Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have voiced their support for Ukraine and vowed to match donations for the country up to $1,000,000. On Saturday evening, the celebrity couple called for others to donate in order to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing their homes following Russia's invasion. Writing to his 18.9 million…
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Anonymous has stated that it has successfully "leaked the database of the Russian Ministry of Defence website". The announcement comes after the infamous cyber group voiced support for Ukraine on Thursday evening, revealing that it was "in cyber war against the Russian government." In a tweet posted hours after Russia…
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Ukraine's Defence Ministry has instructed civilians to "make Molotov cocktails" on social media in an effort to "neutralize the occupier". As reported by Reuters, people were instructed to assemble the petrol bombs via a tweet from the official Twitter page of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The tweet was…
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UPDATE: There is now a "strong belief" that a group of 13 Ukrainian border guards thought to be dead are actually still alive, officials have stated. Despite initial beliefs that all border guards perished in the alleged attack, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU) said on Saturday, per…
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A video reportedly showing an angry crowd in Ireland harassing the car of a Russian ambassador has gone viral on social media. As reported by The Independent, on Friday, a crowd of demonstrators in the town of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in Dublin had gathered near the Russian embassy to protest the…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a defiant video to social media on Friday night, as he told the nation: "We are all here." According to CNN, the video was shared to Facebook on Friday night (February 25) and was titled: "We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending…
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A woman in Ukraine is being applauded for her bravery after a video appearing to show her confronting an armed Russian soldier and offering him sunflower seeds - so that they can grow when he dies - went viral on social media, per The Independent. In a video shared online,…
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In an interview published on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump described Vladimir Putin's moves against Ukraine as "genius", "wonderful" and "very savvy". This week, Putin announced that his "special military operation" is underway, as Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine. During an interview on Buck Sexton's podcast earlier this…
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Excess levels of radiation have been detected at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after Russian forces took over the city, Ukraine has claimed, per Reuters. Data taken from the automated radiation monitoring system of the exclusion zone, which is available on the web, shows that the control levels of gamma…
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The international hacking group, Anonymous, appears to have declared a "cyber war" against Vladimir Putin's government after he launched an invasion of Ukraine, Fox News reports. The group, which has conducted cyberattacks against both governments and corporations, made the announcement on their Twitter account on Thursday, February 24. The "Anons" all…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukrainian forces are fighting to stop Russian troops from taking control of the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. In a tweet on Thursday afternoon, Zelensky confirmed that fighting had broken out. "Russian occupation forces are trying to seize the #Chornobyl_NPP. Our defenders are…
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A number of eastern European NATO countries have triggered Article 4 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in an early morning televised address to the people of Russia, President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine. In the national address,…
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In an early morning televised address to the people of Russia, President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine. As reported by CNN, Putin announced that the "special military operation" is aimed at the "demilitarisation and denazification" of Ukraine. The statement refers to the Kremlin's claims that Ukraine’s…
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A security guard at a Russian gallery was charged with vandalism after he used a ballpoint pen to draw two sets of eyes on a painting worth around $1.4 million. The guard, who has not been named, was accused of defacing the painting on his first day at work at…
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Social media has one simple message for the rescuers who bravely fought to save a young boy who fell down a well: "Your work was not in vain." Yesterday, the world mourned after it was announced that five-year-old Rayan Oram had passed away after falling 104ft (32 meters) down a…
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The family of the five-year-old boy who tragically died after becoming stuck in a well has led tributes. Yesterday, it was announced that Rayan Oram, 5, had sadly passed away after becoming trapped in the well for nearly five days. Rayan fell into the narrow opening of the deep well…
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Lata Mangeshkar has sadly passed away at the age of 92. As reported by BBC News, Mangeshkar was one of India's most adored singers, who provided her beautiful vocal talents to the soundtracks of hundreds of Bollywood movies. Mangeshkar was reportedly admitted to a hospital in Mumbai back in January…
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Officials have announced that the five-year-old boy who fell 104ft (32 meters) down a well in Morocco has died. The child, named as Rayan Oram, fell into the narrow opening of the deep well on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the small northern town of Tamorot in the Chefchaouen region.…
