Two people were killed and 21 others wounded in shootings at several bars in central Oslo in the early hours of Saturday in an incident described by police as a “terrorist attack”. Here’s what’s known about what happened, the suspect and possible motive. Two people have died and 21 were injured in a shooting in […]
Continue reading …A two-month Russian assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk entered its final phase Friday after Ukrainian forces were ordered to retreat. The capture of the city, where 100,000 people lived prior to Russia’s invasion, represents a small but significant victory for Russian forces that are poised to take control of eastern Ukraine’s entire Luhansk […]
Continue reading …The U.S. Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, […]
Continue reading …Ukrainian troops were ordered to withdraw from Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said on June 24. The city has been the scene of fierce fighting for the past several months, with Russian troops controlling most of it. Smoke and dirt rise after Russian troops attack Sievierodonetsk on June 14, 2022. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty […]
Continue reading …Turkey is investigating allegations that Ukrainian grain has been stolen by Russia and will not allow any such grain to be brought to the country, its top diplomat said Thursday. m Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (R) and Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss givea joint press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, Turkey, […]
Continue reading …Sources: Ukrainian army evacuates Severodonetsk Ukraine Armed Forces (UAF) units have received orders to evacuate the battleground city of Severodonetsk, a Ukrainian official said on Friday, June 24 A picture taken on June 21, 2022 from the town of Lysychansk, shows a large plume of smoke rising on the horizon, behind the town of Severodonetsk, […]
Continue reading …Germany has activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies, saying the country faces a “crisis” and warning that storage targets for the winter are at risk due to dwindling deliveries from Russia. The Industrial Park of Hoechst is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, June 23, 2022. Germany activated the second […]
Continue reading …The West has been relatively united in its reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine so far. But beyond the US and Europe, attitudes are not so clear. Beijing has invited the Brics countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to a virtual summit taking place this Thursday. Commentators view the emerging world order […]
Continue reading …1. ‘Everything on fire’ as Russian barrage targets Ukraine resistance in east Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire Tuesday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the region Farmers inspect a Russian rocket fragment after shelling on a sunflower field in Donetsk region, Ukraine, […]
Continue reading …Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov© Alexander Ryumin/TASS NEW YORK, June 21. /TASS/. Russia can’t guarantee that the former Americans servicemen that were captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with NBC television that was aired on Monday. “I cannot guarantee anything. It depends on the investigation,” […]
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