AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarUkraine war: 25 dead as Russian missiles hit citiesverified_publisherBBC News - By Hugo Bachega in Uman & Antoinette Radford in LondonBBC News Among those killed were a mother and her three-year-old daughter in the city of Dnipro, officials say. Ukraine war: 25 dead as Russian missiles hit cities
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarIran seized oil tanker headed for Texas, U.S. Navy saysNBC News - By Associated PressThursday’s seizure by Iran was the latest in a string of hijackings and explosions to roil the region amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program. The U.S. Navy said Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarUkraine war: Ex-BBC journalist Bondarenko killed on front lineverified_publisherBBC News - By Svitlana Dorosh in Kyiv & Kateryna Khinkulova in LondonBBC News Oleksandr Bondarenko had volunteered to defend his country at the start of Russia's 2022 invasion. Ukraine war: Ex-BBC journalist Bondarenko killed on front line
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AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarRussia Launches Overnight Missile Attack Against Ukrainian CitiesKyiv PostSeveral cities were targeted overnight including Kyiv, the first such attack on the capital in 51 days; 21 of 23 missiles were shot down, according …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarHow Iran’s protests transformed into a national uprisingverified_publisherCNNCNN — Nearly a month after the start of nationwide protests, parts of Iran now bear the hallmarks of battle zones, with flares lighting up skies, gunfire ringing out and bloody scenes recorded in video footage. “I am recording this video about the situation in Sanandaj,” said one demonstrator, his …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarIran’s ‘women’s revolution’ could be a Berlin Wall momentverified_publisherCNNCNN — The Islamic regime in Iran has ruled for decades with fear and intimidation. Outrage at the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22 year-old who died after being detained by Iran’s morality policy, allegedly for improperly wearing her hijab, ignited nationwide protests across the country that have gone on …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarFirst on CNN: Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda’s leader in Julyverified_publisherCNN - By Alex MarquardtCNN — Top Biden administration officials met in-person with the Taliban on Saturday for the first time since al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the US in his apartment in Kabul in late July, two officials familiar with the talks said. The administration sent the CIA’s deputy director and …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarBiden’s chilling ‘Armageddon’ warning sharpens the stakes with Putinverified_publisherCNNCNN — To learn that an American president is talking so frankly about the possibility of nuclear “Armageddon,” as Joe Biden did Thursday, is bone chilling. It’s also a commentary on the grave uncertainty over how Russian President Vladimir Putin, a self-styled strongman, might react to the increasing …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarTwo Russians detained in Alaska were seeking asylum to avoid draftverified_publisherCNNCNN — Two Russians who crossed the Bering Strait, landing on western Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island earlier this week had been seeking asylum to avoid Russia’s draft in its ongoing war on Ukraine. “The Russian nationals reported that they fled one of the coastal communities on the east coast of Russia …
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarThe Nobel Peace Prize will be announced soon, as war rages nearbyCNN - By <a href="/profiles/kara-fox">Kara Fox</a>The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, one of humanity's most coveted accolades, will soon be made public. Follow here for the latest.
AvatarDoug SandlinAvatarAvatarUganda president apologizes to Kenya for son’s ill-advised invasion tweetsverified_publisherCNNCNN — President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to Kenyans over tweets posted by his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba that had repeatedly threatened to invade Uganda’s East African neighbor. In a series of tweets on Monday and Tuesday, Kainerugaba posted provocative messages, including proposing the …