The threat of intensified attacks in Kyiv came after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of injuring seven people and damaging about 100 residential buildings with airstrikes in Bryansk, an area bordering Ukraine. Authorities in another Russian border area also reported Ukrainian bombing on Thursday. Kyiv gradually showed some signs of pre-war life as Russian troops failed to occupy the city and retreated to focus on a concentrated offensive in eastern Ukraine, leaving evidence of possible war crimes in their wake....

Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, says he has been frozen by officials in Washington amid Moscow’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine – and that he has not spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin in years. “Honestly, we are excluded,” Antonov, 66, told Politico about himself and his empty embassy in an exclusive interview published Monday. According to Politico, the Russian envoy can not meet with senior officials of the White House or the US State Department....

OTTAWA – Russia imposed sanctions on a number of Canadian public figures on Friday, including Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright, head of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, and the pastor who performed Canada’s first same-sex weddings. Moscow’s latest round of sanctions targets multiple officials of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who has been an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and is of Ukrainian heritage. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Maeva Proteau and Adrien Blanchard’s media group are also banned from entering Russia....

The UN wants to investigate the attack in the Russian-held eastern Ukrainian town of Olenivka, which Moscow said killed 53 Ukrainian prisoners and wounded 75 others. Ukraine maintains that Thursday night’s deadly bombing was a “war crime,” while Russia claims that Ukraine fired the missiles that destroyed the building. Both sides say the attack was premeditated and intended to silence the prisoners inside and destroy evidence of possible atrocities. “We are ready to send a team of experts capable of conducting an investigation with the permission of the parties,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told Russian media....

A spokesman for the ministry, Igor Konashenkov, said on Friday that Russia would intensify its attacks on targets in Kyiv in response to any further attempts by Ukrainian forces to “sabotage” Russian territory. The threat came a day after Russia admitted losing the Moskva missile cruiser – arguably the biggest obstacle to the 50-day campaign – as it prepares for a new offensive in southeastern Ukraine. A senior US official said on Friday that the United States believed the ship had been hit by two Ukrainian missiles....

Die Polizei ließ in ihrem Post unbeantwortet, ob es sich um Osterlämmer handeln könnte, die versuchen, ihrem Schicksal zu entkommen. Da sie dem Polizisten jedoch gehorsam folgten, kann davon nicht ausgegangen werden. Selbst die schwarzen Schafe durften widerstandslos auf die Weide zurückgeführt werden.

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday that Democrats had “no choice” but to remove a key tax provision from their big spending bill in order to win the support of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema, a centrist Democrat from Arizona, had withdrawn her support for the Lower Inflation Act, the sweeping bill that includes much of the Biden administration’s agenda on taxes, climate and health care....

According to megamillions.com, there was a jackpot winning ticket in Friday night’s drawing that was purchased at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines. Winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14. “We are thrilled to witness one of the largest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, the current Chief Executive Officer for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement on the lottery’s website....

Yoon, a conservative who took office in May, reportedly spoke with Pelosi on the phone but will not meet her in person during her visit to Seoul on Thursday, South Korean media reported. Yun had reportedly planned a summer vacation well before the US House speaker’s decision to visit the region, which included a controversial stop in Taiwan on Wednesday that prompted threats of retaliation from China. The South Korean leader is reportedly in Seoul....

There are many ways in which you could describe the stunning stained glass window above the altar of St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, just steps from the Rideau Hall. The Rector Ad. David Clunie puts it this way: hidden from public view. He means it in a religious way: “Jesus is here, God is here – but we do not see him.” Hidden in the public eye, however, could equally apply to the work itself, it is considered the top achievement of the stained glass artist from Dublin who created it....

Miller has been summoned by the commission and has resisted attempts to appear, including a lawsuit to prevent the commission from forcing him to submit documents and meet for an interview. In Miller’s summons, the commission cited the role it played in reporting false allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election. The Associated Press first reported Miller’s scheduled deposition. The committee declined to comment. The interview comes after two Trump White House attorneys appeared before the committee: former White House adviser Pat Cipollone and his deputy Patrick Philbin....

Das wöchentliche Krisenkabinett mit Bundeskanzler Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), Vizekanzler Werner Kogler (Grüne), Finanzminister Brunner, Energieministerin Leonore Gewessler (Grüne) und Finanzminister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) findet am kommenden Montagnachmittag in erweiterter Runde statt . . Ziel sei es, Opposition, Länder, Sozialpartner und Energieversorger über die aktuelle Lage, etwa bei der Erdgasversorgung, zu informieren, so das Kanzleramt. Doskozil sieht „großen Aufwand“ Die Regierung tut sehr wenig, um die Auswirkungen der Inflation auf die Bevölkerung zu begrenzen....

Skywatchers in Canada and the UK were among those who got to enjoy the stunning aurora, created after charged particles erupt from the sun and interact with Earth’s upper atmosphere. Great to have another visit from the Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis here at Brancaster Staithe in North Norfolk early this morning between 1230am. and 1250 a.m. @ChrisPage90 @WeatherAisling @AngliaWeather @itvweather pic.twitter.com/DaMS89kSn4August 202 See more “Great to have another visit from the Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis here at Brancaster Staithe in North Norfolk early this morning,” Gary Pearson, a photographer near Britain’s northeast coast, wrote on Twitter (opens at new tab) for the storm....

In proposals announced tonight, the Tory leadership candidate pledged to set up a cluster of Russell technical colleges. The changes will mark “an important step towards equality of esteem between vocational and academic education”, his campaign said. If he beats Liz Truss in the leadership contest, Mr Sunak has pledged to strengthen technical institutes’ networks and links with industry, as well as give them degree-awarding powers. “A good education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet when it comes to making people’s lives better,” the former chancellor said....

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Hassan Akad arrived in the United Kingdom seven years ago after fleeing the war in his home country, with no choice but to trust a human trafficker. As more and more people risk crossing the Channel in small boats, the 34-year-old says the government’s treatment of asylum seekers is “getting worse and worse”. Read more: Why are people being sent to Rwanda and how will it work? Living in London now, Mr....