Former US Marine Back Home After Prisoner Swap with Russia
contact@hellonews.website After nearly three years in a Russian prison, former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed is back in the United States on Thursday after a swap with a Russian held in the…
2022
Ukraine Slams Kyiv Attack Amid New Mariupol Rescue Effort
Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital’s tentative…
Police Officer Appeals Murder Conviction for Killing George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the killing of George Floyd has appealed his conviction, saying among other things that the jury was intimidated…
Bloomberg Reporters in Turkey Acquitted Over 2018 Currency Crisis Article
ISTANBUL — A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 33 people, including two Bloomberg reporters and other journalists from local media, of spreading false information about the economy in an article…
Muslim Students at Princeton University Break Ramadan Fast Together
For many students, living and studying at one of the most prestigious schools in the United States can be stressful and sometimes a little lonely. But some Muslim students at…
New Gas Pipeline Boosts Europe's Bid to Ease Russian Supply
Athens — Mountainous and remote, the Greek-Bulgaria border once formed the southern corner of the Iron Curtain. Today, it’s where the European Union is redrawing the region’s energy map to…
US Plan to Ban Menthol Tobacco Products Moves Forward
Menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products may soon be things of the past, according to an announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday saying authorities are…
IATSE, Reel Works Team to Train Hairstylists from Historically Excluded Backgrounds (Exclusive)
As awareness over the need to diversify Hollywood’s hair and makeup trailers continues to grow, the union that represents those artists has teamed up with entertainment workforce development program Reel…
Russia Makes Last-Gasp Dollar Bond Payments in Bid to Avoid Default
Russia made what appeared to be a late u-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number of already-overdue international debt payments in dollars despite previously vowing…
US, EU Warn Against Giving In to Russian ‘Gas Blackmail’
London — The United States and the European Union have warned against giving in to what they called Russian “blackmail” over gas supplies to Europe. Russia, which supplies about 40%…
Feds Seek Nearly $3M From Manafort Over Undisclosed Accounts
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort — who was convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and later…
Thousands of Refugees, Migrants Died in 2021 on Sea Crossings to Europe
Geneva — The U.N. refugee agency said Friday that refugee and migrant deaths are increasing at an alarming rate. More than 3,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean…
Lviv Families Open Homes to Ukraine War Refugees
Millions of Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries since Russia invaded their homeland. Others have moved to western Ukraine and the city of Lviv, which for now are relatively safe.…
US: No Sign Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Will Bear Fruit
STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States has not seen many signs that Russia-Ukraine negotiations are “proving fruitful” as Moscow’s war on the country enters its third month, said a senior…
Relatives: Former US Marine Killed Fighting in Ukraine
A former U.S. Marine was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets in what’s the first known death of a U.S. citizen…