Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged revellers to band together to try to stop the conflict with Russia. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday put in an appearance at the Glastonbury music festival, urging revellers to band together to try to stop the conflict with Russia. Zelensky made his appeal in English in a recorded video … Read more
The Harry Potter author has appeared on a disastrous Zoom call promoting her charity work, as she slammed the “distasteful” interaction. J.K. Rowling has fallen victim to notorious Russian pranksters who fooled the famed author into thinking she was speaking with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a 13-minute Zoom call posted to YouTube, the 56-year-old … Read more
The Kremlin has said two Americans detained in Ukraine while fighting on the Ukrainian side of the war were mercenaries who endangered the lives of Russian servicemen and should take responsibility for their actions. Key points: Family members claim the pair traveled to Ukraine as volunteer fighters and disappeared This is the first official acknowledgment … Read more
WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call his wife nearly a dozen times through the US Embassy in Russia on Saturday, but couldn’t get through because the phone line from the embassy would not have been staffed. Key points: The couple haven’t spoken on the phone in the four months since Brittney Griner’s arrest A … Read more
The tennis world has been divided by Wimbledon’s plan to ban Russian and Belarus players, but one star has found a way around the rules. A Russian tennis player has avoided a Wimbledon ban on all competitors from her country by changing her nationality to Georgian, according to a report by The Times newspaper. Natela … Read more
The war in Ukraine is now over 100 days old, displacing an estimated 13 million Ukrainians with no end in sight. Key points: Since Marsh, the United States has stepped up its aid and services to Ukraine after the passage of two bills Joe Biden continues to replenish stocks as lethal US aid to Ukraine … Read more
A team of “targeters” tapping at their keyboards deep within the bowels of the Treasury Department are key to the United States defence against Russia. They are the backbone of the sanctions program behind key decisions like seizing oligarch assets and shattering Russian supply chains. In the video above Russia claims it’s destroyed masses of … Read more
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On Friday, Republican senators questioned TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew over reports that the social media site allowed Russian state-approved media content but banned other videos. “Recent reports indicate that TikTok… allowed Russian state media to flood the platform with dangerous pro-war propaganda. No company should be in a position to amplify the Kremlin’s … Read more
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest cannot be held in Ukraine given the ongoing war in the country, the European Broadcasting Union says, adding it was in talks with the BBC to host it in the United Kingdom. Key points: Ukraine’s public broadcaster says they cannot fulfil the security and operational guarantees to host the contest … Read more
Washington CNN — The US government on Wednesday designated an individual linked to the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) – an ultranationalist white supremacist organization – as a terrorist and sanctioned two others for their involvement in the group. The organization and three of its leaders were classified as terrorists in 2020 by the US State … Read more