Retired Maj. Gen. James “Spider” Marks joins CNN’s Inside Politics and breaks down Russia’s primary efforts in this new chapter of the war and the newly appointed Russian commander known as “The Butcher of Syria.” #CNN #News
Alena Vorobiova hadn’t thought much about bitcoin before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Fast forward to border closures and shelling on her hometown, cash shortages at ATMs across the country, and the central bank suspending electronic cash transfers — and she decided to give bitcoin a try. Whereas money providers often charge transfer fees of
Russia has admitted that the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet – the Moskva – was in flames on Thursday, with Ukraine claiming to have hit it with missiles. Russia’s defence ministry said the Moskva missile cruiser had been badly damaged after ammunition on board was blown up by the fire. In comments reported by
The Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr has pleaded guilty to kissing a waitress without consent at a New York nightclub in 2018. The 54-year-old is accused of violating three different women at various Manhattan night spots in 2018 and 2019, but his guilty plea covers only one of the allegations. It comes nearly three years
The government plans to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing in an attempt to tackle small boat crossings in the Channel. Boris Johnson is set to argue action is needed to combat the “vile people smugglers” turning the ocean into a “watery graveyard” in a speech on Thursday. After the prime minister’s speech, Home
“We call on everyone who supports the actions of our president and the Russian army to join in creating and distributing truthful content!” This call to arms by a Russian website appears to be successfully recruiting ordinary Russians – 28,000 of them according to research by Sky News – to take part in the information
An artist friend of Johnny Depp became tearful in court as he described claims of domestic violence by Amber Heard as “malicious” and “fraudulent” – saying they have spread “around the world” and “wrecked” the actor’s life. Isaac Baruch, who has known Depp since the early 1980s, was questioned on the witness stand during the
A man arrested and charged with a terrorism offence after an attack on the New York subway called police himself and told them to come and get him, officials say. Ten people were shot and wounded, and a dozen others were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries on Tuesday, when a gunman set off
A second P&O ferry has been further detained by the authorities in as many days following a failed inspection, likely scuppering the scandal-hit company’s plans to run a service between Dover and Calais from Easter. It emerged earlier on Wednesday that the Pride of Kent – first detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Conservative peer David Wolfson has quit as justice minister over the “scale, context and nature” of breaches of COVID regulations in Downing Street. Lord Wolfson said in a letter to Boris Johnson he was quitting not only over the events themselves, or the prime minister’s “own conduct,” but also “the official response to what took
Personal vehicles such as bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, and motorcycles have skyrocketed in popularity in the US over the last few years due to their efficiency and effectiveness compared to cars. But a six-year study by UCLA shows that these light vehicles account for a higher proportion of injuries. The study, conducted across 180 UCLA outpatient
Google’s data centers around the world use about twice as much electricity as the city of San Francisco. In total, Google used 15.5 terawatt hours of electricity in 2020 and the majority of that goes to its data centers. (It hasn’t made 2021 figures available.) The amount of energy Google uses is growing as overall
Retired Air Vice-Marshal and defence expert Sean Bell looks at the likely next movements by Russia, with speculation President Putin is focusing efforts to the east of the country. For the latest developments in Ukraine: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt because it offered bondholders payments in rubles, not dollars, credit ratings agency S&P has said. #CNN #News
IS “Beatle” El Shafee Elsheikh has been found guilty of hostage-taking and conspiring to murder journalists and aid workers in Syria. The 33-year-old former British national was found to be part of an Islamic State terrorist cell that operated in Iraq and Syria, and whose members were nicknamed “The Beatles” because of their UK accents.
Two people suspected of illegally leaking CCTV footage of Matt Hancock and his aide Gina Coladangelo will not be prosecuted due to insufficient evidence, the information watchdog said. The footage leaked to the Sun last year, showing Mr Hancock kissing Ms Coladangelo in his departmental office, led to him resigning as health secretary for breaking
PARIS — Crypto firm Tether is planning to reduce its holdings of commercial debt in its reserves, as the issuer of the world’s most-used “stablecoin” continues to face questions about what its digital currency is actually backed by. Last year, Tether revealed that it held some cash but also bought a large amount of commercial
Sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders has long been the stuff of science fiction — but it could soon become reality, according to a California start-up. Bionaut Labs plans its first clinical trials on humans in just two years for its tiny injectable robots, which can be carefully guided
References to a gay relationship have been edited out of a new Fantastic Beasts movie for the Chinese market, Warner Bros. has confirmed. Six seconds of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore have been removed following a request from the communist country, the studio said. It aims to dispatch films worldwide “as released by their
The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory ever sent to space, is gearing up to begin its science mission this summer. In the run-up to that milestone, work is underway to deploy the many instruments aboard the $10 billion (roughly Rs. 76,165 crore) telescope. One of those instruments is NIRSpec, the Near Infrared