News Around the Globe
By Linge Hard-line Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boasted about his regime’s international arms sales Saturday – even as his foreign ministry condemned calls to investigate the Iranian “kamikaze drones” that …
Read MoreBy Elisa A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula on Saturday brought down sections of road taking traffic in one direction, prompting gleeful messages …
Read MoreBy Kesslen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday nuclear war “could be a reality” as Russia ramps up increasingly ominous saber-rattling threats. “He wants to scare the whole world,” Zelensky …
Read MoreBy Elisa The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, is trying to recruit over 1,500 convicted felons to take part in Russia’s war in Ukraine, but many are refusing to join, a senior U.S. defense official said. “Our information indicates that Wagner has been suffering …
Read MoreBy Vincent Even as they joked last week that Russian troops are retreating so quickly from eastern Ukraine that soldiers are leaving behind caches of weapons and ammunition, Ukrainian officials …
Read MoreBy Moore Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukrainians and their European allies to prepare for a bleak winter after Russia halted the flow of natural gas in a vital pipeline …
Read MoreBy Propper Russia fired rockets at southern Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least one person, as concern grows over a nuclear power plant in the region that has come under …
Read MoreBy Levine A Ukrainian teenager captured by Russians claims he had to clean up rooms where fellow prisoners were tortured and held a man who attempted suicide by slitting his …
Read MoreBy Farberov Ukraine’s blue-and-yellow flag was raised on Snake Island Monday, just days after Russian forces withdrew from the strategic Black Sea outpost following months of occupation. “The military operation has been …
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By Barrabi Elon Musk’s deployment of thousands of “Starlink” satellite internet terminals to Ukraine has been a major boon for soldiers resisting the brutal Russian invasion – with one top …
Read MoreBy Connelly Britain seized two jets belonging to Russian billionaire Eugene Shvidler in the latest move to deprive President Vladimir Putin’s friends of their luxe toys as the war in …
Read MoreBy Moore Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a dire outlook on the war Sunday, saying he is willing to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin – but failure at peace …
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By Salo Instagram users in Russia were warned Sunday that they will be blocked starting at midnight – after the platform changed its hate-speech policy to allow Ukrainians to share …
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By Kesslen TikTok announced Sunday that is it blocking Russian users from posting new content and live-streaming amid Russia’s “fake news” law. The law, passed Friday by Russia’s parliament, makes …
Read MoreBy Reilly Russia continued its assault on Ukraine Sunday morning on the 11th day of its invasion, a day after a temporary ceasefire fell apart and Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read MoreBy Gould Phillips, the world’s third-largest auction house, said it will donate all of its commissions from Thursday’s high-profile art sale – $7.7 million – to the Ukrainian Red Cross. …
Read MoreBy Jorge A US drone strike took out multiple suicide bombers as part of an “imminent ISIS-K threat” to the Kabul airport Sunday as officials raced against the clock to …
Read MoreBy Elisa JERUSALEM – Israeli planes struck Hamas militant targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, hours after violent clashes between Palestinian protesters and troops along the border. The Israeli …
Read MoreBy Reilly The dire situation at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport turned deadly Saturday after a stampede of desperate people attempting to flee the Taliban’s oppressive rule reportedly crushed some to …
Read MoreNEW DELHI: India has won many friends by evacuating nearly 1,000 nationals of 41 countries from warring Yemen, with the operation led by an irascible former general coming as a …
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