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Russia’s Wagner boss threatens Bakhmut pullout in Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor threatened Friday to pull his troops out of the protracted battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut next week, accusing Russia’s military command of starving his forces of ammunition and causing them heavy losses.Yevgeny Prigozhin, a notorious millionaire with longtime links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed that Wagner had planned to capture Bakhmut by May 9. That day is a major Russian holiday marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.But, Prigozhin said, his force hasn’t received enough artillery ammunition supplies from the Russian military since Monday. Known for his bluster, Prigozhin has previously made unverifiable claims and made threats he hasn’t carried out.Hours before releasing the statement, Prigozhin’s spokespeople published a video of him angrily demanding ammunition from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov.In the video, ...

Ukraine delegate hits Russian at Black Sea summit in Turkey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian and Russian delegates have had to be separated after a scuffle during a meeting of Black Sea countries in the Turkish capital Ankara.Oleksandr Marikovski, a Ukrainian member of parliament, landed several blows to the head of a Russian official after his Ukrainian flag was ripped from his hands during a summit at the Turkish parliament building on Thursday. A video posted on Marikovski’s Facebook page shows him waving the flag behind Russian delegate Ola Timofeeva as she records a video on her phone. A man approaches, grabs the flag and is chased by Marikovski.During a brief altercation in parliament’s hallway, Marikovski grabs the flag back, pushing the man in the face. Others separate the men and plead “please, no fighting.” Marikovski replies: “It’s our flag. We’re going to fight for this flag.”In a caption to his Facebook video, Marikovski wrote: “Paws off our flag, paws off Ukraine, Russian filth!”The outburst happened at the Parliamentary Assembly of t...

Arab ministers to meet over Syria’s return to Arab league

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Diplomats from Arab nations are planning an emergency meeting in Cairo over the weekend about the fighting in Sudan and the prospect of Syria’s return to the Arab League more than a decade after its membership was suspended, an official said Friday.Sunday’s meeting, confirmed by Gamal Rushdy, a spokesman for the Arab League, comes as some Arab countries, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, have opened up relations with Syrian President Bashar Assad and their foreign ministers have visited Damascus in recent weeks. Syria’s foreign minister also visited Cairo and the Saudi capital of Riyadh in April, the first such visits in more than a decade.Syria’s membership in the 22-member Arab League was suspended in the early months of the war 12 years ago, and Arab countries later imposed economic sanctions. The conflict has killed nearly a half million people since March 2011 and displaced half of the country’s pre-war population of 23 million. Saudi Arabia is hosting the ne...

China, Russia foreign ministers among group meeting in India

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

PANAJI, India (AP) — Foreign ministers from a group of nations led by China and Russia met Friday in the Indian coastal resort state of Goa, where they were expected to discuss regional security, combating terrorism and deepening economic and cultural ties.India’s Foreign Minister Subhramanyam Jaishankar in opening remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a group that includes China, Russia and several other Asian countries — criticized global institutions’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to resolve geopolitical upheaval, saying that alternative forums like the SCO have an opportunity to help address such challenges.He said the developments have disrupted global supply chains, especially in energy, food and fertilizer, and hit developing nations the hardest.“These crises have also exposed a credibility and trust deficit in the ability of global institutions to manage challenges in a timely and efficient manner,” he said. “With more than 40% ...

DOJ finds 'insider witness' in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents probe: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

(The Hill) - The Justice Department has found an “insider witness” as investigators probe former President Trump’s handling of classified documents, according to a new report.The New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the unidentified person now cooperating confidentially with the investigation has worked for Trump at Mar-a-Lago. According to the report, the scope of how the insider witness has helped the federal prosecutors is not yet clear, nor is the timeline of the person’s cooperation, but the witness reportedly gave investigators a picture of the storage room where some materials were held. The investigation, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, has shown signs of intensifying. The new insider witness, the Times reports, appears as part of a broader effort to figure out whether Trump personally ordered boxes of the sensitive material to be moved out of the storage room. Investigators are looking into whether Trump failed or refused t...

