Friday, May 17, 2024

World

Anti-War Sentiment Grows In Russia Despite Govt Crackdown

MOSCOW (AP) — As Russian troops were closing in on the Ukrainian capital, more and more Russians spoke out Saturday against the invasion, even as the government's official rhetoric...

Potent Protest: Bars Drop Russian Vodka, Promote Ukraine’s

NEW YORK (AP) - Some bars and liquor stores think they’ve found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: They’re pulling Russian vodka off their shelves and promoting Uk...

Russian Forces Blow Up Gas Pipeline In Kharkiv

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian president’s office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. The State Service of Special Communica...

In 4 Years, Volodymyr Zelensky Went From Jewish Comedian To Putin’s ‘No. 1 Enemy’ And Defender Of Democracy

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UKRAINE (JTA) - Four years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was an actor on the humorous Ukrainian TV show “Servant of the People,” starring as an unlikely president of the Eastern European...

Fleeing To The Border: Over 150,000 Ukrainians Seek Refuge

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MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — Dragging suitcases and carrying children, tens of thousands of Ukrainians rushed to the borders Saturday as invading Russian troops pressed on with their marc...

In A Major Shift, Germany Will Send Weapons To Ukraine

VIENNA (AP) — In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine, which is fighting to keep Russia from invadin...

Ukrainian Jews, Scarred By A Bloody History, Find Themselves Refugees Once Again

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Across Ukraine, Jews are engaging in a historically Jewish experience: becoming refugees. And hundreds of them from Odessa have headed to an unlikely destination, the impoverish...

NUCLEAR THREAT: Macron Presses Belarus On Russian Troops

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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Belarus counterpart to demand that the country, Ukraine’s neighbor, quickly order Russian troops to leave, claiming Moscow ha...

US, EU, UK To Sanction Russian Central Bank, Block SWIFT

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the Russian financial sector, including a block on ...

Ukraine In Fierce Fight Against Advancing Russian Forces

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the U.S. and EU ru...

Watch: Jews Making Kiddush While Fleeing Ukraine On Shabbos

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Clips taken by gentiles on Shabbos show Jewish refugees making kiddush on Friday night in the open  while fleeing from the Ukraine. Over the entire Shabbos ...

Summary Of 3rd Day Of Ukraine Invasion: Russian Advances Frustrated By Determined Local Resistance, Logistics Problems

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — The third day of fighting in the Ukraine including continued battles raging across the country, with the outgunned Ukrainians succeeding in holding their capit...

Useful Learning Tips That Will Help You Succeed When Studying Online

After the last two years of working and studying from home, you think you’d know everything about online learning by now. Well, think again! There are plenty of ways to boost your ...

Russia Could Be Preparing New Challenge For West In Mediterranean, Former Israeli Envoy Warns

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JERUSALEM (JNS) - Russia could be preparing an option to challenge the West and NATO in the Mediterranean and Middle East as a means of opening a new global hotspot, former Israeli...

NATO Leaders Agree To Bolster Eastern Forces After Invasion

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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts have agreed to send parts of the organization’s response forc...

Sketchy Details From Russia Complicates Invasion Coverage

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NEW YORK (AP) — For journalists, the confusion surrounding Russia's attack on Ukraine deepened the challenge of covering it — and made one CNN reporter's stumbling upon an airport ...

Putin Waves Nuclear Sword In Confrontation With The West

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warnin...

Propaganda, Fake Videos Of Ukraine Invasion Bombard Users

WASHINGTON (AP) — The messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine. They claim to show Russian f...

EU ‘Close’ To Agreeing On Asset Freeze On Putin, Lavrov

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union was “very close to agreement” to freezing the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over Moscow's invasio...

Russia Says Its Ready For Talks With Ukraine

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MOSCOW — The Kremlin says Russia is ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with Ukrainian officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Russian President ...