A Russian tourist visiting Koh Samui, Thailand, died after being swept away by huge waves on Friday while doing yoga on a rock at a popular viewpoint. Local media identified the woman as 24-year-old Kamilla Beliatskaya. Police reviewed CCTV footage that showed Beliatskaya arriving at the Laad Koh parking lot in a red car around … Read more
MANILA (Reuters) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the presence of a Russian warship under the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea was “horrifying”. “That is very concerning. Any interference in the West Philippine Sea, of our EEZ, of our facilities, is very dangerous,” Marcos told reporters, referring to … Read more
The ruble has fallen since the start of the week after the central bank halted all currency purchases for the rest of the year, but it continues to be battered—and resources to prevent another fall are running out. On Friday, the central bank set the official rate at 108 to the US dollar. While that’s … Read more
A Russian spy ring organized “high-level intelligence” including stealing honey from UK targets, the Old Bailey heard. Five Bulgarians planned a series of “operations”, which involved a detailed investigation of a US air base they believed was being used to train Ukrainian soldiers. Members of the gang even discussed kidnapping one of their targets and … Read more
By Tom Balmforth and Gerry Doyle KYIV (Reuters) – A new missile fired by Russia at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week carried multiple warheads but no explosives, and caused minimal damage, two Ukrainian government officials said. His comments seemed to confirm the Kremlin’s explanation for the use of the weapon last Thursday as … Read more
Former Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko and American podcaster Joe Rogan. Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko, a long-time boxing champion considered one of the world’s top heavyweights, accused comedian Joe Rogan of “repeating Russian lies,” following an incident in which Rogan implied that the leaders of Ukraine and America “were about to start World War III.” In Friday’s … Read more
Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko, a long-time boxing champion considered one of the world’s top heavyweights, accused comedian Joe Rogan of “repeating Russian lies,” following an incident in which Rogan implied that the leaders of Ukraine and America “were about to start World War III.” In Friday’s episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience,” the actor criticized President … Read more
On the day of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons facility he worked for was put on war alert. Before this, we only did exercises. But on the day the war started, the weapons were enough,” says the former commander of Russia’s nuclear forces. “We were prepared … Read more
Joe Rogan has been accused of “spreading Russian propaganda” by a Ukrainian boxer after he claimed that the leaders of that country and the United States risked starting World War Three. On Friday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the podcast host said Joe Biden’s decision to allow Kyiv to hit Russian territory with its … Read more
MILAN – The Russian military says it has developed a flamethrower designed to attack Ukraine’s first human-observation drones carrying a flammable mixture, which experts say may not be effective against targets. On November 14, the pictures were was published by the Russian Telegram channel showing what appeared to be an unmanned space vehicle equipped with … Read more