March2024
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Navalny’s Moscow funeral takes place under shadow of repression
Mar 1, 2024Alexei Navalny, the leader of the late Russian opposition, will have his funeral on Friday in Moscow. Those who wish to attend the funeral will have to risk being arrested. Two weeks have passed since Navalny... -
WTO ministers struggle to forge deals as talks go into overtime
Mar 1, 2024World Trade Ministers couldn’t agree on anything. A significant WTO conference on digital customs charges, agricultural, and fisheries subsidies was postponed until Thursday. The formal concluding session of the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference (MC13),... -
Putin warns West of nuclear war risk
Mar 1, 2024In the event that the West escalates the crisis in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin issued a “real” threat of nuclear war on Thursday. The Russian president declared in a bold speech in Moscow that his troops... -
Iran launches imaging satellite from Russia
Mar 1, 2024According to official media, Iran declared on Thursday that a remote sensing and imaging satellite had been launched into orbit from Russia. Live coverage of the launch of “Pars-I” using the Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket was provided... -
Bailey Road restaurant fire kills at least 43 people
Mar 1, 2024Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen told reporters that at least 43 people have died as a result of the horrific fire that started overnight at a restaurant on Bailey Road, and 22 more are receiving treatment...