Month: August 2023
Russian drone strikes hit Ukrainian port key to grain exports
Russian drones have hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with NATO member Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports.
Read MoreThe judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters – The Associated Press
The judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is a tough punisher of Capitol rioters The Associated Press
Read MorePolice off north Spain intercept boat carrying two tonnes of cocaine
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police seized two metric tonnes (4,409 pounds) of cocaine with a street value of about 70 million euros ($76.7 million) from a single-mast sailboat they intercepted off Spain’s northern coast, the country’s tax agency said on
Read MoreNATO Nations Beef Up Security After Wagner Fighters Arrive in Belarus
WARSAW, Poland — NATO allies located along the alliance’s eastern front are growing increasingly worried about the presence of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries in Belarus, where some have been deployed since a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June. Poland, Lithuania,
Read MoreWhat to Know About Jonathan Majors’ Domestic Violence Trial
The trial for Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case is set to begin on Aug. 3, with the 33-year-old actor facing up to a year in jail if he is convicted on misdemeanor charges of assault and harassment. Majors was initially
Read MoreDespite Rift With Putin, the Wagner Group’s Global Reach is Growing
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s dramatic short-lived rebellion against Russian President Vladimir Putin, the mercenary leader was back to business as usual. After a military coup in Niger, Prigozhin pitched his paramilitary Wagner Group as the solution to
Read MoreEurope evacuates foreigners from Niger as tensions rise after coup
European militaries are continuing to evacuate foreign nationals in Niger, with a third French military flight expected to depart the African nation’s capital.
Read MoreWho is Tanya Chutkan? The hard-line judge on Trump’s election case – BBC
Who is Tanya Chutkan? The hard-line judge on Trump’s election case BBC
Read More80 percent of humans on Earth had hotter July due to climate change, scientists find
A new quick study finds that human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth.
Read MoreChina floods have left at least 20 dead
Beijing’s rainfall is the heaviest recorded in 140 years, reaching nearly 30 inches between Saturday and Wednesday. The downpours have triggered landslides and floods. Thousands have been evacuated. (Image credit: Andy Wong/AP)
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