Russia hits near Kyiv, other city despite vows to scale back

Russian forces pounded areas around Kyiv and another Ukrainian city overnight, local officials said yesterday, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in

1966 Harold Wilson wins sweeping victory

The Labour party is on course to win the general election with a majority of about 100 seats in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Harold Wilson has hailed

Portugal’s new govt sees EU aid as firing up economic growth

Members of Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party are set to be sworn into office yesterday for the party’s third straight term in government as the country prepares to start

Ukraine says peace deal vote requires pullback

An adviser to Ukraine’s president says that a vote sealing a prospective agreement with Russia could only be held after Russian troops pull back. Mykhailo Podolyak said

After Russian forces pull back, a shattered town breathes

The bodies of two Russian soldiers lie abandoned in the woods. Ukrainian forces piled atop a tank flash victory signs. Dazed people line up amid charred buildings

Ukraine, Russia hold new talks aimed at ending the fighting

The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began yesterday in Turkey, raising flickering hopes there could be progress toward ending a war

1981 President Reagan is shot

President Ronald Reagan has been shot and wounded after a lone gunman opened fire in Washington. He is currently undergoing emergency surgery at George Washington University Hospital but there

Guterres launches effort for Ukraine humanitarian cease-fire

The United Nations chief launched an initiative yesterday to immediately explore possible arrangements for “a humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine” in order to allow the delivery of desperately

Coppola, Pacino, De Niro say ‘Viva Ukraine!’ at Oscars night during ‘The Godfather’ homage

The Godfather’ film trilogy director, Francis Ford Coppola and stars Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro went on stage at the 2022 Oscars this week to celebrate the award-winning classic’s

The night emotion won, for better and worse

Did I miss anything?” quipped Oscars co-host Amy Schumer, returning to the Dolby Theatre stage after a break. “There’s a different vibe in here.”  Oh my,

Ukraine leader says he seeks peace ‘without delay’ in talks

Ukraine could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure peace “without delay,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of another planned round of talks

1971 Manson sent to gas chamber

Charles Manson and three members of his hippy cult have been sentenced to death in Los Angeles. They were found guilty of the August 1969 murders of seven people

Ukrainian welders turn donated vehicles into army transport

A strawberry-scented air freshener dangled from the Ukrainian military’s latest vehicle to head to war. In a welding shop in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv,

Tesla seeks 2nd stock split in less than two years

Shares of Tesla jumped at the opening bell yesterday after the electric car maker announced its second stock split in less than two years. The company said

Biden lashes at Putin, calls for Western resolve for freedom

President Joe Biden delivered a forceful and highly personal condemnation of Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday, summoning a call for liberal democracy and a durable

1965 Thousands join Dr King in Alabama rally

The procession marks the end of a five-day march which started in Selma last week and it brings to a close a month of civil rights protests in Alabama.

EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement

A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran yesterday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers

US to expand Russia sanctions, accept 100K Ukraine refugees

The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold

1980 Britain will go to Moscow Olympics

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has voted by a large majority to defy the government and send athletes to the Olympic Games in Moscow.  Fifteen sports voted to

Portugal’s new Socialist government gets off to bumpy start

Portugal is getting a new foreign minister, finance minister and defense minister as the center-left Socialist Party prepares for its third straight term in government, with blunders

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