Russia Bans US VP Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, 27 Others [Full List]

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April 22, 2022

Russia has slammed a travel ban on United States Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and 27 other Americans.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that all will be “denied entry to the Russian Federation on an indefinite basis”.

The sanction affects top business executives, politicians, scientists, and journalists.

The action retaliates the Biden Administration’s “ever-expanding anti-Russian sanctions”, the statement noted.

The U.S. and others are increasing sanctions against the country over the invasion of Ukraine since February 24.

It is believed Zuckerberg was added to the list for limiting access to Russian news outlets on Facebook.

Russia recently ban United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, former PM Theresa May and dozens of others.

The list of the 29 banned Americans:

– Kamala Devi Harris, Vice President of the United States

– Kathleen Holland Hicks, First Deputy Secretary of Defense

– Christopher Watson Grady, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

– John Francis Kirby, Deputy Secretary of Defense

– Ronald Klain, White House Chief of Staff

– Evan Maureen Ryan, President’s Cabinet Secretary, Secretary of State Blinken’s wife

– Margaret Goodlander, Secretary of Justice’s adviser

– Douglas Craig Emhoff, Vice President Harris’ husband

– Robert Kagan, Senior Deputy Secretary of State Nuland’s husband

– Edward Price, State Department spokesman

– Rachel Levine, Deputy Minister of Health

– Brian Thomas Moynihan, Bank of America Chairman

– Mark Zuckerberg, Meta (Facebook) Co-founder

– Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumann Corporation President

– Phebe Novakovic, General Dynamics President

– Michael Petters, Huntington Ingalls Industries President

– William Brown, L-3 Harris Technologies President

– Wahid Nawabi, Aerovironment President

– Roger Krone, Leidos President

– Horacio Rozanski, Booz Allen Hamilton President

– Eilee Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne President

– David Deptua, Head, Mitchell Institute of Airspace Studies

– Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn CEO

– George Stephanopoulos, ABC television host

– Matthew Kroenig, Deputy Director, B. Scowcroft Center for Strategic Security

– David Reynolds Ignatius, journalist, expert at Wilson Center

– Edward Acevedo, Illinois Legislature ex member, expert at Wilson Center

– Kevin Rothrock, Meduza (English) media portal editor-in-chief, expert at Wilson Center

– Bianna Vitalievna Golodryga, CNN senior international analyst

Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

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May 28, 2026

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A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

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Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

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US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

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May 28, 2026

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The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.