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5 Bulgarians charged with spying for Russia appear by video in UK court
LONDON (AP) — Five Bulgarians living in the U.K. who were charged with spying for Russia appeared Tuesday in court for an initial hearing. The three men and two women were accused of “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy,”...
Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs
LUHANSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Flying above enemy lines, a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone sends a clear image back to soldiers hiding in a basement a few kilometers away: A Russian armored vehicle is idling along a key logistics route, looking like easy prey in the artillery-scarred green...
Russia's Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in a missile strike in Crimea, Ukraine claims
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The missile strike that blasted the Crimean headquarters of Russia's navy last week killed 34 officers, including the fleet commander, Ukraine said Monday, though it provided no evidence to support its claim. Ukraine's Special Operation Forces said on the...
UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture — some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death — and rape of women aged up to 83...
Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also complicates the global fight against inflation and feeds Russia's war chest. That poses problems for politicians as well as the...
Top US Air Force official in Mideast worries about possible Russia-Iran 'cooperation and collusion'
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran's program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East, the top U.S. Air Force commander in the Middle East said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Alexus...
North Korea calls South's leader a 'guy with a trash-like brain' as it slams his UN speech
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “a guy with a trash-like brain” and “a diplomatic idiot” as it blasted him for using a U.N. speech to issue a warning over the North’s deepening military ties with Russia. In a...
Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and 'martyrdom' of Ukrainian people
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is going to continue their misery. Francis appeared to refer to...
Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 8 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian airstrikes on Sunday killed two people and wounded eight others in southern Ukraine's Kherson province, the region's governor reported Sunday as the war in Ukraine entered its 20th month. Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces struck the city of...
A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and placed in a tiny “punishment cell," his lawyer said Sunday. Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., 42, earlier this year was convicted of treason for publicly...
