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11 months ago
World politics

Fake Putin Speech Calling for Martial Law Aired in Russia

A faked declaration of martial law and military mobilization by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia aired Monday on a number of Russian radio and television networks, an incident that the Kremlin described as a hack.The bogus speech, which was broadcast on the Mir radio station and television networks, said Ukraine had invaded three border regions and urged their residents to evacuate to the Russian heartland.
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11 months ago
World politics

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group forecasts disaster if Russia does not move into total war footing.

As Russia vowed to respond extremely harshly to a rare, two-day border incursion by pro-Ukrainian fighters, the leader of Russia's largest mercenary force warned that it faced further setbacks unless its ruling elite took drastic, and likely unpopular, measures to win the war.The most likely scenario for us in a special operation would not be a good one, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, said in a profanity-laced interview with a pro-Kremlin political observer published late Tuesday on the Telegram messaging platform.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Taiwan's Ex-President Heads to China in Historic and Closely Watched Visit

TAIPEI, Taiwan Taiwan's former president, Ma Ying-jeou, will be setting off on Monday for the first visit to China by any sitting or former Taiwanese leader since China's civil war ended with the Nationalist government retreating to the island from the mainland in 1949.Though the 12-day visit by Mr. Ma, who was president from 2008 to 2016, is unofficial, it is likely to be watched closely at home and abroad for clues on how Beijing might seek to influence Taiwan, its democratic neighbor, ahead of a presidential election in January.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Looking to the IP Register to Predict Foreign Companies' Confidence in Ukraine's Future

"Those who decide to remain in the Ukrainian market after the war should carefully monitor the timing of the end of martial law so as not to lose rights to their trademarks."A company's trademark activity is a very telling indicator of whether it is interested in a particular country's or region's market.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally annexed southern Kherson region, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to a full assault on one of the first urban areas Russia captured after invading the country.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally annexed southern Kherson region, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to a full assault on one of the first urban areas Russia captured after invading the country.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Kyiv warns Russia plans to destroy dam DW 10/21/2022

Ukraine has accused Russia of planning to destroy a hydropower plant in the eastern Kherson region which Moscow has illegally annexed and subjected to martial law.
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Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Kremlin accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of attack inside Russia

KYIV, Ukraine - The Kremlin on Thursday accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on villagers.Ukraine denied the claim and warned that Moscow could use the allegations to justify stepping up its own attacks in the ongoing war.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal

By ANDREW MELDRUM (Associated Press) KYIV, Ukraine (AP)  Russia announced Saturday that it will move to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal that has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine during the war and has brought down soaring global food prices.The Russian Defense Ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships moored off the coast of occupied Crimea, which Russia says took place early Saturday, as the reason for the move.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia Says it Will Suspend U.N.-Brokered Ukraine Grain Export Deal

(KYIV, Ukraine) The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine and has brought down global food prices.The ministry cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against Russia's Black Sea Fleet ships moored off the coast of occupied Crimea, which Russia says took place early Saturday, as the reason for the move.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia says it is suspending a grain export deal with Ukraine

Russian Black Sea fleet ships are anchored in one of the bays of Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 31, 2014.AP Photo, File KYIV, Ukraine  The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that Moscow has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered grain deal which has seen more than 9 million tons of grain exported from Ukraine and has brought down global food prices.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia 'moving injured troops out of hospitals in Kherson region'

Russian troops have moved large numbers of sick and wounded comrades from hospitals in southern Ukraine's Kherson region, Ukrainian military officials said as Kyiv's forces fight to retake a province that was overrun early in the war.remlin-installed authorities in the mostly Russian-occupied region previously urged civilians to leave the city of Kherson, the region's capital.
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www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy thanks Germany for support DW 12/31/2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for German support for Ukraine during 2022 in a message addressed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Twitter on Saturday."Weapon deliveries, protection for over 1 million Ukrainians, G7 presidency with a focus on Ukraine, financial and technical aid, EU candidate status," Zelenskyy's message said in German.
www.rferl.org
1 year ago
Europe news

