A right-wing Ukrainian activist and military blogger, who was once reportedly offered a job by Vladimir Zelensky, has apparently mocked the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced on Monday morning that the head of the Catholic Church had passed away at age 88. Sergey Sternenko, the former leader of …
Read More »Vatican reveals cause of Pope Francis’s death
Pope Francis died from a stroke followed by heart failure, the Vatican has confirmed, outlining the health complications that led to the pontiff’s passing at age 88 on Easter Monday. The Holy See announced that Francis died at 7:35am on April 21 at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican …
Read More »Poland summons Israeli envoy over aid worker’s death
Warsaw has summoned Ambassador Yakov Livne after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a Polish aid worker in Gaza. The Polish authorities were critical of how Israel handled the incident and demanded compensation for the victim’s family. On Monday, the IDF carried out three consecutive airstrikes on a humanitarian convoy, …
Read More »Moscow concert hall death toll reaches 140
A person seriously hurt in the terrorist attack near Moscow last Friday has died from their injuries, Russian Deputy Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has announced. Doctors did everything they could to save the patient’s life, he told journalists on Wednesday. An earlier statement by the head of the Russian Investigative …
Read More »Death toll in Moscow terrorist attack rises to 137
Friday’s terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall claimed at least 137 lives, according to an update from Russia’s Investigative Committee. The search for bodies is continuing as of Sunday in the part of the complex that burned down in a massive fire. A group of gunmen stormed Crocus City …
Read More »EU demands ‘international investigation’ into Navalny’s death
Russia must allow an international investigation into the death of opposition activist and anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny, EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has said. The 47-year-old Navalny unexpectedly died on Friday in a Russian prison, where he was serving a lengthy sentence stemming from several criminal convictions. “Russia must allow …
Read More »Ukraine a ‘matter of life and death’ – Putin
The Ukraine crisis is of existential importance for Russia, President Vladimir Putin told reporter Pavel Zarubin on Sunday, while it is only a tactical issue for NATO. He explained that the main goal of his deep dive into the country’s history during an interview earlier this month with American journalist Tucker …
Read More »US response to Navalny’s death is ‘interference’ in Russia’s affairs – envoy
The US reaction to the death in prison of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is an attempt to meddle in the country’s internal affairs, Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, has said. He also rebuked the US for not trying to get to the bottom of the issue before making …
Read More »Death toll spikes in Ukrainian shelling of Russian city
The number of fatalities in the Ukrainian shelling of a busy market in Donetsk has climbed to at least 25, Denis Pushilin, the leader of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, has said. Some 20 civilians were wounded in the “horrendous” attack on Sunday, he wrote in a post on Telegram. Many …
Read More »Ukraine suspends death threat transgender military spokesperson
The Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces has fired its transender American spokesperson for threatening a wave of assassinations against “Kremlin propagandists” around the world. Sarah Ashton-Cirillo’s dramatic threat drew the attention of US Senator JD Vance, who asked the administration of President Joe Biden to explain if it was funding this …
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