KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including an assault on the capital, as tensions spiked along the militarized border with attacks that the West called “false-flag” operations meant to establish a pretext for invasion.A humanitarian convoy was hit…Continue Reading

Image Kamila Valieva was confronted by her coach as she stepped off the ice on Thursday.Credit…Chang W. Lee/The New York Times The president of the International Olympic Committee on Friday called the treatment of a teenage Russian figure skater by her coaches “chilling” a day after the skater, Kamila Valieva, tumbled out of medal contention…Continue Reading

America’s biggest banks are being warned and prepped for a possible Russian cyberattack as tensions with Ukraine escalate. FOX Business has confirmed officials at JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other big money center banks had meetings this week with government officials to review tactics Russia could use, along with warnings on Russian cyber activity.Ticker…Continue Reading

The National Archives and Records Administration confirmed on Friday that it found classified material among the boxes of White House documents that former President Donald Trump improperly took to Mar-a-Lago.”NARA has identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes” that have been returned to the agency from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, Archivist David…Continue Reading

Six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia – will be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce their own mRNA vaccines from a scheme headed by the World Health Organization.The groundbreaking project aims to assist low- and middle-income countries in manufacturing mRNA vaccines at scale…Continue Reading

Wait, you use a French press to make your coffee when you’re out camping? Damn, that’s bougie! But also, super smart!I’ll definitely check out FishingForReel.com and get my dad one so he can have a freshly brewed cup of joe while waiting for those trout to bite!The product has a 1-liter capacity glass tank, heat-resistant…Continue Reading

With a series of exhibitions across the Capital, the country is showcasing its contribution to the world With a series of exhibitions across the Capital, the country is showcasing its contribution to the world To celebrate 200 years of Brazilian independence this year, the Embassy of Brazil is organising a series of events to showcase…Continue Reading

The controversy over disallowing girls in hijabs in classrooms, citing a uniform dress code, is no longer confined to Karnataka’s coastal districts. K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj explores the genesis of the row in Udupi and the context of its rapid spread across the State The controversy over disallowing girls in hijabs in classrooms, citing a uniform…Continue Reading

Two children, aged four and seven, were killed when a pick-up van ran over them in south west Delhi’s Sagarpur on Thursday morning, police said, adding that the driver has been arrested.Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Gaurav Sharma said that the victims have been identified as Subhan, 4, and Savitri, 7, both neighbours and residents…Continue Reading

With scores of anganwadi workers and helpers sitting on an indefinite strike for the last 19 days, several anganwadi centres across the city remain shut, affecting services to the public.All five centres in three different areas visited by The Hindu on Thursday were shut and posters outside some of them read that the workers were…Continue Reading