President Vladimir Putin ordered tanks into Russia’s pro-Western neighbour on February 24, and Ukraine estimates 20,000 people have been killed in the war so far More than 10 million have had to flee their homes EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine, on Saturday, said it has regained control of the Kyiv region, with Russian troops … Read more
Pope Francis says he is considering trip to Kyiv He has spoken on the phone with Zelenskiy and Shevchuk. EDITOR’S PICK: Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev Women, Children Queue To Return To Ukraine At Polish Train Station Ukraine Crisis: Abramovich, 2 Others ‘Poisoned During Peace … Read more
Attendees at the Dolby Theatre watched open-mouthed as Will Smith mounted the stage and slapped Rock across the face after… Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia, a condition that causes hair to fall out EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hollywood actor, Will Smith has tendered his resignation from the body that awards the Oscars after his … Read more
Russia in retreat as Chernobyl Troops are reportedly fleeing to Belarus. The country’s nuclear operator announced the retreat on Thursday, amid reports of Russian soldiers digging trenches and getting ill ‘very quickly. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian troops are fleeing Chernobyl and heading for the border with Belarus, Ukrainian officials say. The country’s nuclear … Read more
A Nigerian Prince has been sentenced in the United States for fraud violations. Sobanke Idris Sunday Adereti, 24, was pleaded guilty on October 25, 2021, to passport fraud and attempted bank fraud, and was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a … Read more
The Palestinian health ministry said “the Israeli occupation forces” killed two Palestinians, both males aged 17 and 23, in Jenin The latest bloodshed erupted on Thursday morning when the Israeli army said its soldiers returned fire after being shot at during an operation EKO HOT BLOG reports that Israeli security forces on Thursday raided a … Read more
Attendees at the ceremony watched Sunday as Will Smith stormed onstage and hit Rock, who had cracked a joke about his actress wife’s closely cropped hairstyle He subsequently apologized to Rock in an Instagram post, but the Academy remains under pressure to censure him EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academy of Motion Pictures and … Read more
Before Russia’s February 24 invasion, Ukraine had a population of 37 million in the regions under government control Women and children account for 90 percent of those who have fled. Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are eligible for military call-up and cannot leave EKO HOT BLOG reports that more than four million Ukrainians have … Read more
Honduras Ex-President Hernandez to be extradited to the US over drug trafficking, and weapons charges U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have accused Hernández in recent years of funding his political rise with profits from drug traffickers in exchange for protecting their shipments. He has strongly denied any wrongdoing EDITOR’S PICK: Madeleine … Read more
Zelenskyy believes such a move would have to be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to resume in-person talks this week in Turkey EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of … Read more
Is Vladimir Putin a child of God? Inside the Kremlin where Vladimir Putin has nine gigantic churches and 700 rooms But among the hard exterior is a fair share of decorative beauty, including the Kremlin’s five palaces. The Great Kremlin Palace is a 700-room home of Russia’s Tsars in the 19th century, and later the … Read more
Russian soldiers raping many more Ukrainian women says MP. Ms Mezentseva, who is Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, said women are being sexually assaulted in Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian MP has claimed women in besieged parts of her country have been ‘raped for hours and then murdered’ … Read more
7th Russian General has been Killed In Ukraine The Russian general who said the war would take hours is killed in Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that a seventh Russian general has been killed on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to western officials. Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, 48, was killed in an airstrike in the … Read more
Russian commander deliberately killed by his own disgruntled soldiers. Colonel Medvechek is the seventh Russian general officer to be killed in combat since the invasion began a month ago – more than a third of those deployed at the start of the operation EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Russian brigade commander in Ukraine has … Read more
Ukraine’s President Zelensky said Europe was “a little too late” to stop the Russian invasion. The school was hit five days ago. Officials estimated about 400 people were sheltering there EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mariupol city council has said that it now believes about 300 people died in a Russian attack on a theater … Read more
Joe Biden Says NATO would respond if Putin uses chemical, biological weapons in Ukraine Biden spoke to reporters after a marathon of summit meetings with the European Union, G-7 partners and NATO allies in Brussels on Thursday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Joe Bide on Thursday night declared that NATO would respond “in kind” if … Read more
The first woman to serve as U.S Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright is dead Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration, first serving as US ambassador to the United Nations before becoming the nation’s top diplomat in his second term EDITOR’S PICK: Biden To Appoint Nigerian-American US Supreme Court Justice President Joe … Read more
Black Box Of Crashed Boeing 737 found in severely damaged condition. Recovering the black boxes is considered key to figuring out what caused the crash. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a black box of crashed China Eastern plane was found on Wednesday, and in ‘severely damaged condition. It is so badly damaged it was not … Read more
Putin had announced on February 28 that he had put Russia’s strategic nuclear forces on high alert in a move that sparked global alarm It maintains the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear warheads EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has said it would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if … Read more
Ukraine war: Kyiv claims Moscow forcefully deported thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia Eko Hot Blog reports that the US Embassy in Kyiv has confirmed that 2,389 children from Donetsk and Luhansk in the disputed Donbas region have been “illegally removed”, citing the Ukrainian foreign ministry. This was posted on the Twitter handle of the … Read more