Confusion surrounded the whereabouts of a ‘kidnapped’ Belarus opposition leader today after border guards claimed she was arrested while trying to reach Ukraine. Maria Kolesnikova was stopped at the Aleksandrovka border crossing in the early hours of this morning, Belarus claims, in what authorities called an ‘illegal’ attempt to flee the country. Border police made the … Read more
Mother is fined after she was spotted taking her one-week-old baby for a walk in a carrier bag in Ukraine The unnamed woman, 29, was spotted by shocked passers-by in Kiev Video shows the woman pulling her baby out of the carrier bag Officers reportedly put the baby in their car and called an ambulance … Read more
Vladimir Putin forms elite ‘spec ops force’ to intervene in Belarus if protests ‘get out of control’ Vladimir Putin said is he will intervene in Belarus if protests ‘get out of control’ He confirmed Russia has created a reserve police force to send to the country Added that move would honour joint defence pact Russia … Read more
Ukrainian TV presenter, 28, suffers horrific facial injuries after being viciously beaten by a stranger who tried to rape her in front of her six-year-old son on a train Anastasia Lugova, 28, was assaulted by Vitaliy Rudzko, 45, in train compartment She was travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday with her six-year-old son Zakhar Rudzko faces … Read more
Humans could live on the planet Mars if a fungi which spawned inside the Chernobyl nuclear reactor is used to protect against radiation, scientists say. A layer of the fungus around 21 centimetres thick could ‘largely negate the annual dose-equivalent of the radiation environment on the surface of Mars’, researchers found. ‘What makes the fungus … Read more
Man armed with a grenade takes senior policeman hostage in Ukraine, two days after bus passengers were taken captive by gunman By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 10:09 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 23 July 2020 A man armed with a grenade has taken a senior policeman hostage in the central Ukrainian … Read more
Armed man carrying explosives holds 20 people hostage after seizing a bus in Ukraine The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, officials have claimed online Authorities said the man was frustrated with ‘Ukraine’s system’ on Facebook He is holding 20 people hostage after seizing control of a bus in Lutsk, Ukraine By Will Stewart and … Read more
Putin orders snap military drills involving 150,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels on Ukrainian border to ensure ‘security in Russia’s southwest’ Russia is conducting snap military drills along its southern border with Ukraine 150,000 troops are involved and will test readiness for larger drill in September It comes just hours after Ukraine … Read more
When Flight MH17 was shot down, 298 people lost their lives – 80 of them were children. Their lives ended as they were heading off on holidays or returning home from breaks, when the plane was downed in July 2014. A Malaysian family of six – including four children aged 13 to 19 – were … Read more
Rudy Giuliani made a surprise appearance at the White House on Wednesday and answered reporters questions on a number of topics although he declined to say what he was doing in Washington. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, serves as President Donald Trump‘s personal attorney and, at one point, served as the administration’s cyber … Read more