In what is perhaps the definition of a literal grudge match, Twitter owner Elon Musk and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have indicated their interest in fighting each other. The feud emerged when Musk, 51, tweeted his enthusiasm for a Las Vegas-held, MMA-style cage match between himself and Zuckerberg, 39. The latter replied to Musk’s challenge…
Fairness Europe Why Russia’s grain deal snub isn’t just about attack on Kerch Bridge | View caption Hide caption The Kremlin’s decision to pull out of a deal to allow Ukrainian grain to get to the global market isn’t simply a matter of spite. While the agreement helped Kyiv and grain buyers, it hasn’t aided…
completely snubbed serving members of the Russian military in the country’s first state awards since the rebellion against the president’s rule, it has been claimed. During a special ceremony at the Kremlin Palace, Putin said orders and medals would be awarded to those “who selflessly defended the constitutional order of on June 24”. This was…
Russian drones on Wednesday 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 following the end of a deal with Russia that allowed Ukrainian shipments to world markets. Since leaving the deal that allowed Ukraine to…
The head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service said Wednesday that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is alive and freely “floating around” after his short-lived mutiny in Russia. Prigozhin has not been seen in public since he agreed to end Wagner’s march on Moscow, though the Kremlin said later that Russian President Vladimir Putin met…
First Look Cluster bombs: Putin warns retaliation for US-armed Ukraine After the United States delivered cluster bombs to support Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid intensifying fighting, threatened retaliation if Ukraine uses them. The bombs have been condemned for their threat to civilians. | View caption Hide caption | Russian President Vladimir Putin said in…
Unsuspecting Russians have been deceived into committing arson attacks on military enlistment offices scattered across Russia, according to Ukranian reports. The first incident came to light in St Petersburg on the evening of July 31, where a 53-year-old man was seen throwing Molotov cocktails at the entrance of the military commissariat department on Tchaikovsky Street.…
After more than a year of obstinance and obstruction, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly dropped his longstanding objections to Sweden’s effort to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, just hours before a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, was set to begin on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters to announce the move, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called Turkey’s decision “a historic step that…
Russian officials say they shot down three Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow early Sunday, hours before the start of a major military parade attended by President Vladimir Putin. Images from a crash site in Moscow showed the façade of a skyscraper damaged on one floor, with glass shattered and structural beams snapped and deformed. One person…