Olga “Kursa” Kachura has reportedly been killed in a missile strike in Ukraine, making her the first female Russian colonel to be killed since the war began in late February. Known by many as Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s “she-wolf,” Kachura, 52, was killed when a Ukrainian missile hit her car as she was driving in […]

A prominent Russian scientist involved with the development of “hypersonic rocket systems” has been arrested and charged on suspicion of treason, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. Alexander Shiplyuk was detained in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk and has been taken to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. The scientist worked at the Siberian Branch of […]

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s top allies was seen walking into the president’s palace complex near Sochi as Putin prepares to meet with his Turkish counterpart, who struck an important deal between Russia and Ukraine over grain exports three weeks ago. Video shared online shows Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov entering Putin’s residence early Friday […]

Aides to Alexei Navalny, the jailed critic of Vladimir Putin, have produced a film they say lays bare personal feelings of the Russian president’s ex-wife. Previous videos and reports by Navalny’s team have exposed corruption among Russia’s elite. Although Navalny is serving a nine-year sentence, his team has continued its work with its latest release, […]

Thirteen Lives is the new Amazon Prime Video film, directed by Ron Howard, that dramatizes the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue. The incident captured the world’s attention when 12 boys and their soccer coach became stuck in a flooded cave system in Thailand. The boys, aged from 11 to 16, and their coach went missing […]

A Spanish town that was called “Fort Kill the Jews” for nearly 400 years woke up to antisemitic graffiti on Thursday after news that a Jewish family was moving in. Between 1627 and 2015, the small village of about 50 residents bore the name of Castrillo Matajudíos or “Fort Kill the Jews.” It was originally […]

The loss of crocodiles and alligators would have a devastating impact on other species, warned conservationists as they demanded better protection for the threatened amphibians. More than half of all crocodilians – which includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans – are facing extinction, scientists said. They say habitat loss, hunting, fishing and damming of rivers are […]

A senior Chinese official has warned that differences over Taiwan, if not managed properly, had the potential to spark an all-out confrontation between China and the United States. “Taiwan is one of the very few issues that might take China and the United States to conflict or even a war,” Jing Quan, minister of the […]

A long-range Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) that has been described as China’s version of the HIMARS could be a “game changer” in a potential direct conflict with Taiwan, according to one expert. Lyle Goldstein, the director of Asia Engagement at the Defense Priorities think tank, shared pictures from the Chinese television channel CCTV-7 on […]

Elon Musk said on a Thursday podcast that he’d be willing to fight North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after having already posed a challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. During an appearance on the Nelk Boys’ Full Send podcast, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO acknowledged he would accept a challenge from Kim. The hypothetical […]