German court sides with sanctioned Russian billionaire

Alisher Usmanov won a milestone victory in litigation against Forbes magazine over allegations of ties to Vladimir Putin, which were later repeated by the EU The District Court of Hamburg in Germany has banned Forbes magazine from disseminating statements to the effect that Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov “fronted for” President Vladimir Putin and “solved his business…

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Photo of Zelensky guard sporting Nazi insignia vanishes

An image released by the presidential office showing a soldier with an SS-style patch has been quietly removed Ukraine’s presidential office has altered the set of photos displayed from Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to the recently re-captured town of Izium in the country’s east. A picture of one of Zelensky’s armed guards wearing an SS-style patch has…

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Hundreds killed or injured in twin Afghan earthquakes

Two 6.3-magnitude quakes have struck western Herat Province, leaving up to 320 people dead and many more hurt or displaced Western Afghanistan has been shaken by two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes that struck within about 30 minutes of each other, leaving hundreds of people dead or injured and destroying or damaging 600 homes.

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