Shiveluch volcano eruption in Russia’s Kamchatka chokes villages with ash – latest Schools closed and residents ordered to stay indoors as neighbouring villages choked in thick drifts of volcanic dust The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Massive volcanic eruption sends ash cloud 12 miles into sky in apocalyptic scenes The doomsday scene showed an outpouring from Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, which spewed 300 miles into the region turning snow black as an ash cloud blanketed the skies Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2023
Huge Russian volcano erupts with threat to European flights Cloud of ash spreads more than 100,000 square kilometres The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Richard Branson meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russia steps up missile attacks Virgin founder met with Ukraine leader as he became a new ambassador for the country’s fundraising platform Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023
Russia redeploying ‘heavy flamethrower’ thermobaric weapons to elite frontline troops in Ukraine Thermobaric weapons are considered to be one of the most brutal war weapons in existence The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Hungary signs new energy deals with Russia; UN tally of Ukraine civilian deaths approaches 8,500 – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023
Pentagon military documents leak may have started in gamer chatroom Documents first circulated in January before being shared with wider group in March The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s troops make gains in Bakhmut but suffer ‘significant casualties’ Russia burning through artillery and aviation resources ‘destroying the city they cannot capture’, says Kyiv The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 412 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 412th day, we take a look at the main developments. Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2023
Leaked US intel may have origin in Discord Discord, a social media platform popular with gamers, could be the origin of a major leak of classified documents that has shaken the United States government. The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023
Dozens of top-secret US military documents have been leaked online – are they legitimate and what do they reveal? US information about the Ukraine war, North Korean missile tests and more have leaked on social media websites like Discord and 4Chan — here's what you need to know. ABC News · Apr 11, 2023
U.S. finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is being wrongfully detained A dedicated State Department agency will now take the lead in securing the release of the reporter, who was arrested March 29 on espionage charges. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023
US declares journalist Evan Gershkovich wrongfully detained by Moscow The Wall Street Journal reporter was imprisoned by Russian authorities for espionage The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2023
Leaked documents may have origin in chatroom for gamers A major leak of classified U.S. documents that’s shaken Washington and exposed new details of its intelligence gathering may have started in a chatroom on a social media platform popular with gamers The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 Leaked US intel: Russia operatives claimed new ties with UAE A leaked document suggests U_S_ spies caught Russian intelligence officers boasting that they had convinced the oil-rich United Arab Emirates “to work together against US and UK intelligence agencies."
Reuters · Apr 10, 2023 Volcano erupts in Russian far east, followed by an earthquake One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust and triggered an aviation warning.
Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023 US formally deems WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia Washington renews call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, who is being held by Moscow on spying charges.
Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023 Russia wrongfully detains WSJ reporter, State Department officially finds U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has formally determined that Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has been wrongfully detained by Russia, a finding that authorizes the U.S. to negotiate on his behalf.
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 State Department formally accuses Russia of wrongfully detaining jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich Longtime Moscow embed was arrested on 29 March and accused of espionage
Reuters · Apr 10, 2023 U.S. designates Wall Street Journal reporter as 'wrongfully detained' by Russia The United States on Monday determined that Russia has "wrongfully detained" American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, effectively saying that espionage charges are bogus and that the case is political.
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023 US finds WSJ reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained The Biden administration has formally determined that a Wall Street Journal arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been “wrongfully detained.”
Axios · Apr 10, 2023 U.S. officially says Russia "wrongfully detained" WSJ's Evan Gershkovich The case will be transfer to a special State Department unit that will "develop a strategy to secure" Gershkovich's release.
Miami Herald · Apr 10, 2023 Pentagon’s leaked docs show Russia and China’s reach in Latin America and the Caribbean A recent leak of U.S. classified intelligence reports appears to confirm what many Latin America and Caribbean watchers have warned about in recent years: Russia and China are trying to gain a foothold amid waning U.S. leadership.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023 Defiant Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to Stalin’s show trials Russian opposition figure facing up to 25 years in jail tells Moscow court he stands by all of his political statements
Reuters · Apr 10, 2023 Russia violating international law by not allowing consular access to WSJ reporter -U.S. State Dept Russia has not granted U.S. consular officials access to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich since he was detained late last month and is in violation of international law, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday.