Ukraine War: Zelensky called for the UN to visit the site of a missile strike that killed 18. United Nation: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the United Nations to visit the site of a missile strike on a shopping mall in the city of Kremenchuk, as he addressed the UN Security Council on Tuesday. … Read more
Ukraine War: At least 13 killed and 40 injured in Russian strike on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk. Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Monday’s missile strike on a shopping centre in central city of Kremenchuk as a “brazen terrorist act”, as the death toll rose to 13. Zelensky was speaking after reports of two … Read more
He was due to issue a fresh appeal for the West to supply more heavy weapons as his forces are currently being outgunned in the eastern Donbas region. In words issued ahead of a video address to a G7 summit in Germany, he warned that delays in shipping more weapons could encourage Vladimir Putin to … Read more
S ir Paul McCartney will become Glastonbury Festival’s oldest solo headliner a day after Billie Eilish became the youngest ever solo artist. The former Beatle’s headline show on Saturday will come exactly a week after he celebrated his 80th birthday and more than 60 years of making music. Ahead of his history-making set on the … Read more
B illie Eilish has said it is a “really dark day for women in the US” during her history-making Glastonbury headline set after the Supreme Court ended the country’s constitutional right to abortion. The 20-year-old singer’s comments come after the US court decided to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion … Read more
Harry Potter author JK Rowling was reportedly duped into taking a pretend Zoom call from Ukraine president Vlodymyr Zelensky. A 12-minute video of the prank, believed to have been orchestrated by Russian comedy duo comedy duo Vovan and Lexus, has since been shared on YouTube. Despite not being able to see him on camera, 56-year … Read more
Zelensky said that “Ukraine’s future is within the EU”. Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the European Union’s decision on Thursday to grant Ukraine official EU candidate status as “a unique and historic moment”. The expected decision, taken while Ukraine is being attacked by Russian forces “is a unique and historic moment in Ukraine-EU relations,” Zelensky … Read more
T he Prime Minister has warned Britons that “we need to steel ourselves for a long war” in Ukraine on his return from the nation’s capital. After visiting Kyiv, Boris Johnson said that Vladimir Putin’s invasion is “entering a new phase” and if Russian advances were successful he “would not stop at dismembering Ukraine”. Writing … Read more
The Force has awakened in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a shout-out to “Star Wars” and compared Russia to the movie franchise’s arch villains this week while appearing as a hologram during the VivaTech trade show in Paris. “It’s unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people, but … Read more
A woman sits at the entrance of an apartment building in Lysychansk, in Ukraine’s Donbas region. (AFP) The wives of Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region organised a protest, seeking information about the whereabouts of their husbands. It has been more than 100 days since the war began and Russia’s recent focus has been … Read more