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Business
Elon Musk Fears “We are Heading For World War III”
Elon Musk said he fears "we're heading into World War III" and wanted to "slow down" his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, according to private texts that came to light in a hearing on Tuesday.
The text messages were sent...
Energy
Energy Crisis Looms as Russia Halts Gas Supply to Europe
Russia's state-owned energy firm Gazprom halted gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Western Europe on Wednesday for three days, the company said.
The energy giant said that due to maintenance on Nord Stream 1, there would be...
Europe
Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet Leader Dies Aged 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader whose reforms brought about the demise of communism, died on Tuesday in Moscow. He was ninety-one.
Gorbachev died after a “difficult and protracted illness,” Russian news agencies reported. Recent reports suggested he was suffering...
Europe
Ukraine Claims Breakthrough in Russian-held Kherson Region
Ukraine's military forces claimed a breakthrough against Russian defense on Monday in a counter-offensive attempt launched towards regaining the Russian-held region of Kherson.
The reported breakthrough forms part of a long-anticipated counter-offensive by Ukraine attempting to regain the southern part...
Greek News
Congress Voices Concern Over Sale of S-400 and F-16 Kits to Turkey
A group of nineteen U.S. lawmakers expressed strong concern about the possible acquisition of a second batch of Russian S-400 missile defense systems by Turkey in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The group, led by U.S....
Greek News
Russia Says Ukrainian Female Spy Killed Daughter of Putin’s Ally
Russia alleged on Monday that a Ukrainian agent killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known as “Putin’s brain.”
Russia’s counterintelligence service, the FSB, has recognized Darya Dugina’s alleged murderer as 43-year-old Natalia Vovk, a...
Europe
Putin Ally May Have Been the Target of Bomb Attack that Killed His Daughter
The daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, who is known as "Putin's brain," was killed in a bomb attack near Moscow on Saturday evening.
According to state media, Darya Dugina died after her car exploded in flames while she was...
Diplomacy
US Senator Menendez Warns Turkey Over Supply of Russian Missiles
Turkey's possible purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia would be a violation of US sanctions, Senator Menendez said on Thursday.
Art
Vladimir Putin Sculpture in New York City’s Central Park
A sculpture of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been recently erected in a playground in New York's Central Park.
The bright red statue depicts Putin sitting atop a miniature war tank. French artist James Colomina took credit for the statue on...
Crime
Greece Extradites Russian Money Launderer to the US
Greece extradited a Russian money launderer to the United States on Thursday where he is accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly profited from various hacking and extortion schemes.
Alexander Vinnik was put on an airplane on Thursday...