The United Nations General Assembly has suspended Russia from its Human Rights Council. The vote was adopted during an emergency session of the UN General Assembly at its headquarters in New York. The move follows allegations of war crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine, after Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya called attention to the killing…
Western leaders are set announce a further set of sanctions against Russia. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the measures will target Russian financial and state-owned bodies as well as some officials and oligarchs. Psaki said the move will hold accountable the Russian kleptocracy that funds and supports Putin’s war. Calls for further sanctions have grown…
Twitter has limited content from more than 300 official Russian government accounts including that of President Vladimir Putin. Twitter said in a statement that the accounts will no longer be recommended in timelines, notifications or elsewhere on the site. The social media company said it would take action against any country which restricts access to the open…
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Guterres directed the UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to explore the possibility of a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine. He said the measure was necessary to allow for progress in serious political negotiations that are aimed at reaching a peace…
Pope Francis has used his Sunday blessing and address in Vatican City to describe the conflict in Ukraine as an unjustified senseless massacre. The Pope who spoke to thousands of people who had gathered in Saint Peter’s Square, called on world leaders to stop the war in Ukraine. Pope Francis lamented that the violent assault against Ukraine…
A cameraman and a journalist working for Fox News have been killed in Ukraine. Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshinovawere killed when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Horenka on the outskirts of Kyiv. Their colleague, Benjamin Hall was wounded in the incident and remains in hospital. Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said it was a…