US journalist Gershkovich on trial in Russia over spying charges he denies | Russia-Ukraine war News

US journalist Gershkovich on trial in Russia over spying charges he denies | Russia-Ukraine war News

Journalist faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted, with prospects of US-Russia prisoner swap deal uncertain. The closed-door trial in Russia of American journalist Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage has started 15 months after he was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg. The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal…

Russia starts US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial: What’s next for him? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia starts US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s trial: What’s next for him? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist with the Wall Street Journal, appeared in a court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, at the start of a trial on spying charges in the first espionage case involving a foreign journalist since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gershkovich appeared for…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 852 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 852 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enter its 852nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fighting One woman was killed, four people injured and dozens of buildings damaged in multiple Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s southern Belgorod region, according to Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor…

‘Axis of impunity’: Putin-Kim deal underlines new challenges to world order | Politics News

‘Axis of impunity’: Putin-Kim deal underlines new challenges to world order | Politics News

Shortly after signing a new comprehensive strategic partnership between their two countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un showed off their closer ties by going for a spin in a Russian-made Aurus limousine. In a carefully choreographed public relations exercise, it was Putin who took…

ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, former defence minister | Russia-Ukraine war News

ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, former defence minister | Russia-Ukraine war News

Court accuses them of war crimes and crimes against humanity for directing attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defence minister and its military chief for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. The Hague-based court said in a statement on…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 851 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 851 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 851st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Fighting At least five people were killed and 41 injured, including four children, after a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, according to Donetsk regional…

Video: Deadly fire traps people inside Russian office building | Vladimir Putin

Video: Deadly fire traps people inside Russian office building | Vladimir Putin

NewsFeed At least two people jumped to their deaths after a fire engulfed a former research facility outside Moscow. It’s unclear what started the fire that began on the sixth floor but at least eight people were killed and several others, including firefighters had to be taken to hospital. Published…

Russia summons US ambassador over ‘barbaric’ Sevastopol missile strike | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia summons US ambassador over ‘barbaric’ Sevastopol missile strike | Russia-Ukraine war News

Moscow has persistently claimed that it is effectively fighting a proxy war with the West. Russia has summoned the US ambassador over a “barbaric” missile attack that hit a beach in Crimea, killing at least four, including children, and injuring 151. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow said on…