‘Sickening’ video appears to show Russian soldier castrating Ukrainian prisoner of war
Footage emerged as Russia accused of killing dozens of prisoners of war at barracks in Donetsk
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Month: July 2022
Volunteer fireman accused of starting forest fires in south of France
French authorities on Friday held a fireman from the south of France accused of being behind a series of wildfires in the region which he says he started in a quest for adrenaline.
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Explosion Kills Dozens of Ukrainian Captives at Russian-Held Prison
At least 50 captured fighters died in a blast at a prison in eastern Ukraine, with no clarity on exactly what happened and each country blaming the other.
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The inside story of the Cold War double agent who says he was abandoned after decades of service
‘M’ tells Eleni Braat and Ben de Jong about his life and how, in the end, he was deserted by the paymasters he had served
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Blinken Resists Push to Label Russia a Terrorist State
The Biden administration is wary of making the designation despite strong calls from Congress and pleas from Ukraine.
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Could the EU backtrack on personal sanctions against some Russians?
The European Union is in talks about removing sanctions on some 40 Russians. The individuals were sanctioned on the basis of their alleged involvement in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but according to sources cited Bloomberg, the European Council’s legal service has said that some of the penalties were imposed on weak grounds. Apart from the […]
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Ukraine: Prospects for end to war look bleak, despite ‘encouraging’ grain deal
The war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, more than five months after the Russian invasion, and fighting is intensifying, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
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Blinken speaks to Russia’s foreign minister for the first time since the war began.
Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, declined to say how his Russian counterpart responded as he continued to seek the release of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine.
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Coming This Season: Pep Guardiola 3.0
Manchester City will begin defense of its Premier League title with a team that doesn’t (exactly) look like its predecessors. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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Lloyd’s to insure Black Sea grain shipments for up to $50M each
Lloyd’s of London insurers will offer a special package to cover Ukrainian grain shipped via freshly-agreed Black Sea corridors in a move that will build confidence around the U.N. agreement, it was announced Friday. One of the chief worries after the U.N., Turkey, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to reopen three Black Sea ports […]
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