Roman Abramovich, who last week was hit with sanctions by the UK government over his alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been seen at an airport in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, according to a report. The Russian-Israeli billionaire, who owns Chelsea football club, was believed to have been spotted in a
Russia’s military forces have kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces shelled several suburbs of the capital, on the 19th day of the invasion. A new round of virtual talks due to take place between Russian and Ukrainian officials has
Wladimir cradles his youngest son explaining there is nowhere for him and his family to stay. It’s getting late and night fell quite some time ago. They’ve arrived from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – Wladimir Zubkov, his wife Dayna and children Semen 14, Olga, nine, and five-year-old Vsevolod. Wladimir is spectacularly calm and stoic for
An anti-war protester has interrupted the main news programme on Russia’s foremost state TV station, holding a sign which told viewers: “They are lying to you.” During the live broadcast on Channel One, the woman, who is thought to have worked for the company for years, walked on to the set behind the presenter with
The terror in the capital began before dawn when people were still asleep. So it was still dark when the residents of a nine-storey apartment block in the Obolon district were shaken awake by a tremendous explosion. Elderly people told us how they stumbled about in the dark, terrified, trying to find a way to
Dolly Parton has pulled out of the race to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year after receiving a nomination. The country music star, 76, said she did not feel she had “earned the right” to be featured on this year’s 17-strong shortlist. She said in a post on Instagram:
Whoever bought legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady’s “last touchdown ball” may now be having severe misgivings. It sold over the weekend, via auctioneers Lelands, for $518,000 (£397,000). Bids started at $100,000 (£76,000) and a price of up to $1m (£765,000) was being predicted. These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the
Russia is believed to have asked China for military equipment and other support, US officials have said. Sources in President Joe Biden’s government, speaking to NBC News, did not say whether China agreed to it and declined to say what equipment Russia has asked for and whether it is lethal. The request has sparked concerns
A three-year-old boy has shot his mother dead in a supermarket car park south of Chicago. The pair were in a vehicle outside a Food 4 Less store in the village of Dolton when the child somehow found the gun and fired it, police said. His mum was pronounced dead at hospital. His father is
A man is being sought by officials in New York and Washington DC, in connection with the murders of two homeless people. The man is thought to have attacked several people sleeping on the streets, killing two and injuring three others, police said. District of Columbia police said on Sunday they are working with the
Moderat have unveiled their latest single “EASY PREY” and its accompanying music video. Watch the clip below. In the Cyprien Clément-Delmas-directed visual, Sascha Ring’s voice floats over the scene as a jumpstyle dancer whips and contorts to the music in a kind of dystopian technological outpost filled with glowing screens, dark hallways, and giant computer
Miami Music Week, one of the world’s most recognized electronic music events is quickly coming up and the Brazilian super duo Cat Dealers are bringing their debut Cat House Sessions show to Miami. Not only are the Cat Dealers performing their debut Cat House Sessions show but the event will also be occurring during Miami Music
On Friday, Burberry staged an in-person runway show—the house’s first in two years—at the grandiose Central Hall Westminster in the heart of London, a stone’s throw away from the Houses of Parliament. It doesn’t get more British than Westminster and Burberry together again, as creative director Riccardo Tisci noted when discussing the collection, saying it
Despite the fact Captain Underpants and similarly funny books remain perennially popular with young readers, a Mississippi educator was fired this week for selecting a humorous, age-appropriate book to read to second graders. Toby Price, an assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School in Byram, Mississippi–just outside Jackson–was asked to set up a class via
A Los Angeles-area startup founded by a veteran spaceflight robotics engineer unveiled on Thursday its full-scale, working prototype for a next-generation lunar rover that is just as fast as NASA’s old “moon buggy” but is designed to do much more. The company, Venturi Astrolab, released photos and video showing its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX)
Cheng Wei, chairman and chief executive officer of Beijing Xiaoju Keji Didi Dache Co., pauses at the Boao Forum For Asia Annual Conference in Boao, China, on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The annual event sees business and political leaders come together and runs from March 22 to 25. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images