

    Captured Russian soldiers have warned President Vladimir Putin 'we'll rise against you' after they were made to carry out 'terror attacks' in Ukraine. Moscow's troops labelled the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol on March 9 an act of 'perverse neo-Nazism'.  Three air force pilots, speaking to CNN, warned the Russian strongman 'you will...

    Another Russian commander killed in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin loses soldiers

    One of Russia’s top paratroop commanders has been killed in Ukraine in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin. The death of Colonel Sergei Sukharev, of the 331st Guards Parachute Assault Regiment from Kostroma, was confirmed by state TV in Moscow. Earlier his “liquidation” had been claimed by Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communication and Information...

    Vladimir Putin fires 1000 domestic staff over fears of being poisoned

    Vladimir Putin, Russian president is increasingly worried and fears that someone in his inner circle will poison him, a new report reveals. According to Daily Beast contributing editor Craig Copetas, Putin has people taste his meals before he eats it, and he fired his whole personal staff of 1,000 people...

    Russian soldiers ‘shoot themselves on the leg” to avoid fighting in #Ukraine

    Russian soldiers are reportedly shooting themselves in the legs to avoid fighting in Ukraine. Troops look for Ukrainian ammunition to use so they can go to the hospital without it looking like a self-inflicted wound, local media claims. It follows a collapse in morale among Putin’s forces after they were forced...

    Vladimir Putin fires one of his commandos in #Ukraine, General Roman Gavrilov over major losses

    Russian President, Vladimir Putin has reportedly fired one of its top generals as the country's invasion of Ukraine continues to suffer major losses.  General Roman Gavrilov, 45, the deputy chief of Vladimir Putin's Rosgvardia force - or National Guard - was detained amid claims he had 'leaked information' and 'squandered' much-needed fuel. News of...

    US President, Joe Biden brands Vladimir Putin a ‘war criminal’

    In a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further, the US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" . Biden delivered the off the script remark on Wednesday, March 16 in response to a reporter's question at the White House, making it the first...

    International Court of Justice orders #Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine

    The United Nations’ highest court called on Russia to immediately halt its invasion of Ukraine, in a preliminary decision that is binding but may be difficult to enforce. The preliminary decision read by Joan Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), was unambiguous. "The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend...

    ‘Kidnapped #Ukrainian Mayor’ is freed after being swapped for nine captured Russian soldiers

    The mayor of Ukraine's southern city of Melitopol has been released, days after Kyiv said he was abducted by invading Russian forces. In a phone call shared by the Ukrainian government, Ivan Fedorov thanked the president for not 'abandoning' him and said he will be ready to serve again after...

    CIA reportedly trained #Ukrainian counterparts to use military weapons before the war

    CIA paramilitary units reportedly trained Ukrainian counterparts to use anti-tank missiles, evade digital tracking, and use covert communication tools in a program near eastern frontlines – despite previously denying they existed, Yahoo News reports. Former intelligence officials claim the mission, launched in 2015, was aimed at preparing Ukrainian special forces...

    Breaking! #Russia officially withdraws from Council of Europe, could not pay its annual contributions

    Russia has officially informed the Council of Europe of its withdrawal from the organization. As Deputy Speaker of the Russian Duma Pyotr Tolstoy announced on Tuesday, a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov has been handed over to the Secretary General of the organization. “All responsibility for...

    #Russia loses ‘another general’, Oleg Mityaev, and seven elite SWAT fighters in #Ukraine

    Ukrainian authorities have said that a fourth Russian general has been killed by the country's forces.  47-year-old Major-General Oleg Mityaev is said to have died in the storming of Mariupol, along with seven members of an elite SWAT team.  A picture of the corpse of the decorated military officer, a father-of-two, was...

    “Dont come to #Ukraine to fight, it is a trap !” – US volunteer fighter warns (video)

    An American volunteer fighter in Ukraine has told other volunteer fighters not to come to the country because of mistreatment by Ukrainian forces. In a video which was exclusively obtained by NewsBand, the volunteer fighter was heard describing the situation in Ukraine as a trap. He said, “It’s a trap, they’re...

    #Ukrainian Hero and Actor, #Pasha Lee use his bulletproof vest ‘to protect a child he was carrying to safety’ before being killed

    Ukrainian actor, Pasha Lee reportedly gave his bulletproof vest to a child in a heroic gesture right before his death. The 33-year-old actor had been helping children flee a house during an evacuation in the town of Irpin when he was killed by Russian shelling, it was reported.  Lee, known for...

    #Russian model who called President Putin a ‘psychopath’ found dead in suitcase

    The corpse of a Russian model has been found stashed in a suitcase more than a year after she went missing. Gretta Vedler, 23, was killed one month after she posted on social media calling President Vladimir Putin a “psychopath” and forecasting his drive to “enhance the integrity of Russia" would end in...

    China will face ‘significant consequences’ if it sends military aid to #Russia – US insists

    The White House has insisted that China will face 'significant consequences' if it sends military to aid to Russia after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday held an 'intense' seven-hour meeting with Beijing's top diplomat. However, Press Secretary Jen Psaki refused to lay out President Joe Biden's red lines on...

    Breaking! #Russian drone shot down after ‘flying into #NATO airspace’ – #Ukraine Military claims

    A Russian drone flew over Poland before entering Ukrainian air space where it was shot down, Ukraine’s military claimed in a statement.  The drone is claimed to have first circled over the Ukrainian city of Yavoriv before flying over Poland where it was in breach of Nato territory. In a statement the Ukrainian...

