‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News

‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News

Rapper jailed and other partygoers under investigation amid conservative outrage over party at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub. A rapper who partied at a Moscow nightclub wearing nothing but a strategically-placed sock has been jailed for 15 days, and several other Russian stars have issued public apologies after a celebrity party with…

Ukraine welcomes latest US aid package as war nears two year mark | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine welcomes latest US aid package as war nears two year mark | Russia-Ukraine war News

The package, valued at $250m, will include air defence system components and artillery rounds. Ukraine has welcomed the latest arms package from the United States to aid its fight against Russia as the war approaches the two-year mark. The package, valued at $250m and announced on Wednesday night, will include…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 673rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Fighting Two people were killed and four others injured in the southern Odesa region after Russian forces sent dozens of attack drones over Ukraine in a nighttime air raid….

Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Russia has claimed that US sanctions levied against the Arctic LNG 2 project undermine global energy security. The Russian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman hit out on Wednesday at Washington’s “unacceptable” move to clamp down on the massive Arctic LNG 2. The sanctions are just the latest measure implemented as the West…

‘Switch to defence’: Ukraine faces difficult 2024 amid aid, arms setbacks | Russia-Ukraine war

‘Switch to defence’: Ukraine faces difficult 2024 amid aid, arms setbacks | Russia-Ukraine war

Kyiv, Ukraine – Whenever Svitlana Matvienko hears the wailing of air raid sirens, she goes down to the nearby subterranean shopping mall. There, a barista she’s on a first-name basis with gets her a large latte, and Matvienko clacks away on her tiny silver laptop, sitting next to several dozen others waiting…

Ukraine says at least one killed in Russian attack on Kherson rail station | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says at least one killed in Russian attack on Kherson rail station | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian authorities say Russian shelling of a train station kills a police officer and injures four others. Ukrainian officials say at least one person has been killed and four others injured in a Russian attack on a rail station in the southern city of Kherson, as Russia’s invasion continues to…

Deadly Christmas in Syria’s Idlib after Russian attack kills five in family | Politics News

Deadly Christmas in Syria’s Idlib after Russian attack kills five in family | Politics News

Idlib, Syria ــ A couple and three of their children were killed in Russian air raids targeting a house in a farm near the town of Armenaz in western Idlib on Monday evening, according to the Syrian Civil Defence. Another child, the sole survivor, was injured. “We live in this…

‘Don’t worry about me. I’m fine’: Kremlin critic Navalny from Arctic jail | Prison News

‘Don’t worry about me. I’m fine’: Kremlin critic Navalny from Arctic jail | Prison News

Russian opposition leader says he has seen his lawyer after 20 days travelling to penal colony above the Arctic Circle. Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has confirmed he is being held in a remote Arctic prison and has seen his lawyer after his spokespeople said they had lost touch…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 671 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 671 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 671st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Fighting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed Russian troops had gained full control of the eastern Ukrainian town of Marinka in what would be their first major breakthrough since…

Russia says it seizes Ukrainian town of Maryinka; Kyiv denies the claim | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia says it seizes Ukrainian town of Maryinka; Kyiv denies the claim | Russia-Ukraine war News

Putin hails Moscow’s biggest military success since the capture of Bakhmut in May. Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu says Russian troops have gained full control of the eastern Ukrainian town of Maryinka, registering their first major success since the capture of the strategic city of Bakhmut in May. Shoigu told President…