There’s always a lot of excitement about the Preakness Stakes — the second leg of the Triple Crown — but this year’s weekend is off to a tragic start. Laurel Park is hosting this year’s Preakness as Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore undergoes renovations, and on Friday, a horse collapsed and died after crossing the […]
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Gaza’s Rafah border crossing partially reopens under ceasefire deal
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt resumed limited operations Monday under the terms of the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement, reopening a critical gateway that had been largely closed for nearly two years. The reopening comes with tight restrictions. Only a small number of people will be permitted to travel in either direction and commercial goods will […]
Humanitarian crisis in Kherson escalates but Russian river crossing remains unrealistic
After enduring a Russian occupation, a manmade flood, and drone attacks that turned its streets into a human safari, the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson could soon be made completely unlivable. The extended range of Russian drones flown from across the Dnipro River has brought the main roads supplying Kherson – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared […]
Police dismantle almost 50 illegal border crossing schemes in massive crackdown
The Ukrainian National Police broke up nearly 50 schemes for draft-age Ukrainian men to illegally cross the border, the police said on Jan. 11 after a large-scale operation. The announcement follows 600 simultaneous raids across the country on Jan. 10 aimed at preventing fighting-age men from fleeing abroad. Ukraine prohibits men aged 18-60 from leaving […]