Bosnian Court Convicts Seven Former Soldiers In War Crimes Case

Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled Kherson region of Ukraine arrive in Dzhankoi, in the north Crimea, on October 20.
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New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Millions of Kyiv residents face cold winter with no power or heat, mayor says

Residents of Kyiv should brace for a freezing cold winter without heat, electricity or water, the city's mayor warned over the weekend as Russia waged devastating attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.Rotating and emergency blackouts were planned in the capital city of three million people Sunday in response to the Russian military's month-long attacks focused on power plants, water supplies and other targets critical to everyday life.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia goes on defensive as Ukraine beefs up counteroffensive

Russian forces are shoring up defensive positions in occupied areas of Ukraine and along its border, a sign that Moscow is worried about the Ukrainian military expanding its unrelenting counteroffensive to new stretches on the war's front lines.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian authorities urge residents to leave Kherson immediately'

Call comes as Ukrainian forces are expected to embark on a campaign to recapture the city in southern Ukraine.
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1 year ago
Europe news

Influential Kazakh Businessman In Hot Water Over Comment About Kazakh Language

Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled Kherson region of Ukraine arrive in Dzhankoi, in the north Crimea, on October 20.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin supporters are enraged by the Russian retreat from Lyman.

Two powerful supporters of President Vladimir V. Putin turned on Russia's military leadership on Saturday after it ordered a retreat from a key city in eastern Ukraine, a striking sign of dissent within the Russian elite that comes as the Kremlin tries to project an image of strength and unity.
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www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 239 of the invasion

Moscow-backed self-appointed officials in Ukraine's southern Kherson region have begun moving civilians into Russian territory, citing fears of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin declares martial law in annexed areas: What you should know

The Russian President's decree imposing martial law in four annexed' regions of Ukraine means more restrictions, security measures.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Putin will face severe consequences' if he uses nuclear weapons, No 10 warns

Vladimir Putin will face severe consequences if he uses nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict, Downing Street warned.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine hails next step towards liberation' as Russia retreats

Moscow says troops withdrawn from key city of Lyman to advantageous lines' following encirclement by Ukrainian forces.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Voting to wrap up in Russia-held areas of Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine - The final day of voting was taken place in Russian-held regions of Ukraine Tuesday, a referendum that is expected to serve as a pretext for their annexation by Moscow but that is rejected as a sham by Kyiv and its Western allies.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin calls up reservists

Flights out of Russia were soaring in price and selling out fast after Putin ordered partial call-up of 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine.
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www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 22)

Ukrainians visit an avenue where destroyed Russian military hardware is displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Zelensky says government may allow civil partnerships for same-sex couples.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding on Tuesday to a citizen petition that called for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ukraine, raised the prospect of "civil partnerships," but said the Constitution's definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman could not be changed during wartime.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Ukraine's Eurovision presenter broadcasts from a bunker as its band is favored to win the final.

As Europe gears up for the final round of the glimmering, camp-filled extravaganza that is the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukraine's commentator for the show has been broadcasting from a place far less glamorous - a bomb shelter.
Nytimes
2 years ago
World politics

Two political clans with an autocratic past seek power together.

Two of the Philippines' most powerful political families have joined forces in the May 9 elections as the children of two presidents seek the country's top offices.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

For Russians, flying abroad is a difficult, costly affair

Russian airlines are slowly reentering overseas markets as they navigate sanctions and isolation over Ukraine war.
Europe news
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 713

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed extending martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days.
Kyiv's mayor Vitalii Klitschko criticized the possibility of firing the military commander-in-chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
Russia has admitted that one of its senior occupation officials was among those killed in a bombing in Russian-held Lysychansk. [ more ]
The New Yorker
3 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine's Democracy in Darkness

Volodymyr Zelensky and his political allies are becoming entrenched in power.
Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity has given way to a desolate Independence Square and martial law. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
4 months ago
Europe news

