Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles have triggered a flood of falsehoods and conspiracy theories online, and Russia has sought to exploit and amplify them, experts say. Russian media and pro-Russian voices have embraced right-wing conspiracy theories about the protests, including one that alleged the Mexican government was encouraging the demonstrations against President Donald … Read more
There is hope among the yearning tragedy, however. Tanya Shestak could not contain her glee when one of the soldiers recognized a picture of her father, Vova Shestak, who went missing 10 months ago in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. “Today, a guy recognized his photo,” she said, wearing a broad smile. “Two days ago, … Read more
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The captured Ukrainian soldier is seen with the phrase ‘Glory to Russia’ branded on his skin in a new photograph, which intelligence services in Kyiv have confirmed as genuine Disturbing images have surfaced after a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine(Image: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER) A shocking new photograph shows a freed … Read more
Russia launched one of its largest airstrikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa in attacks that killed at least three people, officials said on Tuesday. The overnight strikes followed Russia’s biggest drone assault of the war on Ukraine on Monday and were … Read more
Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged the founder of a U.S.-based cryptocurrency payments firm with operating what they allege was a sophisticated international money laundering scheme that moved over half a billion dollars on … Read more
Ralph Tiesler, the head of Disaster Assistance in Germany, is calling for funding to transform public buildings and car parks into bunkers. He stressed the action needs to be taken before 2029 Transforming subway stations like the above will help create vital shelters on a time crunch(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images) Germany is planning to … Read more
Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, as the Kremlin presses its summer offensive against the backdrop of direct peace talks. As well as drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine, according to the … Read more
Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Kyiv had postponed the swap. On the front line in the war, Russia said that it had pushed into Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian state … Read more
Russia struck Ukraine with a thunderous aerial bombardment overnight, further dampening hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon, days after Kyiv embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia. The barrage was one of the fiercest of the three-year war, lasting several hours, striking … Read more
The RCMP say the arrest of a Russian national who is alleged to have illegally exported goods to Russia came as a result of a transnational investigation, involving a number of ports outside of Canada. Anton Trofimov, who lives in Toronto, was arrested on May 5 and charged with one count of exporting a restricted good to Russia … Read more