Leaked video shows Tucker Carlson musing about 'pillow fights' in women's bathroom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

(The Hill) - Newly revealed video of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson shows him asking a female makeup artist about what goes on in the women's bathroom. “Can I ask you a question?” Carlson is seen asking. “You don't have to answer, it’s personal ... I’m not speaking of you, but more in general with ladies, when they go to the ladies room and powder their noses, is there actually nose-powdering going on?”"Sometimes," the makeup artist says, to which Carlson replies "Oh ... I like the sound of that.”"Do pillow fights ever break out?” Carlson asks, “You don’t have to, you don’t have to ... OK. Not in the bathroom. That’d be more a dorm activity.”The host is then seen telling the artists that she is a "good sport" and thanking her for applying his makeup. The video is just the latest in a string of videos of Carlson leaked to Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog, since his exit at Fox News. Earlier videos showed him referring to a woman as "yummy" and deriding Fox's...

Stalker who tried to kidnap WWE star Sonya Deville gets 15 years in prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An obsessive stalker who tried to kidnap WWE Superstar Sonya Deville nearly three years ago was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, according to court documents obtained by WFLA. Phillip Arnold Thomas was arrested on suspicion of stalking and trying to kidnap Deville at her home in Lutz, Florida in August 2020. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Thomas, who is from South Carolina, had been stalking Deville on social media for a few years, and had spent eight months plotting to kidnap her before he traveled to her home and tried to take her hostage. Authorities said he parked his vehicle at the nearby Idlewild Baptist Church, walked to Deville's home and used a knife to cut a hole in the patio screen. He waited for a few hours, then broke in through a back sliding door, setting off a security alarm.Deville and a guest, fellow WWE superstar Amanda Sacmanno, who is better known as Mandy Rose, were able to leave the home and call 911....

Risk of severe late day storms continues through the weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Be sure to stay weather aware over the weekend - our weather remains active with at least 3 rounds of potential severe weather ahead.Today starts quiet under mainly cloudy skies, but afternoon heat and sunshine will help another round of isolated storms to develop late day. The last outlook from the Storm Prediction Center has most areas along and west of I-35 under a slight risk (2 out of 5) for severe storms beginning late Friday afternoon through midnight.Risk of isolated to widely scattered severe storms Friday afternoon & eveningAnother round of isolated strong to severe storms is possible Saturday.Risk of isolated severe storms in the Hill Country on SaturdayYet another risk of severe storms is in place for Sunday.Risk of isolated strong to severe storms across the area on SundayRain chances will continue daily through the weekend into much of next week. While no one day in particular will be a washout, our 7-day forecast rain totals look healthy -- betwee...

University of Texas estimates 1,400 first-generation graduates this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This time of year Littlefield Fountain is the place to be. University of Texas graduates flock to its waters in their cap and gowns, along with their friends and family, to get the best graduation pictures with the UT Tower in the background. It's a special moment for everyone involved, especially for first-generation students who are accomplishing a family milestone. The university estimates there will be 1,400 first-generation students graduating with a bachelor's degree this weekend. Where to park, how to get to University of Texas at Austin graduation ceremonies 'I'm the first in my family at many things'Noelia Delgado is the middle child of five kids. Raised in Lake Whitney, Texas, north of Waco, Delgado was not used to bigger class sizes. Her graduating class in high school was just 106. "That was one of the big classes," Delgado said with a laugh. She was accepted to her dream school at the University of Texas, and although her mom wanted her to go to scho...

5 things to know this Friday, May 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — American poet Lucy Larcom once wrote, "When April steps aside for May, like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten; Fresh violets open every day; to some new bird each hour we listen." The glistening raindrops that have soaked the Capital Region in recent weeks are finally taking a break, according to meteorologists Jill Szwed and Matt Mackie. A couple of sprinkles still can't be ruled out, though. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Hebron man accused of fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis when she and her friends drove down the wrong driveway last month has been denied bail—again. Meanwhile, a Kingston high schooler is recovering in the hospital after they were allegedly attacked in the school's cafeteria. The details top today's five things to know. 1. Accused shooter denied bail in Kaylin Gillis deathThe Hebron man accused of fatally shooting a Schuylerville woman, when she and a group of friends accide...