Some conscripts to the Russian war effort from the Donbas region are turning on their commanders and refusing to fight on, after being handed antiquated rifles designed in the 19th century, and forced to drink from ponds littered with dead frogs.One student draftee was given an automatic weapon but no instructions on how to fire…
Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council during the Trump administration, discusses Russia’s actions in Ukraine and how Vladimir Putin could tighten his grip on power.
Despite retreating away from Kyiv in a perfunctory display of de-escalating tensions, Russian forces are leaving landmines in their wake, and civilians have been found executed—some with their hands bound behind their backs, Ukrainian officials said Saturday.“Bucha, Kyiv region. The bodies of people with tied hands, who were shot dead by Russian soldiers lie in…
Amid confusion over a seven-hour gap in the White House phone logs on the day of the January 6 insurrection, a new report from CNN sheds light on how President Donald Trump would move calls to his cellphone.Although White House officials are supposed to use secure lines of communication, Trump made a habit of rejecting…
With the U.S. public showing a vast disapproval of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of his invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has sought to explain his glowing appraisal of the Russian leader’s moves leading up to the war.On Wednesday, Trump released a statement in which he parsed the semantics of using the…
President Joe Biden snapped at Fox News reporter Peter Doocy on Monday, responding to the journalist’s question by saying: “Why should I tell you?”Doocy had asked what the U.S. would do specifically in response to a possible chemical weapons attack by Russia on Ukraine.Biden said Russia’s use of such weapons would trigger a “significant response.”Doocy…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A voter casts his ballot at Dona Ana County Government Center during the New Mexico primary in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Ratje/File Photo 2/2 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday said it is proposing $15 billion over 10 years in election…
© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One to fly to Washington, at Warsaw Chopin Airport, in Warsaw, Poland March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will propose a minimum tax on billionaires as part of the fiscal 2023 budget that is expected to be unveiled on Monday,…
President Joe Biden’s remarks that Russian President Vladimir Putin should no longer be in power could give Putin the freedom to stop showing any restraint, experts told The Washington Post.At the end of his speech from the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, Biden said “for God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”The…
© Reuters. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico March 24, 2022. Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERS MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s central bank on Thursday voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 6.5%, a decision that was unexpectedly announced…





