China Holds Joint Exercises with Belarus and Russia near Ukraine
China sent troops to Belarus for the first time on Monday for an exercise called “Eagle Assault” that simulated the capture of an airport near the Polish border. According to Voice of America News (VOA), the joint air and ground exercises “are seen by experts as a response to NATO’s growing interest in the Asia-Pacific […]
Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sentenced To 16 Years In Maximum Security Prison In Russia
Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist accused of espionage, stands in a glass defendant’s cage during his sentence at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP) (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffFriday, July 19, 2024 2:25 p.m. A Russian court on Friday sentenced […]
Zelensky Pushes UK for Permission to Strike Russia with Long-Range British Missiles
LONDON (AP) — In a rare speech by a foreign leader to a meeting of British cabinet ministers, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Britain’s new government to help Ukrainian forces strike deeper into Russian territory to thwart deadly missile attacks on his country. Zelensky said “long-range capabilities” to destroy Russian weapons concentrations were key to […]
TikTok dancing our way to war with Russia
Dr. Fauci Joining forces After closing schools and churches for months while lying about gain-of-function research during a pandemic, could we now team up with TikTok influencers to promote COVID-19 vaccines and fight “vaccine misinformation”? The North American Treaty Organization is trying to do the same thing with its foreign policy. In its latest PR […]
Russia Sentences American Reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 Years in Prison
A Russian court handed down the ruling on Friday. The Wall Street Journal Journalist Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum security prison on espionage charges. Gershkovich, 32, was arrested during a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, Russia, in March 2023. He was held for more than a year before the Russian government […]
Russia sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years
A Russian court has handed down its verdict against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after more than a year of trial. The court found the 32-year-old Gershkovich guilty of “collecting secret information” while covering a trip to the Ural Mountain city of Yekaterinburg. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Wall Street Journal […]
Russia sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years after a brief spying trial the US rejected as a sham
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich He was convicted of espionage on Friday and sentenced to 16 years in prison, charges his employer and the United States deny as trumped up. The conclusion of his swift and secretive trial in the country’s highly politicized justice system likely paved the way for […]
UK politics live: Zelenskiy to address cabinet over Russia sanctions | Politics
Important Events In the bilateral meeting Starmer, Zelensky He thanked Britain for its “solidarity” and support for Kiev, saying “we feel this support.” The Ukrainian president said he wanted to discuss “strong decisions” in the Ukrainian war. “I thank you for the honor of being here and for inviting me,” he said. He said: We […]
Espionage trial of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia reaches closing arguments
Closing arguments began Friday in the espionage trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned for more than a year on charges that he, his employers and the US government strongly deny. Gershkovich appeared in court for a second consecutive day as the trial accelerates in Russia’s highly politicized judicial system. In previous […]
Ukraine Army Withdraws From Another Village as Russia Advances
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the village of Urozhyin in the eastern Donetsk region, officials said Thursday, surrendering another frontline position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses with a relentless onslaught. The village was reduced to rubble and “it was impossible to hold positions there,” Nazar Voloshin, a spokesman for local […]