About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine’s borders and avoid fighting in the war against Russia which started in 2022, the spokesman for Ukraine’s border service told Ukrinform news agency. “Some lost their lives while attempting to cross a mountain river or traverse mountains,” said Andriy Demchenko, according to a Ukrinform report late on Monday. “Overall, …
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Portuguese-flagged ship targeted in Arabian Sea drone assault; Houthi rebels claim responsibility
A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there, authorities said Tuesday. The attack on the MSC Orion, occurring some 375 miles off the coast of Yemen, appeared to be the first confirmed deep-sea assault claimed by …
Read More »Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route. The attack happened off the coast of Mokha, Yemen, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The ship sustained damage in the attack, the …
Read More »Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges faster US weapon deliveries
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that vital U.S. weapons were starting to arrive in Ukraine in small amounts. He said that the process needed to move faster. This is the result of advancing Russian forces trying to take advantage. REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: UKRAINE’S ZELENSKYY OPENS UP ON US AID, ISRAEL, TRUMP Zelenskyy spoke during a joint news conference in Kyiv …
Read More »Russia threatens seizure of US assets in response to potential confiscation of currency reserves
Russia may respond to any U.S. confiscation of its currency reserves frozen in the West by seizing the assets, including property and cash, of U.S. citizens and investors in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a senior security official, said on Saturday. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing the Biden administration to confiscate Russian assets held in American banks …
Read More »French police remove pro-Palestinian students from the courtyard of Sorbonne university in Paris
French police removed dozens of students from the Sorbonne university after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the main courtyard of the elite institution in Paris on Monday. About 50 protesters set up tents at midday Monday at the Sorbonne university courtyard in support of Palestinians, echoing similar encampments and solidarity demonstrations across the United States. STUDENTS AT PRESTIGIOUS PARIS UNIVERSITY OCCUPY CAMPUS …
Read More »World Central Kitchen, known for providing wartime food aid, to resume work in Gaza after staff deaths
World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike. Prior to halting operations, WCK had distributed more than 43 million meals in Gaza since October, representing by its own accounts 62% of all international NGO aid. The charity …
Read More »On this day in history, April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali refuses to serve military at height of Vietnam War
Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, entered the combative ring of politics and culture by refusing to serve in the United States military at the height of the Vietnam War on this day in history, April 28, 1967. “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong,” Ali famously said the year before, the exact quote the source of …
Read More »Israel debunks 'Hamas libels' about mass grave spread by media for internet clicks, says Netanyahu spokesman
JERUSALEM – The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel on Friday flatly rejected the disinformation campaign waged by the terrorist movement Hamas that the Jewish State was involved in any misconduct regarding a mass grave found at a battle site located on a hospital compound in Gaza. “Hamas libels know no limits. It’s sad to see how many news …
Read More »On this day in history, April 27, 1805, US Marines attack shores of Tripoli, key victory in Barbary Wars
The fledgling United States Marine Corps proved its dauntless courage with a “miracle” victory in the Battle of Derna on the shores of Tripoli in North Africa on this day in history, April 27, 1805. The successful attack against overwhelming numbers on the port city in present-day Libya, a stronghold of pirates who spent years attacking United States ships at …
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