Svitlana Savchenko uses a side table as a walking aid. She hunches impossibly low over the small piece of furniture, holding it with both hands to lift it up and place it back down in front of her, shuffling along awkwardly behind it. The 81-year-old Kharkiv resident is largely wheelchair-bound and is rarely able to … Read more
KYIV, UKRAINE — The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter has resigned, saying the human rights organization shot down her opposition to publishing a report that claimed Ukrainian forces had exposed civilians to Russian attacks by basing themselves in populated areas. In a statement posted Friday night on Facebook, Oksana Pokalchuk accused her former employer … Read more
Two men serving life sentences for murder in a Florida prison have been linked to two other murders with the help of newly discovered DNA samples, which led to the exoneration of another man who wrongfully served 37 years in prison for the rape and murder of Barbara Grams in 1983. Amos Robinson and Abron … Read more
Russia’s oil refinery that was struck by drones in June has resumed full operations, Interfax said on Friday, citing authorities. Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, located in the Rostov region, was struck by two drones in June, after which production at both primary crude oil distillation units was suspended. The attack created an explosion that erupted … Read more
The US crude oil benchmark dipped early on Thursday to the lowest level in months, falling below $90 a barrel for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February. As of 10:30 am ET on Thursday, the US benchmark WTI Crude had fallen by 1.16% on the day and traded at … Read more
Canada has disrupted an attempt to send materials to Russia in violation of sanctions imposed following the invasion of Ukraine, an official said Tuesday. Border officers in Montreal seized the shipment, described as “dual-use goods” banned from export to Russia under Canada’s sanctions regime. The shipment was one of more than a dozen with “suspected … Read more
Deep within a thicket of trees near Ukraine’s eastern front lines, a group of soldiers hurriedly dismantle a pile of branches to reveal a long barrel underneath, aimed straight at the Russian border. The men rush around the back of the M777 howitzer, loading its chamber with an artillery round and then standing back, fingers … Read more
Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced Saturday’s strike as “spit in the face” of Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the agreements. Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit the port’s infrastructure … Read more
The United States hopes that there will be an agreement on capping the price of Russian oil by December, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said at a security forum on Wednesday. “Our goal is to make sure that as that insurance ban is going into place, we’re in a position where there’s a price … Read more
Europe is scorching. Temperatures across parts of the continent are soaring to dangerous highs again on Tuesday. The high for London will be close to 40 degrees. Berlin will hit 35. Amid what’s been an intense, dangerous heat wave, there are difficult conversations happening across Europe about the future of energy, and how to prevent … Read more
