Sweden and Norway are backtracking on their plans to create cashless societies out of fear that fully digital payment systems will leave them débil to Russian security threats, and out of concern for those who cannot use them. A combination of good high-speed Web coverage, high digital literacy rates, large rural populations and fast-growing fintech … Read more
Russian attacks on Sunday night in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv injured at least 12 people and knocked out power to part of the city, local officials and police said. The latest bombing came as Ukrainian officials prepare for a new wave of bombings that they believe will target the … Read more
Moscow's ambassador in London has said the UK is waging a proxy war against Russia, while predicting the “end of Ukraine” as Russian invading forces make deeper advances into the country. In an interview with the BBC, Andrei Kelin said that Ukraine was still fighting, but stated that “the resistance is becoming weaker.” Russian troops, … Read more
By Andrew Prentice for Every day Mail Australia and Darren Walton for Australian Related Press Published: 02:17 EDT, October 19, 2024 | Updated: 02:17 EDT, October 19, 2024 If Tim Tszyu wins his IBF super welterweight showdown against Bakhram Murtazaliev this weekend in Florida, the boxing superstar's next fight will potentially be on Australian soil. … Read more
An award-winning Ukrainian journalist who wrote first-hand accounts of life in Russian-occupied Ukraine has died while detained in Russia. Victoria Roshchyna, who was 27, was self-employed for Ukrainian media outlets Ukrainska Pravda and Hromadske Radio, as well as the US-funded Radio Liberty. He disappeared in August last year after traveling to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine … Read more