Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited troops near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. In a video shared on social media on Saturday, Zelensky was seen presenting medals to soldiers and briefings on the command post. Zelenskyy then headed to the Kharkiv area for another force visit and held a…
Soviet KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky was dead, and he helped change the process of the Cold War by secretly passing it to Britain. He is 86 years old. Gordievsky died in England since his defection in 1985. Police said Saturday they did not regard his death as suspicious. Historians believe that Gordievsky was one of…
At least three civilians were killed by Russian shelling in Pokrovsk, a front-line city in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials reported on Saturday. Regional Governor Vadym Filashkin wrote in a telegram that another person was injured. According to the prosecutor's office, the shelling took place in the afternoon and attacked a residential area….
Israeli artillery and air strikes struck southern Lebanon on Saturday as Israel said it had intercepted rockets shot from the border, ending a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and Lebanese troops. The conflict marked the deadliest spillover in the Gaza war, and months of cross-border exchanges were wiped out by Hezbollah’s…
Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday – five weeks after he was treated for double pneumonia. He will return to the Vatican, but doctors say he will need at least two months of rest and recovery after leaving Jegilly Hospital in Rome. The 88-year-old pope has been fighting double pneumonia in…
Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday after 38 days of fighting a life-threatening pneumonia case. Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of medical director of Jagley, said Saturday that Francis will need at least two months of rest and recovery as he continues to recover to the Vatican. Francis was taken to Jagley…
Israel launched an attack on Iran-backed Hezbollah militia on Saturday, and the ceasefire appeared on the brink of collapse hours after intercepting rockets fired from Lebanon. Lebanon said the new violence killed two people, including a child, and was the heaviest fire exchange since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. “In response to the launch…
Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and injuring 12 people, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire. Police said Zaporizhzhia was hit by 12 drones. Regional head Ivan Fedorov said residential buildings, cars and public buildings were caught in fire during the attack…
Oleg Gordievsky, a senior KGB officer, monitored the West during the peak of the Cold War at the age of 86. Gordievsky died in England on March 4, where he has lived since defecting from the Soviet Union in 1985. Police said Saturday they did not regard his death as suspicious. The BBC reported on…
London's Heathrow Airport reopens on Saturday power failure In one of them The busiest airport in the world The previous day caused widespread chaos and cancellations. “Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport and we are open and fully operational. The entire airport team continues to do everything possible to support passengers affected by the power…