Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid barrages, troop boost

Russia claimed yesterday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and the recent deployment of more troops. Russian Defense Minister

World Bank dims outlook for global economy amid Russia war

The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches

The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea yesterday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a

1942 Japanese beaten in Battle of Midway

The United States has routed the Japanese Navy in a major three-day battle over a remote US naval and air base at Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. The

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms

Russia took aim yesterday (Macau time) at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad, as Vladimir Putin warned

UK pledges missiles to Ukraine; new US ambassador in Kyiv

Britain pledged yesterday to send sophisticated medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, joining the United States and Germany in equipping the embattled nation with advanced weapons for

1957 Noel Coward comes hom

Noel Coward has returned to Britain from the West Indies amid criticism that he is living abroad to avoid paying income tax. He arrived at Southampton on

Danish voters give strong ‘yes’ to joining EU defense policy

With nearly all votes counted from a referendum yesterday , Denmark is headed toward joining the European Union’s common defense policy that it long eschewed, a new

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee kicks off with pomp

Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne kicked off yesterday with a display of British military traditions stretching from the days of horse

Biden says US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The Biden administration says it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for

1953 Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath

Queen Elizabeth II has been crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state

Hinckley nears full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan

A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and is on the verge

Russia’s Navalny says he faces new criminal charges

Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny said that he is facing new criminal accusations that could extend his current nine-year prison term. Navalny said on Instagram that an

In Commonwealth, queen’s jubilee draws protests and apathy

After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former

Denmark holds referendum on EU defense amid Ukraine war

Historically skeptical about European Union efforts to deepen cooperation, Danish voters today will choose whether to abandon the country’s decision three decades ago to opt out of

1979 End of white rule in Rhodesia

Rhodesia has formally ended nearly 90 years of white minority rule and declared it will now be known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. In the absence of any official ceremony crowds of

WHO says Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there

1957 Arthur Miller guilty of contempt

US playwright Arthur Miller has been convicted of contempt of Congress. The conviction relates to an investigation last year by the House of Representatives’ Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) into

NATO looks to ‘historic’ Madrid summit, with Sweden, Finland

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that next month’s summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance in the face of Russian aggression against

Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa

A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and

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