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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits occupied Kherson region; US journalist appears in Moscow court | Russia
Putin attends military meeting in Kherson Russian president Vladimir Putin has attended a military command meeting in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region which is partly held by Russia, the Kremlin has said. Putin heard reports from commanders of the airborne forces and the “Dnieper” army group as well as other senior officers who briefed him on the situation in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, both of which Moscow has proclaimed part of Russia, Reuters reported. Russian troops retreated from Kherson, the regional capital, last November, and have been reinforcing their positions on the opposite bank of the Dnipro river in anticipation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The Kremlin did not say when…
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Burning of Qur’an in Stockholm funded by journalist with Kremlin ties | Sweden
The Qur’an-burning incident in Stockholm that threatens Sweden’s bid to be part of Nato was funded by a considerably-correct journalist with one-way links to Kremlin-backed media, it has emerged. The holy book was set alight previous Saturday in the vicinity of Turkey’s embassy in Stockholm by a significantly-correct politician and anti-Islam provocateur, Rasmus Paludan, a dual Danish-Swedish nationwide, with a name for carrying out comparable acts. Swedish media have reported that Paludan’s demonstration allow of 320 Swedish krona (£25, $31) was paid for by a former contributor to the Kremlin-backed channel RT, Chang Frick, who now does regular media spots for the much-ideal Sweden Democrats. Frick has confirmed he compensated…
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Grant Wahl, renowned soccer journalist, dies at age 49 at Qatar World Cup
Renowned soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died, the U.S. Soccer Federation noted Friday. Wahl, 49, was in Qatar covering the World Cup when he handed away. Wahl’s agent, Tim Scanlan, said that the journalist “appeared to have endured some sort of acute distress in the push home” of the stadium for the duration of the quarterfinal match concerning Argentina and the Netherlands, when the two teams commenced actively playing in extra time. Paramedics ended up identified as to the scene, Scanlan stated, but have been not able to revive him. Qatari officials claimed in a statement that Wahl “been given rapid health care treatment method on site, which continued as…
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