War
Soldiers evacuated from besieged Mariupol steelworks; Turkey could block NATO bids from Finland, Sweden
Turkey says it won’t approve Finland, Sweden NATO bids Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during the NATO summit at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021. Yves Herman | Reuters Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated Ankara’s objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, saying Turkey will not approve […]
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Ukraine can win this war, NATO chief says; Finland and Sweden move to join military alliance rattling Moscow
Ukraine says it’s counterattacking in the east, pushing Russian forces back Ukrainian forces say they have pushed back the Russian military in the region around Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, and near the border with Russia. “The 227th Battalion of the 127th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of Kharkiv […]
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Russia has lost a third of its original ground force, UK says; NATO official confident on Finland, Sweden
NATO deputy secretary general ‘confident’ on consensus over Finland and Sweden NATO’s deputy secretary general said Sunday that if Finland and Sweden decide to apply to join the military alliance, “will be able to welcome them.” Speaking to reporters as he arrived at the informal meeting of foreign ministers in Berlin, Mircea Geoana said the […]
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Russia says it will act if NATO moves nuclear forces nearer its border; Ukraine makes territorial gains
Russian forces are withdrawing from Kharkiv, Ukraine says Civilians walk past an old checkpoint in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 12, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Russian forces are withdrawing from the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine said in an operational update Saturday. “Russian enemy did not conduct active hostilities in the […]
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Russia is the ‘most direct threat’ to world order, EU chief says; Finland’s leaders say NATO decision imminent
Finland’s leaders say the country should apply to join NATO ‘without delay’ Three NATO warships from the Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1 group), EML Sakala from Estonia, Dutch HNLMS Schiedam and the flagship LVNS Virsaitis from Latvia, arrive to a harbour, to train with Finland’s coastal fleet, in the Finnish southwestern coastal city […]
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Five U.S. states order a metaverse casino with alleged ties to Russia to halt sale of NFTs
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Source: Flamingo Casino Club Regulators in five states simultaneously filed emergency orders Wednesday against a virtual casino they say has ties to Russia and that has been operating in the metaverse, a digital world where participants can interact with each other, purchase products and even gamble. State law enforcement officials […]
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Putin is preparing for a long war, spy chief says; U.S. House approves $40 billion in Ukraine aid
U.S. House passes $40 billion aid package to Ukraine Rescue workers walk past debris and carsunder ruins in front of the shopping and entertainment center in the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odessa on May 10, 2022, destroyed after Russian missiles strike late on May 9, 2022. Oleksandr Gimanov | AFP | Getty Images The […]
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Ukraine’s economy hit as war drags on; Biden presses Congress to pass more military aid
Russia’s economy to shrink 10% this year, Ukraine’s to contract 30%: Report Damaged buildings are seen as Russian attacks continue in Mariupol, Ukraine on May 4, 2022. Leon Klein | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The war in Ukraine is hitting both Russia and Kyiv’s economy hard, with both expected to see sharp plunges in […]
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Putin attempts to justify Ukraine invasion at Victory Day parade in Moscow. Follow our live updates
Putin claims the West was ‘preparing for the invasion of our land’ Russian honour guards march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has attempted to justify his unpreceded invasion of Ukraine on “Victory Day” […]
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Fiji seizes $300 million superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
The 106m-long and 18m-high super luxury motor yacht Amadea, one of the largest yacht in the world is seen after anchored at pier in Pasatarlasi for bunkering with 9 fuel trucks, on February 18, 2020 in Bodrum district of Mugla province in Turkey. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Fijian authorities seized a $300 million superyacht […]
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