[ad_1] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russian President Vladimir Putin has never threatened him or Germany, following claims by Boris Johnson that Putin threatened the former U.K. prime minister with a missile strike. “Putin didn’t threaten me or Germany” in the phone conversations the chancellor has had with the Russian leader, Scholz told German newspaper … Read more
[ad_1] KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to veto a new law that strengthens punishment for wayward military personnel on Thursday, rejecting a petition signed by over 25,000 Ukrainians who argue it’s too harsh. “The key to the combat capability of military units and ultimately of Ukraine’s victory, is compliance with military discipline,” Zelenskyy said … Read more
[ad_1] KYIV — Pete Reed, an American volunteer medic and founder of the NGO Global Response Medicine, was killed while helping to evacuate civilians in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Reed, a former U.S. Marine, died on Thursday in the besieged city in the Donetsk region of the country, GRM said late Friday. “In January, … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Love Star Wars? Hate Vladimir Putin? Then there’s good news as Luke Skywalker is to start selling signed posters to raise cash for maintaining the Ukrainian army’s drone supply. “We decided to sign Star Wars posters, a limited amount,” Mark Hamill, the actor … Read more
[ad_1] A U.S. citizen was arrested for walking a cow through Red Square in Moscow, according to local media. Alicia Day, “who is a vegetarian and animal rights activist, was walking on Red Square … using a calf as visual propaganda and shouting the slogan ‘animals are not food,’” a judge at Moscow’s Tverskoy district … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Whisper it softly, but the Brexit endgame has arrived. Eighteen months after Brussels and London reopened talks on the contentious Northern Ireland protocol — and more than three years after Britain actually left the EU — panicked officials on both sides … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — As nations around the world scramble to secure crucial semiconductor supply chains over fears about relations with China, the U.K. is falling behind. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the world’s heavy reliance on Taiwan and China for the most advanced chips, which … Read more
[ad_1] David Gower wants Ben Stokes and Co. to deliver in the Ashes. He wants England to continue playing their fearless brand of cricket everywhere around the world. The former England captain, however, warned that the Aussies have a strong bowling line-up to give them a stiff challenge. The statement comes as Stokes guided England … Read more
[ad_1] South Africa’s captain Dane van Niekerk said she is “absolutely broken” about being left out the T20 World Cup squad for failing to meet fitness standards. Van Niekerk’s recovery from a broken ankle has contributed to her absence for the Proteas since September 2021 but she was left out of the tri-series with India … Read more
[ad_1] On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Seventh Memphis police officer relieved of duty over fatal Tyre Nichols traffic stop A seventh Memphis police officer was relieved of duty over the fatal Tyre Nichols traffic stop, while fire officials have also been let go. Plus, USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise looks at an artificial intelligence prediction … Read more