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Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company between 2017 and 2019, before spending several years as a senior video journalist on the social…
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More than 30 jihadists killed in air strikes, Nigerian military says
Nigeria’s military has killed 35 jihadists in a series of air strikes near its north-eastern border with Cameroon, it said in a statement.
The strikes were carried out in four areas to thwart an attempt by the jihadists to attack ground troops,…
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Ukraine and Russia trade drone strikes on Kyiv’s independence day
Ukraine marked its 34th Independence Day on Sunday amid tit-for-tat drone strikes, with Moscow targeting cities across Ukraine and Kyiv hitting a Russian nuclear power plant and a major port.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched more than 70 Shahed drones and a missile overnight, mostly…
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“We are building Ukraine strong and powerful enough to live in security and peace”
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the people of Ukraine from Kyiv’s Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), noting that every symbol in this place speaks of our nation’s independence.
He said this in his Independence Day address to the Ukrainian people, Ukrinform…
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Russians shell Sumy region more than 90 times, injuring a man
In the Sumy region, from the morning of August 23 to the morning of August 24, Russian troops shelled 36 settlements in 14 territorial communities of the region more than 90 times; a man was wounded.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported in Telegram by the Sumy…
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Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War
Talks of a cease-fire in Ukraine have centered on the Donbas, a valued region for both sides and where most of the fighting is taking place. Michael Schwirtz, a global intelligence correspondent, and Anatoly Kurmanaev, a foreign correspondent covering Russia, break down who the Donbas is…
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Archaeologists have unlocked new secrets of life in Pompeii
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it buried Pompeii under metres of ash and pumice, seemingly freezing the Roman city in time. But new research shows the story didn’t end there. Life crept back among the ruins, in a far more precarious form, and carried on for centuries.
Fresh evidence…
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Norway allocates about $700 million for air defense systems for Ukraine
Norway is allocating approximately 7 billion Norwegian kroner (USD 696.12 million) to finance air defense systems for Ukraine.
This is stated in a press release of the Norwegian government on Sunday, August 24, Ukrinform reports.
“Together with Germany, we are now…
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