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Ukraine bids farewell to fallen opera conductor

Tearful mourners bid farewell on Tuesday to a celebrated Ukrainian opera conductor who was killed fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2023

Evan Gershkovich: Wall Street Journal reporter latest in long line of journalists punished for doing their job

For the first time since the cold war, Moscow has accused a US journalist of espionage. Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, was arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 29 by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The reporter, a Russia specialist, insists he was there to report on…

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Ukrainian hackers say they have compromised Russian spy who hacked Democrats in 2016

Ukrainian hackers claim to have broken into the emails of a senior Russian military spy wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for hacking the Hillary Clinton campaign and other senior U.S. Democrats ahead of Donald Trump's election to the presidency in 2016.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2023

Biden faces awkward talks abroad after classified document leak

It may prove to be the most serious intelligence leak the U.S. has had in a decade, and behind closed doors, it has set off uncomfortable conversations with the nation’s closest allies.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault

The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea says the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Egypt wanted to arm Russia with thousands of rockets in secret ‘to avoid problems with West’, report claims

Leak shows Egypt wanted to send 40,000 rockets to Russia

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

US intelligence leak: what do we know about ‘top secret’ documents?

Everything that is known about images said to be classified Pentagon documents circulating on social media

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

Russia’s Shiveluch volcano erupts leaving village under 8cm layer of ash

Clouds of ash were spewed 20km into the sky when the volcano erupted early on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023

Kremlin claims reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘violated Russian law’ as US says he has been wrongly detained

Wall Street Journal reporter was detained on charges of espionage, which are widely considered to be politically motivated

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023

Russia plans electronic draft papers to mobilise new army conscripts

Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce electronic mobilisation papers to make it harder for Russian men to avoid the draft. More than 300,000 are believed to have been called up since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The UN, meanwhile, says the confirmed civilian…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2023