“If Peresvet blinds, then the new generation of laser weapons lead to the physical destruction of the target – thermal destruction, they burn up,” he told Russian state television. Asked if such weapons were being used in Ukraine, Borisov said. “Yes... “This is not some sort of exotic idea; it is the reality,” Borisov said ... Tags ... All Rights Reserved. .
A Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to have come under attack on Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, though the circumstances of the incident remained unclear, officials said ... It said an investigation was ongoing into the incident, without elaborating ... The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid. IOS Android. More>> ... The U.S ... (AP). .
Former United States PresidentGeorge W Bush has decried the “wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq” in a gaffe during a speech in the US state of Texas...Instead, while criticising Russia’s political system, he said ... “I mean, of Ukraine,” he said quickly. He then said “Iraq too” to laughter from the crowd ... Freudian slip of the century… ... .
SIMCOE – Thousands of marijuana plants valued at $20 million were destroyed prior to police executing a search warrant at a property north of Simcoe. Advertisement 2. “The plants were destroyed before police arrived,” acting OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said on Wednesday morning ... Unlicensed marijuana growers are still illegal. .
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine testified Thursday that he shot a civilian on orders from two officers and pleaded for his victim's widow to forgive him. Sgt ... 28, four days into the Russian invasion ... Shishimarin pleaded guilty to the charges during Wednesday's hearing ... .
Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease endemic in parts of Africa is spreading ... .
FRANKFURT, Germany — Shots were fired in a school in Germany on Thursday, injuring one person in the northern city of Bremerhaven, police said, adding that they had arrested the suspected gunman. The incident happened at the LloydGymnasium, a secondary school in the centre of Bremerhaven, local police said in a statement ... .
China’s top diplomat again warned the US over its increased support for Taiwan, showing the island democracy remains a major sticking point between the world’s biggest economies as Beijing sent more military aircraft toward the island. ...The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid. IOS Android. More>> ... (Bloomberg). .
By Brian Chappatta . Bloomberg. Elon Musk spent Wednesday on Twitter, announcing his political switch from Democrat to Republican, trashing ESG and replying to several users of the social-media website he’s agreed to buy ... Read more. Feds investigating Tesla crash that killed 3 in Newport Beach ... Wednesday was no exception ... .
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese PresidentXi Jinping on Thursday called on the BRICS countries to work together to build a global community of security for all. Xi made the remarks while delivering a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting ... ■ ... .
The battle that turned Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close as Russia said nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who held out inside a pulverized steel plant had surrendered ... Some were taken by the Russians to a former penal colony in territory controlled by Moscow-backed separatists ... Gen ...The U.S ... .