European Union leaders were unsuccessful in reaching unanimity on banning Russian oil during a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers, Josep Borrell, high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, said Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Borrell said “unhappily” it was not possible to reach an agreement on a sixth sanctions package against Russia, … Read more
The Russia Defense Ministry says the evacuation of wounded Ukrainian forces from the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol has begun. Russian network RT has shown video of about 10 to 12 buses leaving the plant. The buses appear to be a mixture of hospital and ordinary transport — some are marked with a red cross. … Read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, D., tasked social media companies with doing a better job monitoring speech on their platforms following the deadly mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo Saturday. A gunman opened fire in a Tops Friendly Markets grocery store Saturday, killing 10 people and wounding three more, Buffalo police commissioner Joseph Gramaglia revealed in … Read more
Thousands of people were at a flea market in northern Houston on Sunday afternoon when a gunfight broke out between two groups of people, leaving two dead and at least three others wounded, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. “For now, it appears the wounded were all likely participants in the altercation,” Gonzalez said. “No innocent bystanders injured … Read more
Multiple people have been shot, with one killed, at Geneva Presbyterian Church on the 24000 block of El Toro Road in Laguna Woods on Sunday, according to the Orange County Sheriffs’ Department. OC Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said people in the church wrestled down the shooter, who was armed with two handguns, and tied him up … Read more
Russian forces have likely run out of combat-ready reservists, forcing Moscow to bring in soldiers from different elements, including private military companies proxy militias, the Institute for the Study of War has said. In its latest campaign assessment the institute said Ukraine’s army had around 2,500 Russian reservists were training in Russia’s Belgorod, Voronezh and … Read more
African countries are among those hoping to increase their exports of gas to the European Union, after the EU committed to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s suspension of deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles, the Russian currency, was a stark reminder of … Read more
Jason Momoa is offering his apology. While filming his upcoming Universal Pictures sequel Fast X opposite Vin Diesel in Italy, the Hollywood star took to Instagram earlier this week to share some photos and videos of himself as he visited the famed Vatican church, Sistine Chapel. He was quickly made aware by the netizens that shooting inside the chapel is … Read more
The biggest night for the music industry is here as the Billboard Music Awards are being held in Las Vegas on May 15. With some big names of the industry competing against each other this year, fans have been awaiting to see who takes home the biggest honours of the evening. Among the non-televised winners, … Read more
Since Russian forces were pushed back from Kyiv at the end of March, the bodies of more than 1,000 civilians have been discovered in the Bucha region – many hastily buried in shallow graves. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford has been investigating what happened at a children’s summer camp – now being treated as a crime … Read more
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday “reiterated the unwavering US support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and security assistance efforts” with the country’s defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, and provided an update of his call with their Russian counterpart, according to the US Department of Defense. Austin spoke with Reznikov “to discuss the situation on the battlefield … Read more
— When in Rome, don’t drive your fancy sports car down historic stairways. That advice apparently went unheeded by a man who this week drove his rented Maserati down the city’s Spanish Steps and now faces charges for allegedly causing damage to the landmark, according to police in the Italian capital. The unnamed 37-year-old Saudi national … Read more
Federal and state investigators have interviewed the parents of accused mass shooter Payton Gendron and have executed a number of search warrant in connection with his alleged Saturday attack, which left 10 people dead and another three wounded, officials said Sunday. New York State troopers and agents with the FBI traveled to 18-year-old Gendron’s … Read more
Millions of Australians will vote in a federal election on Saturday. But, asks Nick Bryant, is the country’s luck running out? Australia feels right now more like an Anxious Country. Gone is the economic swagger that came from its almost 30-year run without plunging into recession. Absent is the kind of hope and expectation that … Read more
‘ Margaret Brennan pressed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about why it has taken the Biden administration “so long” to respond to the baby formula shortage during Sunday’s “Face the Nation.” “I know the president said more action is coming, but this has been ongoing for months. There were supply chain issues already, then you have issues with this … Read more
Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs. He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017. The ballot was limited to Somalia’s 328 MPs due to security concerns over holding a wider election, and … Read more
The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had researched the local demographics and drove to the area a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible, officials said Sunday. The racially motivated attack came a year after the gunman was … Read more
Russian forces fired at the hospital in Severodonetsk on Sunday, Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posted to his official Telegram channel. Nine civilians were injured and received medical treatment at the hospital, which continued to operate during shelling, he said. “Over the past day, the orcs (a derogatory Ukrainian term … Read more
