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British companies are exporting hundreds of millions of pounds of equipment and machinery which almost certainly ends up in Russia, undermining the official sanctions regime and bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war machine, according to data analysis from Sky News.The items – which include drone equipment, optical supplies and heavy machinery – are being sent to countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan and others, from where they are understood to be forwarded on to Russia. Ukraine war latest: Russia hits out at UK after prison bosses sanctioned over Navalny deathThe numbers show that despite the sharp fall…

As mass demonstrations took place across Germany in protest against the rising far right, many football clubs rallied fans to take to the streets. Alemannia Aachen, a club in the fourth division of German football, responded differently. “We’re obviously against all forms of hate, incitement and extremism,” their social media post read. The club would not participate in any demonstrations that “divide society,” it said. The club later apologized for the “questionably phrased” post and promised to conduct an internal investigation. But that didn’t stop right-wing social media accounts celebrating the statement, including those of the far-right, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Aachen later distanced itself from the party and rejected any…

“Our mother tongue unites us people from the Luo community,” said Isaac Oguto, who comes from Kenya’s Nyanza region in which Lake Victoria is located. Around 4 million people speak Luo in the East African nation, mainly in the west. Other Luo speakers live in Uganda and Tanzania. Luo, also known as Dholuo, is one of the most widely spoken of Kenya’s 42 Indigenous languages — although some estimates put the number as high as 60 or 70. All of the country’s Indigenous languages are minority languages. The largest, Kikuya, is only spoken by 17% of Kenyans, while others, such as…

Since the 21st of December 2023, the half a million inhabitants of the southern French city of Montpellier and its surroundings no longer have to pay for public transport. Many of them are pleased with the measure – but there are caveats. Thirty-one-year-old Rayene Chabbi is relieved she no longer has to pay for the bus and the tram she takes to work on weekdays, like on a recent Monday morning. In the past, she’d often drive her parents’ car the seven kilometers (four miles) to the office. “Free public transport is a really good idea – especially for people like…

The UK on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting six people at the helm of the Russian Arctic penal colony where late opposition leader Alexei Navalny died.  UK says it will hold those behind Navalny’s treatment ‘accountable’  “It’s clear that the Russian authorities saw Navalny as a threat and they tried repeatedly to silence him… no one should doubt the oppressive nature of the Russian system,” British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said. “Those responsible for Navalny’s brutal treatment should be under no illusion — we will hold them accountable,” the statement added.    The individuals targeted by the punitive measures include Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin,…

Starbucks has launched a pork-flavoured coffee in China to mark the Lunar New Year.The special latte, which comes with a slice of pork on top, is said to “integrate traditional New Year customs into coffee” and combines espresso with “Dongo pork” sauce. In a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo, the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai also said the coffee will “create unexpected salty and sweet” flavours.It claimed “eating meat means prosperity in the coming year”.The drink combines a traditional latte with the flavour of braised pork to celebrate the Chinese new year season, one of the biggest…

Two-and-a-half-year-old Enrique sits on the living room floor, his snub nose poking out over a picture book of colorful triangles, circles and squares. “Ou est le triangle rouge?” — “Where is the red triangle?” — his French mother Chloe Bourrat asks in French. “Ici!” replies Enrique as he taps the red triangle with his finger, beaming at his mother. “Donde esta el circulo amarillo?” — “Where is the yellow circle?” — his Spanish father Juan Koers asks in Spanish. “Aqui!” exclaims Enrique. Like Enrique and his 8-month-old sister Alice, who live with their parents near Madrid, more and more children around the world…

Bayern Munich announced on Wednesday that they will part ways with head coach Thomas Tuchel after the season. Tuchel, 50, took charge of Bayern, Germany’s biggest and most successful football club, less than a year ago, and his contract was due to run until 2025. However, with the club eight points adrift in the Bundesliga title race, out of the German Cup and at risk in the Champions League, Bayern have reacted to the prospect of their first trophyless season since the 2011-12 campaign.   “In a good, open discussion, we came to the decision to end our working relationship by mutual agreement…

02/21/2024February 21, 2024Putin says Russia doesn’t intend to put nuclear weapons in spaceRussian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space. “Our position is quite clear and transparent: we have always been and remain categorically opposed to the deployment of nuclear weapons in space,” Putin said. “Just the opposite, we are urging everyone to adhere to all the agreements that exist in this sphere.” The statement came after the White House said that Russia had obtained a “troubling” anti-satellite weapon capability, although the weapon is not operational yet. White House national security…

The South Korean government on Wednesday ordered thousands of striking trainee doctors to go back to their jobs.  The trainee doctors are angered by South Korea’s plans to sharply increase the number of medical students in the country. The government says the reforms are necessary because of a shortage of qualified physicians. But the protesters say better work conditions and compensation are needed before increasing the number of students. Walkout by trainee doctors ‘not justified,’ government says  “A collective action holding the lives and safety of the people cannot be justifed for whatever reason,” Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min said during…