Ukraine’s military has reported “bloody battles unprecedented in recent decades” in the eastern city of Bakhmut as the death toll from a Russian attack on residential buildings in nearby Sloviansk climbed to 11. The reported battles on Saturday came as the Russian defence ministry said fighters from its Wagner mercenary group had captured two more … Read moreUkraine reports ‘unprecedented bloody battles’ in Bakhmut
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the United Kingdom’s parliamentary watchdog over a possible failure to declare shares his wife holds in an agency benefitting from a recent budget, a parliamentary watchdog has disclosed. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg on Thursday launched the probe into shares Akshata Murty holds in childcare … Read moreSunak investigated over wife’s interest in UK childcare firm
Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus have been acquitted over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight after a French court ruled their errors could not be proven as the disaster’s cause. While the ruling was expected after prosecutors recommended to the Paris court not to seek a conviction, it is still a huge blow … Read moreFrench court acquits Air France, Airbus over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
The United States ambassador to Russia has visited detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow jail, marking the first consular access granted to the imprisoned US journalist amid calls for his release. Ambassador Lynne Tracy confirmed on Monday that Gershkovich is “in good health and remains strong”. Her visit comes a week … Read moreUS envoy visits WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russian jail
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose stance on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has been met with ire by the United States and other Western nations. Lavrov arrived in the capital Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in … Read moreLavrov to meet with Brazil’s Lula as US fumes over Ukraine stance