Fri 24 May 2024: Head of the Russian Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov on Friday accused Ukraine of direct involvement in the April 22 terrorist attack on Crocus City concert hall in the Moscow region. “The investigation is underway, but it is already safe to say that the military intelligence of Ukraine is directly involved […]
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Fri 24 May 2024: Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced he will run as an independent candidate in the upcoming UK general election on July 4, posing a potential challenge for Labour in his long-held north London seat. Corbyn, who has represented Islington North for over four decades, stated he aims to be […]
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Fri 24 May 2024: The UN on Thursday passed a resolution to designate July 11 as Srebrenica genocide remembrance day, with overwhelming support from the General Assembly. The resolution, spearheaded by Germany with co-sponsorship from more than 40 countries, calls for July 11 to be declared “International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 […]
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Fri 24 May 2024: Nearly 11,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region since Russian forces launched a ground attack there on May 10, its governor said Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the assault, which brought Russia its biggest territorial gains in 18 months, may be the […]
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Fri 24 May 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree allowing the use of American property in Russia as compensation for damages caused by the seizure of Russian property in the U.S. The decree containing the corresponding provision was published on the government portal, which instructed the country’s government to establish a […]
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Thu 23 May 2024: Dubbed ‘Prepare’ and presented by Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, the webpage encourages people not to leave their safety solely in the hands of the authorities, RT reported.The initiative is a part of Dowden’s push to make the nation “more resilient” in the face of various supposedly growing threats ranging from […]
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Thu 23 May 2024: In the fourth high-profile military arrest within a month, Russia has detained Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, deputy head of the army’s general staff, for suspected large-scale bribe-taking. On Wednesday, a military court ordered Shamarin, also the head of the Ministry of Defence’s main communications directorate, to be jailed for two months, as […]
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Wed 22 May 2024: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unexpectedly called for a general election on July 4, a move widely seen as a desperate bid to retain power despite the governing Conservatives’ 14-year tenure and poor standing against the opposition Labour Party. Ending months of speculation about the election date, Sunak, 44, announced […]
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Tue 21 May 2024: Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov has been convicted of treason, according to the press service for courts in the city of Saint Petersburg. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony. Maslov, 77, who protests his innocence, is among a string of eminent Russian scientists to have been charged with […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange on Monday won a legal bid to appeal against his extradition to the U.S. Assange, who was to be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges, will now take his case to a new appeal hearing. The WikiLeaks co-founder has been facing 17 espionage charges on which he may receive up to 175 years in […]
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