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Mar
03
2022
By The African Mirror
Accused U.S. Capitol rioter wanted to drag Pelosi from building, prosecutor says

Accused U.S. Capitol rioter wanted to drag Pelosi from building, prosecutor says

WORLD
JAN WOLFE THE Texas man who is the first person to stand trial for joining January 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol told a friend he wanted to drag Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the building, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. Guy Reffitt, of Wylie, Texas, is the first of some 750 people charged with joining the riot by Donald Trump's supporters to face trial in Washington. Reffitt has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including carrying a semi-automatic handgun while on Capitol grounds. "The defendant was the tip of this mob's spear," federal prosecutor…
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Mar
01
2022
By The African Mirror
AU condemns ill treatment of Africans in Ukraine

AU condemns ill treatment of Africans in Ukraine

WORLD
THE African Union (AU) said that it was disturbed by reports that African citizens in Ukraine are being refused the right to cross borders to safety as they try to flee the conflict in Ukraine. Thousands of African and other foreign nationals, particularly students, have been scrambling to leave Ukraine following Russia's invasion. But as hundreds of thousands throng to Ukraine's borders, overwhelming authorities in neighbouring countries, reports have emerged that Africans are being treated differently and sometimes prevented from leaving. Senegal's President Macky Sall speaks at a news conference on the second day of a European Union (EU) African…
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Mar
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells EU: ‘Prove that you are with us’

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy tells EU: ‘Prove that you are with us’

WORLD
PHILIP BLENKINSOP and INGRID MELANDER "PROVE that you are with us," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the European Union, a day after Kyiv officially asked to join the bloc as it battles invading Russian forces.  EU lawmakers, many wearing #standwithUkraine T-shirts bearing the Ukrainian flag, others with blue-and-yellow scarves or ribbons, gave Zelenskiy a standing ovation as he addressed the European Parliament via video link. "We are fighting to be equal members of Europe," Zelenskiy said in Ukrainian in a speech translated into English by an interpreter who spoke through tears. "Do prove that you are with us. Do prove…
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Mar
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Russia warns Kyiv residents to flee as stalled invaders shift to bombarding cities

Russia warns Kyiv residents to flee as stalled invaders shift to bombarding cities

WORLD
ALEKSANDAR VASOVIC RUSSIA warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes and rained rockets on the city of Kharkiv as Russian commanders intensified their bombardment of Ukrainian urban areas in a shift of tactics after their six-day assault stalled. A U.S. official said a miles-long armoured column bearing down on the capital Kyiv had not made any advances in the past 24 hours, frozen in place by logistics problems, short on fuel and food, and perhaps pausing to reassess tactics. Russia's defence ministry said its forces would strike targets in Kyiv used by Ukraine's security service and also communications sites. It…
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Mar
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Russian invasion: Five ways tech is being used to help Ukraine

Russian invasion: Five ways tech is being used to help Ukraine

WORLD
UMBERTO BACCHI FROM offering refugees their spare rooms to donating cryptocurrency, people around the world have been using technology to channel help to Ukrainians since Russia launched its military assault last week. Some tech companies like Google and Microsoft have taken steps targeting Russian state media or helped start fundraising campaigns following Thursday's invasion, which the U.N. refugee agency said had forced more than half a million people to flee Ukraine. Here are five ways people and companies are using tech to help Ukrainians: 1) SPARE ROOMS AND FREE DOCTORS Home rental company Airbnb said on Monday its non-profit arm Airbnb.org would offer free, temporary housing for…
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Mar
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Mothers, babies shelter in basement of children’s hospital in Kyiv

Mothers, babies shelter in basement of children’s hospital in Kyiv

WORLD
ALEKSANDAR VASOVIC IN the dingy basement of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, mothers and babies find what comfort they can on makeshift beds and blankets laid out on either side of the concrete aisle. Older children who are too sick to go home or flee the capital with their families following Russia's invasion of Ukraine are also adjusting to life under siege, staying away from windows and lying in corridors on intravenous drips. Staff, patients and their families share Ukrainians' sense of shock at being caught in a conflict few could have foreseen even a few days ago. Like others,…
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Mar
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Russian flight bans hit airlines from 36 countries

Russian flight bans hit airlines from 36 countries

WORLD
RUSSIA has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, in response to Ukraine-related sanctions targeting its aviation sector. Some of the banned countries had already been identified, while others were named by the aviation authority Rosaviatsia for the first time on Monday following the punitive measures imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The flight bans are expected to hurt airlines that fly over the world's biggest country to get from Europe to Asia. They are likely to force them to find new routes. Rosaviatsia said that flights from those countries could…
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Mar
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Analysis: Russia’s missiles see mixed results in Ukraine war as world watches

Analysis: Russia’s missiles see mixed results in Ukraine war as world watches

WORLD
JOSH SMITH RUSSIA has employed hundreds of powerful and precise ballistic missiles in the first days of its Ukraine attack, but analysts and U.S. officials say many Ukrainian defences remain intact - effects that countries around the world are watching closely. The use of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) is likely being watched closely as a real-world case study by China, North Korea, and other countries that have been developing increasingly advanced arsenals of such weapons in recent years. And Western governments who see Russia as an adversary are eager to gather data on the missiles' effects in combat. Russia had…
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Mar
08
2022
By The African Mirror
China says ‘double standard’ to conflate Taiwan, Ukraine issues

China says ‘double standard’ to conflate Taiwan, Ukraine issues

WORLD
RYAN WOO IT is a "naked double standard" to seek to conflate the issues of Taiwan and Ukraine as the island has always been part of China and is entirely a domestic matter, China's foreign minister said, drawing an angry riposte from Taipei. China claims the democratically governed island as its own territory and has over the past two years increased military pressure against Taiwan, having never renounced the use of force to bring it under Beijing's control. China and Taiwan's governments agree that Taiwan and Ukraine's situations are different, but for different reasons. China says Taiwan has never been…
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