Russians are conducting telephone surveys on socio-political topics among local residents in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported on Telegram on Jan. 21. “The occupiers are terrorizing residents on the phone,” Fedorov wrote. Read also: Russia decides to hold “presidential elections” in the occupied territories of Ukraine Residents of temporarily […]
Days before the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump is appearing twice in court this week — on Tuesday in Washington and Thursday in New York. He was not required to attend either hearing. But advisers say he believes the court appearances dramatize what is fast becoming a central theme of his campaign: that President […]
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Tuesday, January 9, 2024. ● ‘To confuse & locate air defenses’ — Why Russia throws so many munitions at sleeping Ukrainian citiesWhile Russia attacked Ukraine in a mass multi-wave missile and drone attack for the third time in 10 days on Jan. 8, they did not use […]
Bill Ackman has spent much of his career investing in undervalued companies, demanding change and pursuing very public pressure campaigns — often moving to oust the management or the board. – Matthew Eisman/Getty Images Bill Ackman’s calls for the removal of Harvard University President Claudine Gay were ripped straight out of a corporate raider’s playbook. […]
France is committed to producing more weapons in Ukraine, not just donating or purchasing them. Source: French Ambassador Gaël Veyssière in an interview on Franceinfo Quote: “French support for the supply of military equipment is, of course, continuing. It will gradually change its nature, as the goal is to produce more weapons in Ukraine, rather […]
The Israeli military confirmed that it was pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip, a step that could clear the way for a new long-term phase of lower-intensity fighting against the Hamas militant group. The confirmation of the planned troop drawdown came the same day that Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key […]
Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza City districts on Monday, residents said, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers, but fighting raged elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave along with intense bombardment. Israel says the war in Gaza, which has reduced much of the territory to rubble, killing thousands […]
Ukraine’s strategic goal of reclaiming all of its territory has not changed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 19, adding that tactics may be adjusted based on this year’s results. “The strategy cannot be changed, according to our constitution. These are all our territories,” Zelensky said in response to a journalist’s question whether the lack […]
A number of Democratic lawmakers who served in the military and in the CIA say Israel’s tactics in the Gaza Strip are endangering efforts to defeat Hamas militants and called on President Joe Biden to use “all our leverage” to secure an immediate shift in Israel’s approach. In a letter sent Monday to Biden, the […]
My first book on Donald Trump was an examination of one of the world’s most successful outlaws. Over the course of five decades, Trump had been accused of sexual assault, tax evasion, money laundering, non-payment of employees, and the defrauding of tenants, customers, contractors, investors, bankers, attorneys, and charities. Along the way Trump owned at […]