The New York Police Department is investigating an attack on a Columbia University staff member who says he was struck in the head and had xenophobic remarks shouted at him last week near campus. Ben Chang, the university’s spokesperson and vice president for communications, was on his way to work on June 17 when a […]
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao‘s spokesman resigned from office and will be replaced by an interim, KTVU has learned. “I resigned my position as chief of communications,” Francis Zamora wrote in an email on Tuesday. “I thank my colleagues for their professionalism and dedication. It was an honor to serve the City of […]
A court in Russia on Monday convicted a Meta spokesperson of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia’s independent news site Mediazona reported. According to the outlet, the charges against Meta communications director Andy Stone stem from his remarks in 2022 following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on […]
An Israeli military spokesman has announced an unspecified response following the major Iranian attack on Israel. “We will respond to Iran with action, not words,” he told the Iranian exile broadcaster Iran International on Sunday, according to a post on social media platform X. The military spokesman did not go into detail about what Israeli […]
On the Kharkiv front, Russians have concentrated their forces on advancing towards Kupiansk. In turn, Ukraine’s Defence Forces have built a defence line on the Lyman-Kupiansk front and have occupied strong fortifications. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Illia Yevlash, spokesman for the Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group of Forces, on air of the national 24/7 newscast […]
There may be no large-scale missile attacks on Ukraine on 24 February, the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but Ukrainian defenders are ready to repel such an attack. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Air Force of Ukraine, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast on 23 February Details: A journalist […]
Despite the significant losses in the war against Ukraine, Russia still has a large aircraft fleet and the capacity to produce about several aircraft a year, in addition to repairing the old aircraft. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform news agency Quote: “We should not hope […]
The destruction of the missile boat Ivanovets by Ukraine’s MAGURA V5 drones has created an unusual situation for the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Navy, Dmitry Pletenchuk, said on national television on Feb. 12. The Russian fleet is currently engaged in the protection and defense of its base points and the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kirby, President Joe Biden‘s national security spokesman, is getting an expanded role at the White House, according to a U.S. official. Kirby will have a new title, White House national security communications adviser, and will be named an assistant to the White House, the official said Sunday. The official was not […]
The International House of Prayer of Kansas City has received new misconduct reports in recent weeks, a spokesman said Sunday as the 24/7 prayer ministry continues to investigate sex abuse allegations against its founder. “There have actually been a few new reports of misconduct that have come in in the last three weeks, and they […]
The Air Force of Ukraine has made fun of Russian propaganda reports that the Russian army has supposedly detected and shot down Western F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine. Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Details: A journalist joked that the Russians claimed in their […]