Ukraine retakes village but fighting in east 'difficult' - Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday it had recaptured an eighth village during its counteroffensive in the Russian-occupied south but
2023-06-20 00:18
Russia tried to kill ‘CIA informant’ in Florida, report says
Russian agents reportedly attempted to assassinate a CIA informant on American soil in 2020, a dramatic ploy that has since been blamed for a sudden deterioration of relations between Washington and leaders of the Russian Federation. Their target was a former Russian agent whose defection to the United States led to a counterintelligence investigation that resulted in the capture and expulsion of nearly a dozen spies embedded along the US eastern seaboard. His attempted murder is just the latest alleged effort by agents of Vladimir Putin, formerly head of the country’s feared intelligence service and now its leader, to get revenge against Russian defectors living abroad. Three former senior US officials told The New York Times that Russian agents targeted Aleksandr Poteyev with an operation in early 2020 that involved an effort to tail Mr Poteyev around his new hometown of Miami. A Mexican scientist, coerced into being the face of the effort after members of his family were prevented from leaving Russia, is reported to have rented an apartment near Mr Poteyev’s residence for the purpose of surveiling the ex-spy. That scientist, Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, would later be instructed by his Russian handlers to tail Mr Poteyev, leading to an incident where he and his wife were spotted by security agents and cameras (apparently at their victim’s apartment complex) photographing Mr Poteyev’s license plate. Realising they had likely just blown their cover, the two fled for Mexico, but were stopped at the US border and arrested. According to one former official, Mr Fuentes was likely unaware of the eventual goals of the operation and was merely tasked with providing initial intelligence regarding Mr Poteyev’s whereabouts. More follows... Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-06-20 00:16
Travelers Championship power rankings (Who are the top golfers at TPC River Highlands?)
The U.S. Open is in the books and before the golf world starts to focus on the final major of the season, the Open Championship, we have to get through the final "designated" event of the season, the Travelers Championship.In this article, I’m going to power rank the top 10 golfe...
2023-06-19 23:59
Liverpool transfer rumours: Gravenberch interest; monitoring Eze
Rounding up all the latest Liverpool transfer rumours.
2023-06-19 23:57
Record aircraft purchase announced at Paris Airshow
The deal between Indian carrier IndiGo and Airbus is the largest single order by any commercial airline.
2023-06-19 23:56
Spain registers record asylum claims, approves far fewer than European average
Spain has received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year
2023-06-19 23:51
Intel and Germany sign agreement for $32.8 billion chip plant investment
Intel and the German government have signed a deal that would see the U.S. company investing more than 30 billion euros ($32.8 billion) in a chip manufacturing site in the German city of Magdeburg, with financial support from Berlin
2023-06-19 23:51
Turkey’s Simsek Signals Gradual Shift to Conventional Policy
Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has indicated he will take gradual steps in steering toward more
2023-06-19 23:47
Germany to Test Companies’ Abilities to Cope With Gas Emergency
Germany’s energy regulator will practice a large-scale emergency exercise with companies this September, testing their preparedness should gas
2023-06-19 23:47
Best MLB prop bets today (James Paxton massively undervalued vs. Twins)
Major League Baseball has a bit of a shorter slate on Monday, but that’s not stopping me from finding three different pitching props to bet on June 19.We’re starting with a pair of undervalued pitchers in the strikeout market before fading Kansas City Royals starter Jordan Lyles, who...
2023-06-19 23:46
Hackers threaten to leak stolen Reddit data if company doesn't pay $4.5 million and change controversial pricing policy
Reddit's month may be going from bad to worse.
2023-06-19 23:45
New US Army regulation could result in more soldiers failing body fat assessments
As the US Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers' body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the new.
2023-06-19 23:25
