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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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Turkey-Syria earthquake: More than 1,300 dead as powerful quake hits region
Istanbul, Turkey CNN — More than 1,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull survivors from beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, leaving destruction and debris on each side of the border. One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century shook residents from their beds at around 4 a.m. on Monday morning, sending tremors as far away as Lebanon and Israel. The epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude quake was 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, in Turkey’s Gaziantep province, at a depth of 24.1 kilometers (14.9 miles), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. Video from the scene…
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The latest on weather, travel conditions across Louisville region
LIVE UPDATES: The latest on weather, travel conditions across Louisville region Updated: 9:42 PM EST Dec 24, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Good morning everyone and merry christmas Eve, I’m Andy and I’m here with another update on uh, this state of emergency with this arctic front that has created very dangerous conditions both in the cold, the wind chill that can cause frostbite pretty quickly as well as roads that are dangerous too treacherous to simply impassable in many places. The main message to Kentucky ins is stay home, stay safe and stay alive. We are having dozens upon dozens of accidents um, across the state, uh, interstates, as…
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UPDATE | Power outages, rough travel as ice storm slams region | Local News
CUMBERLAND — Countless numbers of place people have been without the need of energy and travel was difficult in some parts Thursday as a a lot-predicted ice storm coated the region. The worst of the concerns ended up in Hampshire County, West Virginia, exactly where a lot more than half of Potomac Edison’s 16,400 prospects had no energy. First responders in the japanese element of the county have been working with numerous falling trees and downed energy traces all through the afternoon. County officials opened a warming shelter at Romney Fire Company because of to the range of outages, which topped 8,700 at 4 p.m. The precipitation started off to…