With its aspirations for a quick victory dashed by a stiff Ukrainian resistance, Russia has increasingly focused on grinding down Ukraine’s military in the east in the hope of forcing Kyiv into surrendering part of the country’s territory to possibly end the war. The bulk of the Ukrainian army is… Read More
Governments worldwide clamp down on Big Tech
The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on big tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers” such as Google and Facebook parent Meta. EU officials agreed late Thursday on wording for the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, part of a long-awaited… Read More
FBI warns of Russian hackers’ growing interest in US energy firms
The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in energy companies since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, though it is offering no indication that a specific cyberattack is planned. An FBI advisory obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday says Russian hackers have… Read More
U.S. sanctions North Korea over new missile
North Korea said Friday it test-fired its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile under the orders of leader Kim Jong Un, who vowed to expand the North’s “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States. The report by North Korean state media came a day after South… Read More
Ukraine: 300 civilians, including children, killed by Russian bomb
About 300 people were killed in the Russian airstrike last week that blasted open a Mariupol theater, Ukrainian authorities said Friday in what would make it the war’s deadliest known attack on civilians yet. In a vain attempt to protect the hundreds of people taking cover inside the theater, “CHILDREN”… Read More
Poland to abolish nearly all COVID-19 restrictions
Poland is abolishing practically all of its COVID-19 restrictions next week, a government official said Thursday. People will no longer be required to wear masks in indoor public spaces starting Monday, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said. The only exception will be in medical facilities, where staff and patients will still… Read More
Russian stock market opens for the first time since war
The Russian stock market opened Thursday for limited trading under heavy restrictions for the first time since Moscow invaded Ukraine, coming almost a month after prices plunged and the market was shut down as a way to insulate the economy. Trading of a limited number of stocks, including energy giants… Read More
U.S. announces further sanctions, accepts Ukrainian refugees
The United States will further expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the bloody invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, the Biden administration said the U.S. will increase its humanitarian assistance… Read More
Top-notch hospital in Qatar fills up… with falcons
At first glance, the Souq Waqif clinic in the historic center of Doha could be any other state-of-the-art hospital. Nurses in blue scrubs move briskly through the bright wards, conducting rounds. Radiology and operating rooms whir with the beeps and blinks of monitors. Specialists squint at X-rays and masked doctors… Read More
Longtime top Kremlin insider resigns, flees Russia
A Kremlin insider and top ally of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin fled Russia and denounced his country’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, reports say. Russian climate envoy Anatoly Chubais, 66, announced his resignation to colleagues on Tuesday. It is believed he left Russia shortly after denouncing the war. “Known as the… Read More
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