Ukrainian troops approach outskirts of Kherson after taking key town

Read More Ukrainian forces were closing in on the outskirts of Kherson city as Russia said on Thursday it had begun the retreat from the southern city that it announced the previous day. Hours after Ukraine claimed the liberation of the key town of Snihurivka, images emerged of relaxed-looking soldiers from Ukraine’s 28th Mechanised Brigade […]

Justice Sotomayor Defends N.Y. Vaccine Mandate

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected a challenge to prevent New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers against a group of teachers, firefighters and many others who opposed the original policy.

Putin to skip Indonesia G20 summit due to assassination fear: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin will skip next week’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia in a move that some believe was made due to concern over a possible assassination attempt. “The reasons as to why Putin is not going to G20 are serious,” Russian political strategist and Putin adviser Sergey Markov said, according to The Independent. […]

Russia flew stolen Western cash and weapons to Iran: Report

Russia sent cash and stolen Western weapons to Iran in August, the first glimpse of what Tehran has been getting in exchange for helping the Russian war effort in Ukraine. “As always, there’s no free lunch in international politics and not least among the likes of Moscow and Tehran,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at […]

‘Plastic Man’ has a mission: Cleaning up Senegal

On a beach in Senegal with so much plastic trash that much of the sand is covered, one man is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of plastics–by wearing many of the bags, cups and other junk that might just as soon be part of trash piles. Environmental activist Modou Fall, who many simply […]