News briefs Supreme Court shields border agents from lawsuits over excessive force Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022
Mystery as ‘sickly’ Vladimir Putin suddenly postpones annual TV Q&A amid health rumours The Russian president pulled out of the annual event which has fuelled speculation he is battling cancer or early stage Parkinson’s disease with a new date yet to be announced Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022
Vladimir Putin mouthpiece threatens Germany with Red Army style INVASION like in WW2 Vladimir Solovyov called for a Red Army style invasion on Germany like in World War Two when Soviet troops resisted Hitler's Nazi forces and attacked Berlin in 1945 Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022
LIV Golfers Asked Whether They'd Play in Hypothetical ‘Vladimir Putin Tournament’ Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood were confronted with a hypothetical before their first LIV Golf event. Sports Illustrated · Jun 8, 2022
Ukraine: Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail’ Russian state media shows Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, appearing in court in Donetsk The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022
Captured Britons ‘face 20 years in jail after appearing in pro-Russian court’ The video appeared to show the two Britons in the dock in the pro-Russian territory’s supreme court alongside a third man. The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter squirm as they face awkward questions over Saudi series Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter were left stumped after Mirror Sport’s Neil McLeman quizzed them over their commitment to the LIV Golf Invitational Series on Wednesday. Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022
Russians flock to EU court in long-shot bids to undo sanctions Russian billionaires hit by European Union sanctions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine are flocking to the bloc’s courts in an attempt to extricate themselves from the EU’s target list of rich individuals. History shows their chances of lasting success are slim. Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022
What Mike Pence has said about the January 6 riot Ex-vice president remains at odds with Donald Trump over Capitol riot, when violent insurrectionists threatened to hang him for failing to co-operate with plot to overturn election The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
Vladimir Putin making big mistake by constantly threatening nuclear war, experts say A damning new report about the Russian dictator's highly provocative statements on the possible use of nuclear weapons suggests the Kremlin’s strategy may be backfiring on them Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022
Feisty exchange with Poulter and Westwood over golf sportswashing shows moral compass A line of direct and cutting questions from Mirror Sport to Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood about sportwashing in golf brought some tense and awkward responses which spoke volumes Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022
Ukraine: international pressure needs to be on Moscow, not Kyiv Having crossed the 100-day mark, the war in Ukraine is having an ever more obvious, and negative, impact on a wide range of issues. From a global food crisis that could last for years to serious problems with the cost of living and the prospect of a world recession, the… The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022
Decision on lifting EU sanctions against Alisher Usmanov and sisters expected soon European court of justice deciding appeal filed by ‘one of Putin’s favourite oligarchs’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022
Russia Imposes New Sanctions That Include Netflix, BlackRock, Delta Air Lines Chiefs Russia retaliated against U.S. sanctions by imposing its own on multiple prominent American CEOs, including BlackRock, Inc (NYSE:BLK), Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE:DAL), Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Universal Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reports. The sanction included U.S. administration officials and former heads of other large U.S. corporations, and executives at rating firms operated by S&P Global… Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022
Wales Online · Jun 8, 2022 Vladimir Putin moves long-range 'Hurricane' missile launchers across Russia to use against Ukraine Comes after UK and US say they will send long-range weapons to Ukraine
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 Mum of Russian sailor killed in doomed Moskva ship told he 'burned to ashes' in sinking Russian authorities claim the Moskva warship went down after a fire ignited the ammunition supplies but Ukrainian forces have said they sunk it with two Neptune missiles
Reuters · Jun 8, 2022 Putin, Raisi discuss need to revive Iran nuclear deal in phone call Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi spoke by phone on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, and discussed the need to continue diplomatic efforts and reach an agreement on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 Russian ambassador claims the US urged him to defect and condemn Vladimir Putin Anatoly Antonov claimed there were more attempts by US authorities to encourage defections. He claimed Russian staffers at the embassy are being handed cards inviting them to "communicate with FBI agents”
Reuters · Jun 8, 2022 Biden and Bolsonaro to have awkward first meeting at Americas summit Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 First Thing: Matthew McConaughey in emotional plea for gun control at White House Actor and gun owner describes ‘window where real change can happen’ as he reflects on his home town of Uvalde. Plus, the Congolese student fighting for Russia
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 Russian TV presenter in withering rant against Boris Johnson after vote of confidence Russian anchor Olga Skabeyeva has been nicknamed Vladimir Putin's "Iron Doll" and is one of his chief propagandists with her presenting role on Rossiya-1 TV channel
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022 ‘I won’t apologise’: Angela Merkel defends relationship with Putin ‘Diplomacy was not wrong if it doesn’t succeed,’ Merkel says
Reuters · Jun 8, 2022 Russian army base sees scramble for Ukraine war supplies, some locals and soldiers say The town of Valuyki in western Russia has become a crucial staging post in the latest phase of Russia’s war over the nearby border in Ukraine. Throughout last month, helicopters buzzed overhead, military vehicles clogged the roads, and soldiers prepared for combat at a huge military base there.
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 Vladimir Putin begins moving long-range rockets thousands of miles across Russia Vladimir Putin's Russian Red Army-era long-range "Hurricane" launcher can fire a salvo of 16 rockets in less than 20 seconds and engage targets up to 20 miles away
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022 Live updates | Turkey on food corridors: UN plan 'feasible' Turkish foreign minister has described as “feasible” a plan by the United Nations for a grain corridor to carry Ukrainian agricultural products