CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government was coming under more pressure Wednesday for refusing to release cargo documents relating to a visit to a Russian ship that the United States says collected cargo weapons for Moscow. Separately, a senior member of South Africa’s ruling party added to the scrutiny of the … Read more
Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his high-profile Twitter Spaces launch event, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announcing his candidacy for the presidency, struggled with technical problems and a nearly half-hour delay on Tuesday. The billionaire Twitter owner said the problems were due to “strained” servers because so many … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian private army chief Wagner has again broken the Kremlin line on Ukraine, saying his aim to demilitarize the country has backfired, acknowledging that Russian troops have killed civilians and agreeing with Western estimates that he lost over 20,000 men in the Battle of Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin said around half of those … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he would send Republican negotiators to the White House to complete the debt limit talks, but warned the two sides are “still far apart” as they try to reach a budget deal with President Joe Biden. McCarthy said he remained optimistic that progress could be made … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine – Russian private army chief Wagner said his forces lost more than 20,000 men in the long-running battle of Bakhmut, about half of those who died in the eastern town of Ukraine being Russian convicts recruited to fight in the 15 Month War. That figure stands in stark contrast to Moscow’s widely disputed … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian private army chief Wagner says his forces lost more than 20,000 fighters in the long battle for Bakhmutwith about 20% of the 50,000 Russian convicts he recruited to fight in the 15-month war dying in the city in eastern Ukraine. The figure contrasts sharply with widely disputed claims by Moscow … Read more
The law essentially prohibits public domestic flights between French destinations when a train journey of less than 2 hours and 30 minutes is available. The World Wide Fund for Nature describes aviation’s environmental footprint as “one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions driving global climate change”. A plane in the sky of … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri man rented a U-Haul truck Monday night and then crashed it into a security fence across from the White House hours later, authorities said Tuesday. The truck driver crashed into the barrier near the north side of Lafayette Square around 10 p.m. Monday, the Secret Service said in a statement. … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops and security forces battled for a second day on Tuesday against an alleged cross-border raid that Moscow blamed on Ukrainian military saboteurs but Kiev described as an uprising against the Kremlin by partisans Russians. Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the Ukrainian border, said forces continued to … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A popular Orlando restaurant that regularly hosts drag shows has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis Monday, less than a week after signing a bill that targets drag performances. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Orlando by the owner of Hamburger Mary’s Orlando … Read more