Should Ukraine's Zelenskyy hold elections amid Russia war? No, say voters

Ukrainian society strongly opposes holding presidential elections in March 2022 amidst the ongoing Russian invasion.
Politicians within Ukraine and abroad have differing opinions on whether the elections should be postponed or held as scheduled. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 434

As the war enters its 434th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Wednesday, May 3, 2023: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the United States government does not have any data on Russian losses in eastern Ukraine and that estimates claiming 20,000 soldiers had been killed in the past five months had been plucked from thin air.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Blast causes another train to derail in Russia near Ukraine

An explosion derailed another freight train in a Russian region near Ukraine, authorities say, adding there were no casualties.An explosion derailed a freight train for the second day in a row in a Russian region bordering Ukraine, sending both the locomotive and some cars off the tracks, authorities said.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Kremlin blames Ukraine for attack inside Russian territory

By Susie Blann | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine The Kremlin on Thursday accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on villagers.Ukraine denied the claim and warned that Moscow could use the allegations to justify stepping up its own attacks in the ongoing war.The exact circumstances of the alleged attack reported in the Bryansk region were unclear, including what the strategic purpose of such an assault might be.
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Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Champions of El Salvador's Historic Mining Ban Face Legal Persecution

El Salvador banned mining in 2017 due to environmental concerns and water contamination
Five activists who campaigned against mining are facing unrelated criminal charges and remain on house arrest [ more ]
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Putin Formally Declares Martial Law in Illegally Annexed Ukrainian Regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday formally declared martial law in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, the Ukrainian regions that he illegally annexed last month.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Georgia Voters Continue Push to Disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene From Running for Office

A group of voters in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Georgia) congressional district is appealing a previous finding from an administrative judge saying that she is an eligible candidate for office - and that she wasn't in violation of the "insurrection" clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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11 months ago
London politics

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan returns home after arrest saga

Khan was dragged away by dozens of paramilitary troops and arrested during a routine court appearance on Tuesday, leading to widespread unrest.Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived safely back at his Lahore residence after being freed on bail following days of nationwide protests over his arrest on corruption charges.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London politics

How Imran Khan became the man who divided Pakistan

Imran Khan is often regarded as the most divisive man in Pakistan.For some, the former superstar cricketer turned prime minister, who was toppled from power last April and arrested in a corruption case on Tuesday, is the anti-establishment saviour that Pakistan has long been waiting for.Yet for others, his alleged corruption, economic ineptitude and scorched earth political tactics since he was removed from office are the reason Pakistan is facing an unprecedented political, economic and constitutional crisis that is tearing the country apart.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Home of Ukrainian oil tycoon raided in anti-corruption purge

Ukraine is taking a hard line against corruption as it continues talks to join the European Union.Ukrainian authorities raided an influential billionaire's home in what an ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touted as a sweeping wartime clampdown on corruption that would change the country.Ihor Kolomoisky held shares in two oil companies, Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta, which had both been seized under martial law last November after Ukraine's security service (SBU) said it uncovered the embezzlement of more than $1bn.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Terror on New Year's Eve': huge Russian missile attack kills one in Ukraine

Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person in the capital Kyiv and injuring more than a dozen in what one official described as terror on New Year's Eve.Moscow's second major missile attack in three days badly damaged a hotel south of Kyiv's centre and a residential building in another district.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Women in technology

Home-grown supply operation outfits Ukraine's women soldiers

Co-founder Kseniia Drahaniuk of the nonprofit group Zemliachky pauses during an interview in front of shelves stacked with military boots at its supply room in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.The home-grown association helps equip women soldiers who have joined Ukraine's army by the thousands in response to Russia's invasion nearly 10 months ago.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Defying Russian Missiles and Soviet Censors, Ukrainian Art Goes on Show

They left with just a couple of hours to spare.Two trucks loaded with early 20th-century masterworks from Ukraine's National Art Museum left Kyiv last Tuesday morning, shortly before the city was struck by the heaviest bombardment of missiles Russian forces had yet unleashed.The transport was headed for Spain, where the artworks will be on display as part of the exhibition In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s, at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, which opens Nov. 29.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Kyiv prepares for a winter without heat, water or power

The mayor of Kyiv is warning residents to prepare for the worst this winter if Russia keeps striking the country's energy infrastructure.t means having no electricity, water or heat in the freezing cold cannot be ruled out in the Ukrainian capital."We are doing everything to avoid this," mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine warns of Russian 'brutality' in eastern region

Russian forces are stepping up their strikes in a fiercely contested region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities said.
he action is worsening the already tough conditions for residents and the defending army following Moscow's illegal annexation and declaration of martial law in Donetsk province, they said.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin warns of global conflict as Russia conducts nuclear exercises

Russian invasion of Ukraine A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired on Wednesday as part of Russia's nuclear drills from a launch site in Plesetsk, northwestern Russia.AP Moscow - 26 Oct 2022 - 16:24 UTC Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Moscow is aware Kyiv is preparing to use a dirty bomb - a conventional explosive laced with radioactive material that is released when the bomb detonates - despite both the Ukrainian authorities and the Western powers rejecting that accusation and stating their belief that the Kremlin is using the supposed threat of such an attack as a pretext for a further escalation of the war.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Macron says it's up to Ukraine to decide how and when peace deal comes

Ukrainians will be the ones to "choose the moment and the terms" of peace in the war with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Save your lives,' Russia tells Kherson civilians as battle looms

We again recommend you to leave the city and the western bank of the Dnipro, Stremousov said in a video message published on Telegram.The situation today is difficult, Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov said in a video message.About 25,000 residents leave Russian-occupied city on ferries and buses as fears grow of an imminent Ukrainian attack.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian warplane crashes into residential building with pilots killed

It was the second deadly instance of a military plane hitting a Russian apartment block in less than a week.(Reuters) Two people were killed when a Russian military plane crashed into a two-story residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian-installed authorities order evacuation of Kherson

Russian-installed authorities have ordered all residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to leave "immediately" ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a counter-offensive to recapture the occupied area.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

What would retreat from Ukraine's Kherson mean for Russia?

A look at the military and political importance of the city Ukraine is fighting to recapture from Russia.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine hit by another wave of strikes, power outages across country

KYIV, UKRAINE - Russian missiles rained down on locations across Ukraine early Saturday morning, leaving cities and villages without power and the population bracing for more attacks, while Kyiv officials increased their calls for Western governments to urgently provide antiaircraft systems.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Live: Fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's south, east

HOUR BY HOUR Ukrainian soldiers ride an APC in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 20, 2022.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine's utilities threatened by Russia in war's new phase

Russia has declared its intention to increase its targeting of Ukraine's power, water and other vital infrastructure in the latest phase of the nearly eight-month-old war.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Live: Ukraine curbs power usage after Russia attacks energy plants

Hour by Hour Issued on: 20/10/2022 - 07:48 Employees serve visitors in a cafe without electricity in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, after three Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure on October 11, 2022.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin declares martial law in annexed areas as Ukraine pushes offensive

Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the four provinces of Ukraine where Moscow controls territory after Russian officials warned of a Ukrainian assault on the key southern city of Kherson.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine | amNewYork

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new restrictions throughout the country.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin Declares Martial Law in Annexed Regions of Ukraine, As Ukrainian Forces Advance

MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave additional emergency powers to the heads of all regions of Russia.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine

Russia's president did not provide details of the extra powers the heads of annexed regions will have under his decree.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin decrees martial law in 'annexed' Ukraine regions DW 10/19/2022

33 minutes ago33 minutes ago The Russian president declared martial law in four regions of Ukraine that Russia illegally annexed.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Europe news

Missiles hit Ukrainian city, alarms elsewhere keep up fear | amNewYork

A new round of missile attacks struck the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia Tuesday, as the death toll from the previous day's widespread Russian missile barrage across Ukraine rose to 19.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Missiles hit Zaporizhzhia as sirens elsewhere in Ukraine keep up fear

