Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Stepped-up Russian attacks on Kharkiv a problem that Kyiv cannot ignore

A missile fragment is seen on the ground in Kharkiv, Ukraine, following a Russian missile attack.

An intense, days-long campaign by Russia — including both ground assaults and airstrikes — has stepped up pressure on a border region in northeastern Ukraine that Kyiv cannot afford to ignore, given that it is home to the country's second-largest city of Kharkiv.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kharkiv-russia-attacks-wartime-uncertainties-1.7203058?cmp=rss

At the Trump trial, the grilling of Michael Cohen commences

A man in a black suit and blue tie sits at the witness stand in a courtroom in this court illustration. In front of him is a framed screenshot of a Donald Trump tweet. Behind him are American flags.

The grilling of the star witness in Donald Trump's criminal trial has commenced. The former president's lawyers cast his ally-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen as an impulsive, biased and ill-tempered narrator.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/michael-cohen-witness-cross-examination-1.7203950?cmp=rss