Some 10,000 of 119,305 Afghan refugees who previously worked for UK bodies are resettled in London
Just over 10,000 applicants have been resettled as part of the UK’s Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), a Freedom of Information request has found. The scheme was established in April 2021 to relocate those who worked for, and alongside the UK Armed Forces as the Taliban reclaimed Afghanistan following...
Uganda’s fledgling war industry gathers momentum with launch of armoured vehicle factory
Uganda’s Streit’s new armoured vehicle factory has formally been opened by President Yoweri Museveni. The factory, which was built in partnership with the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) was commissioned on Wednesday, nearly 10 months after the commencement of construction. Construction began in mid-October 2021 after NEC announced that the project...
Climate change: Worst drought in 40 years has killed 20 times more elephants in Kenya than poaching
Illegal ivory poaching once posed a significant threat to Kenya’s elephants. But now the giants of the animal kingdom are facing an even bigger risk: climate change. As Kenya battles its worst drought in four decades, the crisis is killing 20 times more elephants than poaching, according to officials. They...
US intelligence says 75,000 of 150,000 Russian soldiers deployed in Ukraine have been killed, injured
More than 75,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the Kremlin launched its brutal war on Ukraine on February 24, the US intelligence says in a report released in London on Friday. Speaking to CNN, Michigan Republican Elissa Slotkin said the estimate was revealed during a classified briefing...
Homecoming: Cristiano Ronaldo now pushing for sensational return to boyhood club Sporting Lisbon
Cristiano Ronaldo’s camp have held preliminary talks with Sporting Lisbon about a potential return to the club where it all began over the coming weeks, according to reports. Ronaldo is said to be desperate to leave Manchester United before the new season gets underway in order to join a Champions...
Ukrainian forces hit Russian positions on outskirts of Kyiv in furious counter-attacks that injured 15
Ukraine stepped up its counter-attacks against Russian forces in the south while Moscow bombed Kyiv’s outskirts for the first time in weeks as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War Two dragged on with no end in sight. Fifteen people were injured when missiles hit military installations in Vyshhorod district on...
Juventus look to end pursuit of Martial and Werner as deal for Liverpool’s Firmino firms up
Juventus are close to agreeing a deal to sign Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, according to reports in Italy, which will end their pursuit of fellow Premier League forwards Anthony Martial and Timo Werner. Firmino’s first team opportunities have diminished at Anfield, firstly thanks to the arrivals of Diogo Jota and...
British spies say outdated intelligence and poor planning hamper Russian attacks in Ukraine
Outdated intelligence, poor planning and a top-down approach to operations are hampering Russian attacks in Ukraine, according to an update by British defence chiefs. The Ministry of Defence said Russia will “continue to prioritise efforts to degrade and destroy Ukraine’s anti-ship capability” after cruise missiles hit the dockside of Odesa’s...
Ronaldo and De Jong transfer sagas aside, CR7 and Barcelona are earning Man United sympathy
Manchester United have been at the sharp end of two transfer sagas, but Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s self-centredness has not been their fault. So, has this been a successful pre-season for Manchester United or not? Opinion is divided. On the one hand, the appointment of Erik ten Hag seems to...
World Bank warns reduced access to fertiliser is expected to adversely affect global food security
Diminishing fertiliser supplies coupled with rising prices are a major threat to food security all other the world, World Bank warns. An analysis of the food situation in the world one year after Russia rolled its military tanks into Ukraine the World Bank warns that the skyrocketing fertilizes prices are...
