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Prosecutors in the US have charged a Russian national for plotting to use US citizens as “illegal agents of the Russian government”. Indications also show that Alexander Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, tried to interfere with US elections. A US Justice Department indictment says he ran the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia (AGMR). The AGMR is a body that recruited ...

Russia has restarted its supply of gas to Europe through its biggest pipeline, Nord Stream 1, following a 10-day maintenance break. There had been fears Moscow may not have resumed the flow in response to EU sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Yesterday, the European Union urged countries to reduce fuel prices by 15% over the next 7 months in ...

With the help of a similar ‘Playbook’ used in the takeover of Crimea, Russia plans to annex more of Ukraine’s territory according to the US. National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, cited US intelligence saying Russia has already begun laying the grounds for annexation. He said occupied regions of Ukraine could hold “fictional” referenda on joining Russia as soon as ...

Uber, a transportation company, is being sued in the United Stared by 550 women who were allegedly harassed sexually by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The filing includes allegations of women passengers who “were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers”. The filing of this case happened on Wednesday at the ...

Amid raising hunger levels, the world population is expected to grow to an exponential 8 billion people this year. The announcement came from the United Nations ahead of today’s World Population Day. In 2011, the global population peaked the 7billion mark and in 2021 it stood at 7.9 billion people. There’s an expectation that it will grow further to around ...