FIFA president Gianni Infantino opened the congress of the world football governing body in Doha on Thursday without making a direct reference to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia will reject U.S. dollars or euros and only accept rubles for its natural gas supplied to “unfriendly countries,” including the European Union (EU) members and the United States.

Germany sounded the first official alarm about gas supplies on Wednesday, as the country comes to grips with the reality that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may disrupt its energy supplies.

Wales on Monday bans any physical punishment for children which includes any type of corporal punishment, including smacking, hitting, slapping and shaking.

The UN on Tuesday warned that millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict and amid reports that people are facing life-and-death decisions.

A China Eastern Airlines plane with 132 people on board crashed near the city of Wuzhou in the southern Chinese region of Guangxi on Monday, the country’s aviation authority confirmed.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) is insisting on a shorter period for transition to democracy in Mali and two other countries.

The Kremlin on Thursday said many people in Russia were showing themselves to be “traitors” and pointed to those who were resigning from their jobs and leaving the country.