Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have cast a new spotlight on Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company run by a rogue millionaire with longtime ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Wagner spearheaded the revival of the stalled Russian offensive in Donetsk province, eastern Ukraine. The fierce house-to-house fighting produced some of the bloodiest encounters … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s National Rescue Service Mada said a gunman killed five people and injured three others in a shooting near a synagogue Friday night in East Jerusalem in one of the attacks deadliest against Israelis in years. The shooter was shot and reportedly killed. The killings came a day after Israeli troops killed … Read more
It has bothered me all my life. My father left my family when I was 7 years old. I don’t know how much child support he paid my mother. Shortly after graduating from college, he visited me for the first time since leaving the family. He told me that he wanted to send me money … Read more
US President Joe Biden previously pointed the finger at Exxon Mobil for making “more money than God” last year. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Some of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies are poised to report record annual profits, raking in extraordinary revenues after a year of volatile fossil fuel prices amid Russia’s assault … Read more
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians and injured several others in a large-scale raid Thursday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said. The deadliest operation in the territory in two decades has prompted Palestinian leaders to sever security ties with Israel, a move that could lead … Read more
A mural praises the Russian Wagner Group and its mercenaries fighting in Ukraine on March 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. Peter Crom | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new sanctions and additional measures targeting the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, saying it was engaged in … Read more
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – Jan Feb 23, 2023: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) meets South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor (right) during his official visit to Pretoria Ihsan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia and South Africa pledged this week to strengthen bilateral ties and will embark on a joint military exercise next month, … Read more
Pfizer‘sand ModernOmicron’s omicron boosters reduced the risk of mild illness from the XBB subvariant family compared to people who did not receive the injection, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Wednesday. The CDC study provides the first estimate of the true effectiveness of omicron injections against the XBB family of … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bolstering his criticisms, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin decided on Wednesday to delay new tax credits for electric vehiclesa key part of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law. Manchin said the guidelines issued by the Treasury Department allow manufacturers in Europe and other countries to circumvent requirements that significant parts of electric vehicle … Read more
BERLIN (AP) – Germany and the United States announced on Wednesday that they would send battle tanks to Ukraine, the first step in a coordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of heavy weapons to help Kyiv to break the fighting stalemate as the Russian invasion enters its 12th month. US President Joe Biden … Read more
