Prince Harry gives evidence, as pictured in a court sketch, at the Rolls Buildings in London, on June 6. Elizabeth Cook/PA/AP MGN barrister Andrew Green’s line of questioning so far has centered on the issue that Harry is basing his claims on articles that caused him distress, yet the duke has been unable to specifically […]
CNN — A major dam in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine was destroyed early Tuesday, prompting evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation as Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for committing what they both described as a terrorist act. Residents downstream from the Nova Kakhova dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson were told to “do everything […]
Damage to the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is seen in a screengrab from a social media video. Telegram/@DDGeopolitics A major dam located in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine has been blown up by Russian forces, according to Ukraine’s military. “The Russian Army has committed another act of terror,” said Oleksandr Prokudin, the […]
CNN — The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its troops resisted a “large-scale” attack from Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, heightening speculation that Kyiv will soon launch a spring counteroffensive that could swing the course of the conflict. Both Ukraine and Russia have engaged in intense information campaigns to sway public opinion and mislead […]
Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of Poland’s first postwar democratic election, for a march the liberal opposition has billed as a test of its ability to end nearly eight years of nationalist rule later this year. Crowds stretching for at least a mile marched with banners reading […]
Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, on June 2. Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his daily address Saturday to thank troops on the front lines or battling to control the skies above them — the fighters that would be particularly key in the counteroffensive that Kyiv is expected to […]
CNN — Hundreds of far-left protesters clashed with police in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Saturday night, during demonstrations over jail terms handed down to several people convicted of vigilante attacks against neo-Nazis. Earlier this week, a court in Dresden convicted four left-wing activists, including a well-known student identified in German media as […]
Zelensky is seen during a press conference at the European Political Community Summit in Moldova on Thursday. Carl Court/PA Images/Getty Images/FILE Ukraine is ready to launch its much-anticipated counteroffensive in the war against Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive video interview with The Wall Street Journal published Saturday. “I think that, as […]
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine is seen refusing to shake the hand of Anna Blinkova during the 2023 French Open in Paris. Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent after winning a match Friday, saying she did so out of respect for the men and women defending […]
CNN — Under the scorching summer sun at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, an almost invisible drone approaches in the distance. Difficult to spot, the remote-controlled aircraft is also nearly impossible to hear. “It’s very stealthy,” drone maker Valeriy Borovyk says. “We call this one Vidsyich (Ukrainian word for ‘repel’).” The Vidsyich is what Borovyk […]
