On Friday 22 March, Islamic State claimed its deadliest attack in Europe when gunmen affiliated with the group stormed into the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow and opened fire on people attending a rock concert. More than 100 people were killed. Russian police failed to thwart the attack despite warnings issued by the US to Moscow that extremist groups were plotting attacks in Russia. President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the involvement of 'radical Islamists' but suggested...
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed on Monday Ukraine's plans to hold a "peace summit" in Switzerland later this year, insisting that the Ukrainian "problem" cannot be
The motorcyclist and his pillion passenger killed by a motorist this morning on Van ‘t Hogerhuysstraat in Suriname are both of Cuban origin. It is understood that the matter concerns the couple; 52-year-old motorcycle racer Enrique Joson Cabrera and his partner 53-year-old Margarita Pia Martinez (photo). The Surinamese police investigation shows that the motorcyclist was […]
A wave of Ukrainian drones has targeted Russia on the third and final day of voting in Russia’s presidential election. Ukraine launched a total of 36 drones overnight over Russia, aimed at various parts of the country, including the capital Moscow, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. Russian air defense forces “intercepted and destroyed” four drones over Moscow and Yaroslavl respectively, three each over Belgorod and Kursk, two over Kaluga, single drones over Rostov, Oryol and Bryansk,...
Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people, officials said today, while Russia claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border.
“We Loved It All” is Lydia Millet’s “anti-memoir.” In previous interviews, Millet has rejected memoir in its traditional form for its emphasis on a single person and their overcoming of obstacles as individual achievement. Preferring to situate each of us in relation to the amalgam of culture, environment and social structures that contain us, Millet emphasizes her role as observer in pointing to our environmental future. Memoirs steeped in the natural world have tended toward personal...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind the “barbaric terrorist attack”.
Ukraine Drones Again Target Strategic Bomber Base Deep Inside Russia On Wednesday a wave of Ukrainian drones targeted a well-known airbase deep inside Russia which is home to strategic bombers. The air base, called Engels 2, is near the Russian city by the same name, and nearby residents reported hearing at least four explosions during the attack. The Main Directorate of Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) has since owned up to the attack, with sources in Russia confirming to...
Several people have been detained for vandalism at polling stations on a
Vietnam strongly condemns terrorism in all forms and believes that the perpetrators will be strictly punished
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that authorities have detained 11 people in the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people and left the sprawling venue a smoldering ruin.
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly attack that saw gunmen in combat gear burst into a concert hall in Moscow, spraying bullets into the crowd and throwing explosives.]]>