Russia battles enemies on two fronts as the Western world seeks to isolate the East European nation from the Wimbledon games. Russia has been banned from competing and its flags banned from being displayed. This is in response to it’s war with Ukraine, with the rest of Europe standing against Russia and it’s government . … Read more
Biden is aiming to overcome voter concerns about the economy and inflation. Some voters have also raised concerns about the age of the oldest president in US history. His bid will likely set up another bruising rematch with Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election. Eko Hot Blog reports that United States President, Joe Biden, … Read more
The UK begins large scale evacuation of citizens trapped in Sudan. This is due to the 10-day-long urban combat that has resulted in hundreds of deaths. This comes hours after a 72-hour ceasefire was brokered by the United States between Sudan’s warring generals. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom has launched a large-scale … Read more
A Jordanian MP has been arrested by Israel for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank, Jordan’s foreign ministry says. Imad al-Adwan was detained on Saturday night at the Allenby Bridge crossing, Jordan’s Ammon news agency reported. Authorities said they found 12 machine-guns and 270 other types of firearms, according to unverified … Read more
People are making “desperate attempts” to flee Sudan after more than a week of fighting there, the Red Cross says. The situation was now “untenable” for civilians left without food or water, and some hospitals had stopped working, spokeswoman Alyona Synenko said. Convoys leaving the capital Khartoum had encountered robbery and looting, US Secretary of … Read more
Tucker Carlson is one of the most popular TV hosts in the United States. He gained prominence for engaging in controversial issues and riling up his millions of viewers every weekday. His ouster comes just days after Fox News settled a lawsuit that involved Carlson’s lies about the 2020 US presidential election. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
British diplomats and their families have been evacuated from Sudan in a “complex and rapid” operation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed. Mr Sunak said work was continuing to ensure the safety of British nationals who remain in Sudan. The evacuees were taken to an airfield outside of Khartoum overnight to fly out of the … Read more
Diane Abbott has been suspended as Labour MP after a racism letter. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom’s main opposition Labour Party suspended prominent member Diane Abbott as an MP on Sunday, pending an investigation into comments she made that Jewish people were not subject to racism “all their lives”. Abbott, the first … Read more
Diplomats and nationals from the UK, US, France and China are to be evacuated from Sudan by air as fighting there continues, a statement from the Sudanese army says. Army chief Fattah al-Burhan agreed to facilitate and secure their evacuation “in the coming hours”, it said. He is locked in a bitter power struggle with … Read more
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the Russian city of Belgorod after an undetonated explosive was found. It comes two days after Russia accidentally dropped a bomb on the same city, damaging houses and injuring several people. It’s not known if the bomb discovered on Saturday came from the same … Read more
Kensington Palace unveil unseen photos of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The photo was taken by the Princess of Wales at Balmoral in August just weeks prior to the Queen’s passing. The photo was released in honour of what would have been the Queen’s 97th Birthday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kensington Palace has released … Read more
Ten members of the same family have been shot dead in an attack on their home in South Africa, police say. Seven females and three males were killed when their home near the city of Pietermaritzburg was ambushed early on Friday morning. Police Minister Bheki Cele said two suspects had been arrested, one was shot … Read more
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has had his house arrest extended for another 30 days by a Romanian court. He was first arrested alongside his brother, Tristan, at their Bucharest home in December 2022. On 31 March, he was moved from custody to house arrest following a ruling by a Romanian judge. Charges still have not … Read more
A lawyer for Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was jailed for 25 years this week, says he had to flee Russia before the verdict. Vadim Prokhorov said he decided to go after receiving a warning there was “interest” in him. Mr Prokhorov has defended prominent Russian dissidents and activists. Meanwhile, it has emerged an … Read more
Police in North Carolina are searching for a man accused of shooting a six-year-old girl and her father after their basketball rolled into the suspect’s yard. Two other victims, a woman and a man, were also injured. Police said the suspect, 24-year-old Robert Louis Singletary, remains at large. Mr Singletary faces four counts of first-degree … Read more
Starship rocket was created by Elon Musk’s space company, SpaceX. Musk has set a target for the innovative rocket system to take people and cargo into orbit, to the Moon and even Mars. An attempt to fly the 120m-high vehicle on Monday was thwarted nine minutes from lift-off by a frozen valve. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
Muslims across the world have been observing Ramadan for nearly 30 days. A charity event to help the needy in Yemen took a tragic turn on Wednesday. The victims had reportedly gathered into a school to receive donations of about $9. Eko Hot Blog reports that Yemeni officials have confirmed that at least 78 people … Read more
One person has died and five others were injured when a multi-storey car park partially collapsed in New York City, officials say. The second floor of the four-storey structure in Manhattan’s Financial District collapsed first, reports CBS, the BBC’s US partner. Authorities said all the workers in the building have been accounted for. Video posted … Read more
More than 155,000 federal workers in Canada have gone on strike, marking the biggest action of its kind in the country in more than three decades. The strike comes after the union for federal workers failed to reach an agreement with the government on issues related to wages and work-from-home. It is expected to affect … Read more
A 13-year-old in Ohio has died after “he took a bunch of Benadryl,” trying a dangerous TikTok challenge that’s circulating online, according to a CNN affiliate and a GoFundMe account from his family. Jacob Stevens was participating in a TikTok challenge with some friends at home when he ingested the antihistamine, the family donation account states. Jacob … Read more