Key developments on April 29: Putin’s Victory Day truce proposal ‘is start of direct negotiations’ with Ukraine, Lavrov says Russia intensifies offensive operations in 3 regions, pushes toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine’s military says Ukrainian drones reportedly target Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod oblasts in Russia Dnipropetrovsk Oblast’s eastern villages evacuating families as Russian troops close in Europe, […]
Columnist Jemele Hill offered her own take on Shedeur Sanders’ draft slide over the weekend as he fell to the fifth round and was taken by the Cleveland Browns. Hill appeared on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” on Tuesday and dismissed the narrative that Sanders fell so far in the draft because he […]
A jury has decided the fate of a Texas teen who was charged with allegedly stabbing his high school classmate to death in a bathroom in 2022, finding him not guilty of murder and guilty of criminally negligent homicide. After being unable to reach a verdict on Monday and tabling court till Tuesday, KWTX reported […]
A judge in Idaho denied a motion from Bryan Kohberger’s defense team asking to remove the death penalty as a potential punishment if he’s found guilty. Kohberger is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of four students at the University of Idaho, including Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Ethan […]
The EU does not rule out “decoupling” Moldova’s accession process from that of Ukraine due to Hungary’s opposition to Kyiv’s entry, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on April 28. Ukraine and Moldova jointly launched EU accession talks in June 2024, but Kyiv’s efforts have run […]
Russia’s Interior Ministry drafted a bill on granting asylum to foreigners unable to uphold so-called “traditional family values” in their home countries, the Russian state-controlled RBC news agency reported on April 29, citing the document and an undisclosed source. Under existing law, temporary asylum is granted to those eligible for refugee status or, “on humanitarian […]
The government approved the appointments of three deputy defense ministers to ensure “greater efficiency and agility” in the ministry’s work and boost ties with foreign partners, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on April 29. Serhii Boyev, previously a deputy minister for international partnerships, was appointed first deputy defense minister. He is replacing Ivan Havryliuk, who […]
The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting on April 29 over Russian aggression against Ukraine and its continued attacks on civilians, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. The session was convened by France, which currently chairs the Security Council. Russia has intensified its missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns even as […]
The senior Russian general killed in a car bombing in Moscow on April 25 prepared reports for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine, according to an obituary from the Russian Defense Ministry on April 29. Yaroslav Moskalik was a deputy chief of the main operations directorate of Russia’s army and reportedly led […]
The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill backed by first lady Melania Trump that cracks down on the posting of explicit images, including “deep fake” nudes generated of people by artificial intelligence, without consent. The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks – known as the TAKE IT […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers put an exclamation point on their sweep of the Miami Heat on Monday night with an historic 138-83 win. Cleveland will move on to the second round of the playoffs. Three starters and three bench players were in double figures for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell led the way with 22 points and […]
A Virginia elderly couple who nearly died during Hurricane Helene had their home rebuilt by a group of volunteers and nonprofit organizations, making it one of many homes set to be rebuilt for storm victims. Carl and Linda McMurray’s new home, which was built by the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), was celebrated Friday in the […]