    #Ukraine Invasion: Woman interrupts #Russian TV news live news with ‘NO TO WAR’ sign (video)

    A woman holding an anti-war sign ran on to the set of a Russian evening news programme on the state-controlled Channel 1, to interrupt the show with a 'no to war' sign. Russian TV news is tightly controlled by the Kremlin and reflects only the Russian version of events in...

    #Ukrainian soldiers wed each other before heading back to defend #Kyiv from Russian invaders (photos)

    A Ukrainian couple who first met during the 2015 war in the country have decided to get married before they take on Russian troops in the outskirts of Kyiv.  The couple, who met for the first time during the war in Donbas seven years ago, were pictured at the ceremony held...

    Instagram has been blocked by the #Russian Authorities

    Instagram was inaccessible in Russia on March 14 after Moscow accused its parent company Meta of allowing calls for violence against Russians, including the military, on its platforms.AFP Instagram was inaccessible in Russia on Monday after Moscow accused its parent company Meta of allowing calls for violence against Russians, including...

    #Russian forces Strikes Hits #Kyiv Ahead Of New #Russia-Ukraine Talks

    An airstrike on a residential building in Ukraine’s capital killed at least one person Monday, the country’s emergency service said, as Moscow maintained its devastating assault ahead of a fresh round of talks. The strike, which injured at least a dozen people, came as Russian troops edged closer to the...

    Russia threatens Western companies with arrests, seizures – report says

    hold, have threatened foreign companies hoping to withdraw from the country with arrests and asset seizures, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. letters and in-person visits -- including to Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, IBM and Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut, according to the business...

    Ukraine crisis: Russia Begs China For Military and Economic Aid

    Russia has asked China for military and economic aid for its war in Ukraine, hours after United States warned Beijing would face severe “consequences” if it helps Moscow evade sanctions. United States officials told media on Sunday that Russia had requested military equipment and support from its key ally. Moscow also...

    Ukraine Govt. accuses Russia of fake referendum plot in Kherson

    Ukrainian officials on Saturday accused Russia of planning a fake referendum on creating a pro-Moscow “people’s republic” in the southern Black Sea city of Kherson. Russian forces seized the port city, which has a population of 290,000 people, on March 3 following a three-day siege. It was the first major...

    “Russians may become refugees soon” – #Ukraine’s President warns

    Moscow’s actions in Ukraine will be met with such a strong international response that the Russians may end up needing humanitarian corridors themselves, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “The Ukrainian military ensured there was a ceasefire so that humanitarian corridors would work. If the occupiers start shooting again...

    Anonymous hacks Russian TV and Media houses, leaks 340,000 files

    Anonymous has hacked into Russia's media censorship agency and released 340,000 files in the latest attack to undermine Vladimir Putin President Putin's war propaganda campaign. According to Mail Online, the hacktivists broke into the Roskomnadzor federal agency to steal the classified documents which they then passed on to transparency organisation Distributed Denial...

    Furious #Putin, sacks 8 generals over slow pace of the #Ukraine Invasion

    The Ukranian government has claimed that 8 Russian generals have been sacked over the slow and unsuccessful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces. Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine’s security council, says eight Russian commanders have been fired since the start of the conflict amid heavy losses on the...

    Breaking! Another Russian Commander, General Andrei Kolesnikov, of armoured unit killed in Ukraine

    A third Russian general has allegedly been killed in Ukraine in just eight days in another devastating blow to Vladimir Putin's savage invasion of Ukraine. Major General Andrei Kolesnikov of the 29th Combined Arms Army became the latest high-profile casualty of the war today, Ukraine's government announced. Kolesnikov's death comes four days after...

    Indian military accidentally fires missile into Pakistan (no loss of life recorded)

    India said on Friday March 11, it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan this week because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance, giving its version of events after longtime foe Pakistan warned the incident could have “unpleasant consequences.” “On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction...

    Loser #Putin seeks foreign volunteers to help #Russia fight in #Ukraine

    Russian strongman, Vladimir Putin has called for foreign volunteers to help fight against Ukrainian forces. Speaking at a Russian security council meeting on Friday, March 11, he said those who wanted to volunteer to fight with Russia-backed forces should be allowed to. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said there were 16,000...

    Vladmir Putin trying to recruit Syrian Mercenaries to fight in Ukraine – Pay $200 Per Month

    Russia has reportedly offered volunteers from Syria between $200 and $300 to fight in its ongoing military onslaught in Ukraine. Recalls that Russia military operation invaded Ukraine on Thursday February 24. According to Syrian-based Deir Ezzor, Russia had offered money to volunteers “to go to Ukraine and operate as guards” for six months...

    Breaking! #Vladimir #Putin moves to nationalise foreign companies moving out of #Russia

    Western businesses leaving Russia due to the war may have their companies and production facilities confiscated by the Russian state, according to Moscow. Businesses that leave the country are “basically abandoning their staff to their fate,” said former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday. To prevent people ending up unemployed and...

    ‘President #Vladimir #Putin could launch chemical weapons attack on Kyiv’ – Western officials warn

    Western officials have warned of their 'serious concern' that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use chemical weapons in Ukraine to commit further atrocities during the invasion. The officials claim that an 'utterly horrific' attack could be launched on the capital of Kyiv to revive the Russian war effort amid logistical issues, mechanical failures, and a lack of...

    #Ukrainian man finds out on Twitter that his family have been wiped out as they tried to escape shelling by #Russian soldiers

    The husband and father of the Ukrainian woman and two children killed by mortar fire as they tried to escape shelling outside Kyiv found out about his family’s murder on Twitter. Tatiana Perebeinis, 43, her kids Mykyta, 18; Alisa, 9; and Anatoly Berezhnyi, 26 — a church volunteer who was helping them...