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Canada politician asks Musk to restore Twitter account for banned lawmaker charged over Freedom Convoy protest

Ontario Party Leader Derek Sloan pleaded with Elon Musk not to forget to restore the Twitter account of Canadian politician Randy Hillier, who is facing charges over the Freedom Convoy protest, amid news of the Tesla CEO’s $44 million agreement to purchase the social media platform to restore free speech. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/0czwJmj via IFTTT

Canada PM Trudeau announces investigation into Freedom Convoy protest 'evolution,' emergency order

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a new commission tasked with investigating his use of emergency powers to quell the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa in February and freeze the personal and corporate bank accounts of those suspected of supporting it. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/itnKsBZ via IFTTT

Ukraine has liberated nearly 1,000 settlements from Russian control, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine has liberated nearly 1,000 settlements from the Russian invaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late Wednesday. Zelenskyy's speech focused on the prospect of Ukraine joining the European Union, celebrating the visit of European Council President Charles Michel. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/pdrD7Hk via IFTTT

Ukrainian marine commander makes last-ditch plea for evacuation from Mariupol

Major Serhiy Volyna, the commander of a Ukrainian marine unit, made an urgent last-ditch plea for Ukrainian women and children, along with wounded marines, sheltering in the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works to be evacuated to a neutral third country as the Russian deadline to surrender Mariupol loomed Wednesday. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/kbE7nN0 via IFTTT

Russia rejects cease-fire for civilian evacuation amid Eastern Orthodox Holy Week

Russia rejected a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine that the United Nations secretary general requested for the purpose of civilian evacuation during the Eastern Orthodox Holy Week leading up to Easter. Russia's deputy UN ambassador said the cease-fire request was not sincere and would only provide time to arm Ukrainian soldiers. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/96Gm8K2 via IFTTT

Steve Daines becomes first US senator to visit Ukraine, see mass graves in Bucha

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., became the first U.S. senator to visit Ukaine amid the Russian invasion, touring the mass graves in the city of Bucha and reporting “indisputable evidence of Putin's war crimes.” He traveled with Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., who was herself born in Ukraine. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/su87i1T via IFTTT

Russian warship seriously damaged in Black Sea

Russia confirmed Wednesday that the flagship of its Black Sea fleet had been evacuated after it was "seriously damaged," claiming that a fire on board caused an explosion, Russian media said. Ukraine said its military hit the ship with two cruise missiles. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/U18q5pE via IFTTT

How paranoid is Putin?

Sergei Beseda, tasked with keeping ex-Soviet republics sweet, has possibly gone from being under house arrest to being put behind the bars of the notorious Lefortovo prison where murders and brutal interrogations took place at the hands of Joseph Stalin's secret police. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/UIDgtV3 via IFTTT

Putin purges more than 100 FSB agents in apparent retaliation amid Ukraine invasion quagmire

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly ousted about 150 agents from the FSB, the successor agency to the KGB. The ousted agents belonged to the Fifth Service, a division that Putin – then director of the FSB – set up in 1998 in order to carry out operations in the countries of the former Soviet Union, aiming to keep those countries in Russia's orbit. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/GZNUS3V via IFTTT

Russia's implementation of 'artificial timeline' poses 'disastrous consequences,' expert warns

Russia is seemingly eager to claim victory in Ukraine as a significant day for the country approaches, however, one expert has suggested that escalation in the country may increase after recent war assignments from Russian President Vladimir Putin due to his impatience and implementation of an "artificial timeline." from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/psibyja via IFTTT

Palm Sunday sees thousands of Christians mark the triumphal entry in Jerusalem amid tensions

Thousands of Christians in Jerusalem participated in celebrations to mark Palm Sunday, the day that begins Holy Week and commemorates when Jesus Christ made a triumphal entry into the city five days before Christians believe religious and civil authorities condemned him to death. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/Tecj74v via IFTTT

How bad is the crackdown on dissent in Russia?

How much good can a human rights lawyer can do in today's Russia? Pavel Chikov is keeping up the fight against massive odds.  A less terrible outcome, he says, is better than a more terrible one – and he is dedicated to doing whatever he can for his clients. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/Acupbix via IFTTT

NATO urging members to send 'heavier weapons' to Ukraine in fight against Russia

NATO’s leader is urging its member countries Thursday to send “both light weapons but also heavier weapons” to Ukraine as foreign ministers are gathering in Belgium to map out the alliance’s next steps in the fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/kAzero9 via IFTTT

FBI disrupts Russian military hackers, preventing botnet amid Ukraine war

The Federal Bureau of Investigation wrested control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances away from Russian military hackers by hijacking the very same devices Moscow's spies had been using to set up a “botnet” – a network of hacked computers that can bombard other servers with rogue traffic. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/zKHPlnM via IFTTT

Israeli parliament's coalition chair resigns, opening door to new elections, Bibi Netanyahu comeback

Idit Silman, a member of Israeli's Knesset and chairman of the current governing coalition, resigned her leadership position in the coalition Wednesday, throwing the Jewish state's parliament into chaos and emboldening former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/usMlWHG via IFTTT

Bucha massacre: Global outcry against Russia escalates as horrifying stories emerge of Ukraine atrocities

Russia on Monday is facing a rapidly escalating international outcry as more horrific images and stories are emerging of alleged atrocities being committed against Ukrainian civilians – with one Ukrainian lawmaker reporting that Russian troops have beheaded an elderly woman who was trying to flee the city of Bucha, where bodies have been found in mass graves. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/l9zfPIs via IFTTT

Wide rift in Russia, Ukraine negotiations could mean drawn out war that favors Putin: experts say

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin are far apart at the negotiating table with both sides requesting concessions deemed non-starters by the other side which is a signal that the war in Ukraine is far from over, experts tell Fox News. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/qg1HUtm via IFTTT

Pope Francis begs forgiveness for 'deplorable' abuses to native children in Canada schools

Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools and said he hoped to visit Canada in late July to deliver the apology in person to survivors of the church's misguided missionary zeal. from FOX News : World https://ift.tt/0sZPhiN via IFTTT