Russian court rejects US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal | News

Russian court rejects US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal | News

No date has been set yet for trial of reporter whose detention was extended in March by three months to June 30. A Moscow court has rejected the latest appeal by American journalist Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention in an espionage case that he and United States authorities have…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 789 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 789 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 789th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile attack that destroyed Kharkiv’s 240-metre (787-foot) television tower was part of a deliberate effort by Moscow to make Ukraine’s second-largest…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russian strike collapsed Kharkiv TV tower | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russian strike collapsed Kharkiv TV tower | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian president tells Joe Biden that Russian attack on the tower is part of a plan to make the city ‘uninhabitable’. A Russian missile strike that broke in half a 240-metre (787-foot) television tower in Kharkiv is part of a deliberate effort by Moscow to make Ukraine’s second-largest city uninhabitable,…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 788 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 788 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 788th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, April 23, 2024. Fighting One person was killed and four others were injured in Russian shelling in the town of Ukrainsk, according to the prosecutor’s office in the partially-occupied Donetsk region. In…

Zelenskyy welcomes US aid to Ukraine, urges rapid transfer of weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy welcomes US aid to Ukraine, urges rapid transfer of weapons | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine president says the passage of the aid bill would send a powerful message to Russia that the US stands by Kyiv. Ukraine’s president has welcomed the passage of $60bn in military aid for his country by the US House of Representatives and urged Washington to quickly turn the bill…

Russian, Ukrainian families arrive in Qatar for healthcare and support | News

Russian, Ukrainian families arrive in Qatar for healthcare and support | News

Doha says families will receive medical, psychological and social support, state media report. Qatar says 20 Russian and Ukrainian families have arrived in Doha to be provided healthcare and comprehensive support within Qatar’s ongoing mediation efforts to reunite families separated due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, Qatari state media have…

US lawmakers rebuked for waving Ukraine flags as aid bill is passed | Russia-Ukraine war

US lawmakers rebuked for waving Ukraine flags as aid bill is passed | Russia-Ukraine war

NewsFeed This is the moment the US House of Representatives approved a military aid package worth $95 billion to support Ukraine, along with Israel and Taiwan. Lawmakers were told to stop waving Ukrainian flags on the floor of the US Congress. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his thanks. Published On 21…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 786 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 786 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 786th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence reported Ukrainian drone strikes overnight and into Saturday. It said 26 drones were detected over the Belgorod region, 10 over Bryansk, and eight over…

G7 countries slam Chinese firms’ support for Russia’s defence industry | Russia-Ukraine war News

G7 countries slam Chinese firms’ support for Russia’s defence industry | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ministers say the transfer of weapons components is enabling Russia to ‘reconstitute and revitalise’ its defence production for its war in Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have expressed “strong concern” about the transfer of materials and weapons components from Chinese businesses to Russia for its…

Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian officials says the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction.  Ukraine’s air force says it shot down a Russian strategic bomber with antiaircraft missiles for the first time since the war began in 2022. The warplane was downed in Russian airspace, 300km (186 miles)…