Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that Kyiv was linked to the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people. In a video statement and written post on X, Zelenksyy responded to Putin’s Saturday night address to the nation in which the Russian leader said his authorities arrested four suspects …
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Iran looks to AI to weather Western sanctions, help military to fight 'on the cheap'
Iran has made it no secret that it plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) to help better its military capabilities, but Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is now turning to Iran’s private sector in a move he thinks will boost his crippling economy. On Sunday, Raisi met with private sector companies to announce Tehran’s intent to invest in digital …
Read More »Death toll rises to 133 in Moscow terror attack, 11 suspects arrested
The death toll in Friday’s terror attack on a concert in Moscow has soared to at least 133, Russia’s top state investigative agency said Saturday, with authorities saying they have apprehended 11 suspects, four of whom were reported to be directly involved in the onslaught. President Vladimir Putin addressed the shocked nation in a televised broadcast on Saturday, slamming the …
Read More »Ukrainian women's presence in tech sector has become ‘more pronounced’ since Russia's invasion, reports reveal
War in Ukraine has pushed women into more leadership roles in its growing tech sector, where they are gaining experience and contacts abroad that could help rebuild the economy when the conflict ends, some entrepreneurs, companies and investors say. With most men unable to leave Ukraine, women tech entrepreneurs like Anna Lissova, 30, who runs mental health startup Pleso Therapy, …
Read More »Russia launches ‘large-scale’ attack on Ukraine's energy sector, causing at least 3 deaths, widespread outages
Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people, officials said Friday. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times. The goal is not just to damage, but to try …
Read More »Ukrainian refugees, wounded soldiers hope for US aid as funding remains stalled
MINNEAPOLIS – Over $113 billion in U.S. tax dollars have already been sent to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion. But an additional $60 billion in aid is stalled in Congress and defense officials warn Ukraine is running out of resources. In Ukraine, there is a shortage of soldiers, ammunition and confidence that Western aid will come soon. Tens …
Read More »Russia launches dozens of missiles at Kyiv in first attack in 44 days, leaving 12 people, 1 child injured
Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in 44 days, officials said. Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, they said. Residents of Kyiv were woken up by loud explosions around 5 a.m. as the …
Read More »How the Ukraine aid debate could bring back a House infestation of boll weevils and gypsy moths
It’s a little late in 2024 to compose an “in and out” list. Baby reveals are apparently in. Swag is in. So are press-on nails. The outs? Supposedly podcasts. (Really?) Mullets (I thought they already were). Vaping.Congress is usually behind the times. So that’s why it took Capitol Hill until spring to craft an “in and out” list. It’s a …
Read More »US national security adviser Jake Sullivan visits Kyiv as stalemate in Washington holds up aid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan sought to reassure Ukrainians during an unannounced visit to Kyiv Wednesday that the U.S. will continue to support their efforts to fend off Russia’s two-year-old invasion. The national security adviser expressed optimism that lawmakers in Washington will break a monthlong logjam and approve tens of billions of …
Read More »Ballet in Ukrainian bomb shelter allows escape from the horrors of war
In a dance studio that doubles as a bomb shelter in northeast Ukraine, the little girls in pink tutus prance in like gusts of air. Timed to classical music, the 9-year olds jump and glide. Occasionally, they misbehave, prompting a curt rebuke from Marina Altukhova, their instructor. The Princess Ballet Studio is a spartan, windowless space under an apartment complex, …
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