Millions braced for “dangerous conditions” as winds from the second storm in a week prompted two rare red weather warnings for much of the south of England and part of Wales. The second rare highest alert – meaning a high impact is very likely – was issued to run from 10am until 3pm over the … Read more
KYIV — Facing Western warnings of an “imminent” Russian invasion and a hasty official call for a day of national unity, many Ukrainians Wednesday simply shrugged their shoulders and went about their usual business. A US intelligence warning that Wednesday could be the day Russia invades its neighbor prompted multiple Western governments to tell their … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians say they are increasingly confused and angry after encountering the bellicose rhetoric, aggressive posturing and domineering attitude of a powerful foreign government. They don’t mean the government in Moscow — but the ones in Washington, London and elsewhere in Western Europe. Ukrainian officials are grateful for Western aid and assistance, while … Read more
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Even before Washington warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was facing a daunting double mission to Kyiv and Moscow this week. In Ukraine on Monday, his main task is to pacify national leaders angry at Berlin’s refusal to … Read more
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as Western nations warned a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment. Putin requested the telephone call between the leaders to take place on Monday, a White House official said, but Biden wanted to conduct … Read more
Three official sources in Washington and Europe said intelligence shared with them by the United States pinpointed Feb. 16 as a possible start date for the invasion. Publicly, however, aides to President Joe Biden would not confirm a specific date other than to say that — counter to much public speculation and some previous assessments … Read more
University bosses have slapped trigger warnings on a series of children’s classic books that have enthralled millions of youngsters down the generations. Dozens of titles, including Tarzan, Robinson Crusoe and Black Beauty, have been given “content warnings” in case of offending undergraduates on English courses at Leeds University, although many are normally considered to be … Read more