Wagner boss rubbishes Russian claims of Ukrainian casualties
Moscow says it inflicted 3,700 casualties on Kyiv on Monday, but Yevgeny Prigozhin calls the claim "absurd".
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Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
Lawyers for Ukraine have told the United Nations’ top court that Russia bankrolled a “campaign of intimidation and terror” by rebels in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 and sought to replace Crimea’s multiethnic community with “discriminatory Russian nationalism” after its occupation and annexation of the region. Kyiv is bringing a case against Russia linked to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukraine wants the world court to order Moscow to pay reparations for attacks in the regions, including for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that was shot down by Russia-backed rebels on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew.
Tunisian president suggests taxing rich as solution to fiscal problem
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday suggested raising taxes on richer people could be an alternative to socially painful reforms as a means to secure an international financial rescue package.
Zelensky: Ukraine to receive ‘significant number’ of F-16 fighter jets
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press conference that Ukraine will receive a "significant number" of F-16 fighter jets, based on discussions with European partners, Suspilne reported on June 6.
US intelligence points to Russia being behind Ukraine dam attack
U.S. intelligence is pointing to Russia being behind the destruction of a massive dam in Ukraine, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
4 Chinese, 4 Russian military planes enter S. Korea's air defense zone without notice: S. Korean military
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Four Chinese and four Russian military planes entered South Kore...
Ukraine Zoo With Hundreds of Animals Flooded After Khakhovka Dam Destroyed
Ukraine accuses Russia of 'ecocide' as critical dam near Kherson destroyed sparking evacuations | CNN
Official: Kakhovka dam was blown up by Russia's 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade
The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant's dam in Kherson Oblast was blown up by Russia's 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade, National Security and Defense Council chief Oleksii Danilov said on June 6, as cited by Ukrainian news outlet Liga.
Suspension bridge in India collapsed for the second time in 14 months
NEW YORK - A suspension bridge under construction has collapsed for the second time in 14 months, leaving at least one person missing. The incident happened on June 4, when a suspension bridge was being built across the Ganges River in Bhagalpur district of the eastern Indian state of Bihar. According to the original plan,
Vladimir Putin was never the Soviet super spy he'd like us to believe. He was merely a KGB 'errand boy,' report says
An investigation by German news outlet Der Spiegel revealed Vladimir Putin carried out largely "banal" administrative tasks for the KGB.
Russia likely caused Europe's largest man-made disaster in decades – Ukraine's Foreign Minister
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, has called Russia's blowing up of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP) a horrific war crime and perhaps the largest man-made disaster in Europe in recent decades.
World leaders condemn Russia's destruction of Kakhovka dam, call it war crime
World leaders and international organizations are reacting to the growing humanitarian and environmental disaster caused by Russia blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, with many calling it a war crime.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who spent months on the ground in Bakhmut, said the Kremlin's claims about inflicting heavy losses on Ukraine are 'wild and absurd science fiction'
Prigozhin, who spent months with his troops in war-torn Bakhmut, said Russia would have destroyed the Earth "five times over" by the Kremlin's logic.
The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station has been completely destroyed and is beyond repair, according to the official statement by "Ukrhydroenergo"
Dutch publish draft law for 15% minimum corporate tax charge
Tax minister Marnix van Rij has submitted draft legislation to parliament which aims to ensure multinationals pay at least 15% tax. The new law stems from an agreement reached between 138 countries in 2021 to set a minimum rate for international companies. All EU countries committed themselves to bringing in the tax at the end of last year. The aim is to ensure companies with turnover of at least €750 million pay at least 15% tax. As a result, supporters...
Ukraine could lose 20% of winter grain crops if hot, dry weather persists
Winter wheat dominates the Ukrainian winter grain harvest and accounts for 95 per cent of the European country's overall wheat production.
Ukrainian army advances on Bakhmut front, capturing strategic heights – Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister
The Ukrainian army is successfully advancing across a wide stretch of the Bakhmut front.
Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson region blown up by Russian forces - Ukraine's military
The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Kherson region was blown up by Russian forces, the South command of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Tuesday.