Metropolitan Pavlo, the director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, attends a court hearing in Kyiv on Saturday. (Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP/Getty Images) An Orthodox church leader at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery is under investigation, according to a statement Saturday from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), who accuse him of “inciting religious hatred” and “justifying and denying Russia’s armed aggression against … Read more
CNN — When Donald Trump enters a New York courtroom on Tuesday, he’ll face a seasoned judge who is no stranger to the former president’s orbit. Acting New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has sentenced Trump’s close confident Allen Weisselberg to prison, presided over the Trump Organization tax fraud trial and overseen former adviser … Read more
Élodie Chavret puts bread on shelves early in the morning before her bakery opens. She has managed L’Épi de Blé for 18 years and is now struggling with the rising cost of its electricity bills. In Millery, a small town in southeastern France, Élodie Chavret runs a bakery to make a living for herself and … Read more
CNN — Devastated communities across the South and Midwest were picking up the pieces and digging through debris Sunday after ferocious storms and tornadoes leveled neighborhoods and left at least 22 people dead. A tornado outbreak that walloped the country on Friday brought more than 50 tornado reports in at least seven states, including Arkansas … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 10. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/FILE) Republican lawmakers and former elected officials have spoken out about former President Donald Trump’s historic indictment, many of them dismissing the allegations of misconduct as politically motivated. Here are some of the latest comments from officials and figures … Read more
CNN — Fourth seed UConn advanced to the NCAA men’s basketball championship game following a 72-59 win over No. 5 Miami in the Final Four on Saturday. It will be the first NCAA national championship game for the UConn Huskies since 2014. The Huskies got off to a quick start Saturday, going up 9-0 within … Read more
CNN — As Finland prepares to go to the polls on Sunday, the country’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin is fighting for her political life. Marin broke the mold to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister in 2019 at the age of 34. She leads the country’s Social Democrats party, heading Finland’s governing coalition … Read more
CNN — Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the non-profit Presidium Network. The UK non-profit which “provides support to communities in crisis” tweeted Saturday that they have been working with the families of two of the detained men “in support of finding a resolution and release for the … Read more
CNN — Two flight attendants claim they were sexually assaulted by then Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri aboard his private plane, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York. The complaint was filed in US District Court on March 20, against Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri and five co-defendants. The plaintiffs, identified … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 10. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/FILE) Republican lawmakers and former elected officials have spoken out about former President Donald Trump’s historic indictment, many of them dismissing the allegations of misconduct as politically motivated. Here are some of the latest comments from officials and figures … Read more