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Chechnya’s Kadyrov says his soldiers control Popasna, Ukraine disagrees

Chechnya’s Kadyrov says his soldiers control Popasna, Ukraine disagrees

Evacuation efforts to focus on getting wounded and medics out of Azovstal.   Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s republic of Chechnya, said on Sunday… Read More ›

White House walks a fine line with intelligence sharing in Ukraine

White House walks a fine line with intelligence sharing in Ukraine

Washington (CNN)Two months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Biden administration has increased the amount of intelligence it shares with Kyiv, contributing to successful strikes… Read More ›

Russia lifts blockade, planning integration of Crimea and Russia

Russia lifts blockade, planning integration of Crimea and Russia

Crimea has been blockaded since 2014 when Russia illegally annexed the territory.   Russia is planning the integration of cities across the occupied Crimean peninsula… Read More ›

FDA Restricts J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine Due To Blood Clot Risk

FDA Restricts J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine Due To Blood Clot Risk

  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare… Read More ›

US reports shortage of Javelins, Stingers after Ukraine aid

US reports shortage of Javelins, Stingers after Ukraine aid

Blumenthal and other members of Congress have called for the Biden administration to invoke the Defense Production Act.   Senator Richard Blumenthal (D, CT) said… Read More ›

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s supply lines are intensifying. Ukraine’s national railway hasn’t buckled

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s supply lines are intensifying. Ukraine’s national railway hasn’t buckled

Lviv, Ukraine – The smell of burnt wire and rubber still lingered in the air around the railway power station on the outskirts of Lviv… Read More ›

Why May 9 is a big day for Russia, and what a declaration of war would mean

Why May 9 is a big day for Russia, and what a declaration of war would mean

  Russia may have invaded Ukraine on February 24, but President Vladimir Putin has insisted that his troops are carrying out a “special military operation”… Read More ›

Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leak Suggests High Court Will Overturn Roe

Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leak Suggests High Court Will Overturn Roe

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind… Read More ›

Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico

Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico

  In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel… Read More ›

Russians plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they’ve been remotely disabled

Russians plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they’ve been remotely disabled

  Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership — and shipped it to Chechnya,… Read More ›

Beijing shuts Universal Studios, bans restaurant dining in major escalation of Covid restrictions

Beijing shuts Universal Studios, bans restaurant dining in major escalation of Covid restrictions

Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide proof of a negative Covid test to enter public venues… Read More ›

Russian bank executive joins Ukrainian forces in Kyiv

Russian bank executive joins Ukrainian forces in Kyiv

The former bank executive fled to defend Ukraine, though several other Russian business executives have been at the mercy of the Kremlin.   Gazprombank’s Vice… Read More ›

Russia making ‘slow and uneven’ progress as military tries to fix problems that plagued early invasion, US officials say

Russia making ‘slow and uneven’ progress as military tries to fix problems that plagued early invasion, US officials say

Russian forces have made some progress in Moscow’s renewed assault on eastern Ukraine, according to US and NATO officials, as their military tries to fix… Read More ›

Russia’s tanks in Ukraine have a ‘jack-in-the-box’ design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war

Russia’s tanks in Ukraine have a ‘jack-in-the-box’ design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war

  Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going to plan. Hundreds of Russian… Read More ›

Russia will shut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

Russia will shut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria

London – Russia is cutting off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after they refused to pay in rubles, dramatically escalating tensions with the… Read More ›

Explosions heard near gov’t building in pro-Russia Transnistria – report

Explosions heard near gov’t building in pro-Russia Transnistria – report

Unverified eyewitness photos shared on Telegram show two used grenade launchers on the street near the building.   Several explosions were reported near the State… Read More ›

What were Hitler, Stalin, Mao, like as kids? Early years of 6 dictators…plus Putin

What were Hitler, Stalin, Mao, like as kids? Early years of 6 dictators…plus Putin

In ‘Before Evil,’ out on April 26, author and historian Brandon Gauthier paints a picture of typical, if somewhat misfit, youths who enjoyed reading and… Read More ›

Trump Says He Has No Plans To Rejoin Twitter After Musk Deal

Trump Says He Has No Plans To Rejoin Twitter After Musk Deal

  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he has no intention of rejoining Twitter even if his account is reinstated… Read More ›

Austin’s assertion that US wants to ‘weaken’ Russia underlines Biden strategy shift

Austin’s assertion that US wants to ‘weaken’ Russia underlines Biden strategy shift

  Washington – As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed into a grinding war of attrition with no meaningful peace deal in sight, the US… Read More ›

WHO: 1 Child Has Died In Mystery Liver Disease Outbreak

WHO: 1 Child Has Died In Mystery Liver Disease Outbreak

BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children… Read More ›