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The Black Starlets faced a setback in their opening game of the UEFA U16 International Youth Tournament, falling 3-1 to Russia in a hard-fought encounter. Great Somas Academy skipper, Ernest Ofori, came off the bench to score a consolation goal for the Black Starlets Despite showing promise and a clear …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will stand again for a fifth term in office. He announced it at an awards ceremony for participants of the full-scale war he launched against Ukraine in 2022. It comes a day after election officials set 15-17 March 2024 as dates for the …

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby force. Such an intervention would destabilise the Sahel region as a whole, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russia does not formally back the coup. But the …

The President of the United States Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Joe Biden) has warned Russia that the United States will not be intimidated by reckless threats after Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin annexed four occupied regions of Ukraine. Mr Putin appeared to make a veiled threat to use nuclear weapons to defend the …

Russia has banned Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from entering Russia over the UK’s “hostile” stance on the war in Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and 10 other senior politicians – mostly members of the Cabinet – have also been barred. Moscow said …

Ghana abstained as the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday, April 7, 2022, calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.   The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions.   The 193-member assembly had 93 nations voting in favour of the …

In early March the United Nation’s General Assembly voted on a resolution demanding Russia immediately stop its military operations in Ukraine. Out of 193 member states, 141 voted in support of the resolution, five voted against, 35 abstained and 12 didn’t vote at all. Of the 54 African member states, …

FIFA have suspended Russia from competing in international games until further notice due to their invasion of Ukraine. The suspension means Russia will not play its European World Cup play-off semi-final against Poland on March 24.     Russia’s clubs have also been suspended from European competition by UEFA – which …