
Arrest, detain, repeat: the Russian war critics caught in jail 'carousel'
Consecutive jailings aren't illegal, as Russian law allows judges to order "administrative" detentions up to 30 days for minor infractions.
Thu Sep 07 2023

Russia halts grain deal in what UN calls blow to needy people everywhere
The Kremlin said there was no link between the attack and its decision to suspend the grain deal.
Tue Jul 18 2023

Crimea Bridge: why is it important and what happened to it
The bridge is a crucial supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine.
Mon Jul 17 2023

Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge, reports of blasts
Sergei Aksyonov, a Russian-installed governor, said the emergency occurred on the 145th pillar of the bridge.
Mon Jul 17 2023

Putin drives across Crimea bridge in a Mercedes
Ukraine has vowed to return Crimea, which relies on the bridge for supplies.
Tue Dec 06 2022

Iranian trainers on the ground helped Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, US says
Iranian military trainers had been sent to Crimea to assist Russian forces using Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine.
Fri Oct 21 2022

Ukraine says Russia's investigation into Crimea bridge blast is 'nonsense'
Putin has blamed Ukraine's security forces for the explosion.
Wed Oct 12 2022

Why the Kerch Bridge is important for Russia
The Kerch Bridge that was damaged in a powerful blast on Saturday provides Russia a critical connection to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it illegally annexed in 2014.
Sun Oct 09 2022

Russia set to annex Ukraine territory; West warns of new sanctions
The referendums and notion of annexations has been rejected globally, as was Russia's 2014 takeover of Crimea from Ukraine.
Thu Sep 29 2022

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
Zelenskiy said Ukraine would recapture its annexed peninsula of Crimea from Russia by any means it deemed right.
Wed Aug 24 2022

Ukraine's leader says 'nothing left' of Mariupol, Kherson also facing humanitarian disaster
Capturing Mariupol would help Russian forces secure a land corridor to the Crimea peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Wed Mar 23 2022

Now a refugee, Eurovision's Jamala lifts Ukraine spirits from abroad
The invasion was "ruining the European values which we built over so many years" following World War II, Jamala said.
Thu Mar 10 2022

Airlines should stop flying over all of Ukraine's airspace - Conflict zone monitor
The US, Italy, Canada, France and Britain have advised their airlines to avoid certain airspace above eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
Thu Feb 24 2022

Russia says video shows tanks, military equipment leaving Crimea
Moscow announced a partial pullback of forces from near Ukraine on Tuesday.
Wed Feb 16 2022

Canada urges avoiding non-essential travel to Ukraine due to 'Russian aggression'
Canada has taken a hard line with Russia since its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Mon Jan 17 2022

Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
Astronomers find three layers on a scorching gas planet orbiting a star larger and hotter than the sun.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025