A new round of missile attacks has struck the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, as the death toll from the previous day's widespread Russian missile barrage across Ukraine rose to 19.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes

By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
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Sunday Puzzle: Corporate Concealment

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Each sentence conceals the name of a large corporation in consecutive letters.
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www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Dilemma for the Russians' after surrendering key Ukraine city

The recapture of Lyman city in the east in territory recently annexed by Moscow raises questions about how Russia can hold surrounding areas with supply routes severed.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian town of Lyman | DW | 01.10.2022

Russia said on Saturday that it had withdrawn its forces from the Ukrainian town of Lyman, a frontline hub in the Donetsk region that Kyiv's troops reported encircling.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

With Ukraine at war, officials hope to bring tourism back to areas away from fighting

Tourists by the boulevard at a Black Sea resort in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sept. 3.
Tourists are not allowed to enter the public beach due to the presence of land mines and other explosives.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Europe news

Will Russia annex the occupied Ukrainian territories this week?

Russia has finished holding "referendums" in occupied Ukraine, paving the way for an annexation of more sovereign Ukrainian territory in what some have called an "all-in" moment for Moscow.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Thrown into the meat grinder': Russians react to mobilisation

After President Putin announced the partial mobilisation of population, how to leave Russia' spikes on search engines.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Understanding Russia's planned referendum in Ukraine

Moscow-backed separatists in Ukraine have called for a referendum, paving the way for formal Russian annexation.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Tech industry

On Truth Social, F.B.I. Search Prompts Talk of War, Then Conspiracy

Aug. 12, 2022, 4:25 p.m. ET
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: What would George Washington say about Jan. 6? He tried to warn us.

As America's birthday approached during the House select committee's investigation of the Jan. 6 attack last year on the Capitol, I was reminded of George Washington's warning about political parties- and why he thought they were a terrible idea.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Scholars in the Philippines worry about preserving history

Filipino academics have called for the protection of historical rigor as they steel themselves for Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s assumption of the country's presidency later this month.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Biden says Putin trying to 'wipe out' Ukrainian culture, as prospect of retreat looms in east

Joe Biden has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out" Ukraine's culture but suggested the plan had at least partially backfired by spurring the expansion of Nato in Europe.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian use of laser weapons shows invasion has failed, says Zelenskiy - live

United States treasury secretary Janet Yellen said ahead of the meeting in Koenigswinter that what had been agreed so far was "not enough" and called on US partners to "join us in increasing their financial support".
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Marcos Jr aims to fulfil family's 'destiny' as Philippines president

It was in 1986 that the dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family were forced to leave the Philippines in disgrace.
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1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine's new law will let it fund the war effort by selling Russian assets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian offensive turns to key Donbas city

Russian forces are bombarding a key city in eastern Ukraine with artillery and missiles in an attempt to take more of the Donbas region.
The Independent
1 year ago
France news

Russian offensive turns to key Donbas city, heavy shelling

Buoyed by a visit from a neighbor and ally, Ukrainians were digging in to defend the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, which came under heavy bombardment from Russian forces trying to take the industrial area known as the Donbas.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia intensifies attacks on eastern Ukraine

Nearly three months into Russia's war on Ukraine, invading forces increased their efforts to take the eastern part of the country.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine live news: Kyiv rules out concession to Moscow

Kyiv rules out ceasefire or territorial concessions as Moscow hits military targets in Ukraine's east and south.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Amid war and destruction, Ukraine is favored to win the wildly popular Eurovision Song Contest.

May 13, 2022, 10:00 p.m. ET
For 11 weeks, Ukrainians have been braving war, destruction and loss.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Europe news

US intelligence chief warns of nuclear risk if Putin perceives 'existential threat'

Vladimir Putin could view the prospect of defeat in Ukraine as an existential threat to his regime, potentially triggering his resort to using a nuclear weapon, the top US intelligence official has warned.
CBC
2 years ago
Toronto

Filipino Torontonians await results of controversial election back home | CBC News

Filipinos in Toronto are anxiously awaiting the results of a national election mired with controversy back home.
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