Ukraine dismisses Trump-Putin relationship, brushes off U.S. election fears

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba attends a joint briefing with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Hanke Bruins Slot. Future Publishing | Getty Images Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC Thursday that he does not think there would be a big shift in support away from his country if Donald … Read more

Putin ‘precipitated virtually everything he sought to prevent’: Blinken

Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, speaks with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Russian President Vladimir Putin has “precipitated virtually everything he sought to prevent” by launching an invasion against Ukraine to separate Kyiv from the West, U.S. Secretary of State … Read more

Nikki Haley policy platform missing from campaign website

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley participate in the Republican presidential debate hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. January 10, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley has built her presidential campaign on the support of voters eager for a … Read more

Iran blasts: Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts near grave of Guards General Soleimani

Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in the country’s south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike. The two explosions — labelled a “terrorist attack” by state media and regional … Read more

Car Dealerships In Kyiv Hit By Russian Bombing Strike

Screenshot: Radio Svoboda Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed increased intensity and frequency of attacks on Ukraine, and started 2024 with a bombardment of the country’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv. Tuesday’s shelling and drone attacks lasted more than ninety minutes and resulted in death and destruction, leaving smoldering residential and commercial districts across the … Read more

President Volodymyr Zelensky As Russia Strikes Kill 18 People

Ukraine said Russia had fired 158 missiles and drones on Ukraine. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were … Read more

National Geographic’s Pictures of the Year

Some 165 photographers working on assignment for National Geographic shot more than 2.1 million images in 2023. Now, 29 are featured in its annual “Pictures of the Year” retrospective. The feature — published in the magazine’s December issue and online in November — contains “stunning photographs that unearth remarkable, rarely seen moments,” according to National … Read more

Biden campaign: Trump ‘parroted Hitler’

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a “Commit to Caucus” event for his supporters in Coralville, Iowa, U.S., December 13, 2023.  Vincent Alban | Reuters The Biden campaign slammed former President Donald Trump for echoing Nazi sentiments with his repeated statements on Saturday night that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” … Read more

Putin quizzed by apparent AI version of himself during live phone-in

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his combine call-in-show and annual press conference on December 14, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked a question by what appeared to be an AI-generated “deepfake” of himself during a Q&A session with the public Thursday. Putin … Read more

At Annual Year-End Press Conference, Vladimir Putin Says There Will Be Peace In Ukraine When…

The Russian President held an event called ‘Direct Line with Vladimir Putin’. Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual televised question and answer session with people of the country, which has been combined with his year-end press conference. Apart from Russian citizens, several journalists too are present for the marathon event. At the event, … Read more