Three days of alleged attacks in a contested area of Moldova are raising fears the conflict in Ukraine could spread over the border. There have been reports of explosions and shots fired in Transnistria, a Russian-backed breakaway territory in Moldova. Sky News’ Mark Stone finds sympathies for Russia in the territory appear to be rising.
CNN’s Tom Foreman breaks down the never-before-seen ‘phoenix ghost’ drone that the US has sent to the Ukrainian military, drawing comparisons to the heavily utilized switchblade drone. #CNN #News
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, has been warned it must do more to help struggling pork producers or risk “the destruction of the UK pig sector”. The chairman of the National Pig Association (NPA) Rob Mutimer used an open letter to the Tesco boss Ken Murphy to argue that the company was uniquely positioned,
This is not an easy election to analyse: the picture is mixed and messy. As dawn breaks on Friday, nobody – perhaps with the exception of the Lib Dems – should be overly happy with the results. Tories suffered losses – perhaps not as many as they might. Two losing council leaders, one in the
The Conservatives have lost former leader Margaret Thatcher’s ‘favourite council’ Wandsworth to Labour in a significant boost for Sir Keir Starmer’s party. The south London council had been held by the Conservatives for more than forty years, turning blue in 1978 just before Mrs Thatcher’s election as prime minister. A Labour source said: “Boris Johnson
6:10 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College star wide receiver Zay Flowers grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the 11th of 14 children. His mother died in 2005, leaving his father, Willie, to drive a truck for a medical device company to provide for the family. Flowers received a football scholarship to Boston College
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the situation in Mariupol as “hell”, while Ukrainian fighters prepare for what could be their final stand against Russia. It is estimated that around 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are in tunnels underneath the Azovstal steel plant. They are the last pocket of resistance in a city almost completely destroyed by
In this article DASH Tony Xu, co-founder and chief executive officer of DoorDash Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DoorDash stock rose over 10% in extended trading after the company reported 35% revenue growth in the first quarter, suggesting that the company’s core business of delivering takeout food can still grow even
Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role. She will take over from Jen Psaki when she leaves the post next week. Ms Jean-Pierre takes on the role as the White House faces an uphill battle
Elon Musk will reportedly take over the role of CEO at Twitter after the acquisition is complete, but the plan is to not hold it for long. Where have we heard that before? When Elon Musk became CEO of Tesla in 2009, it was only supposed to be for a few months until they found
The man accused of attacking Dave Chappelle on stage at the Hollywood Bowl will not face felony charges. Prosecutors have decided that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence did not constitute felony conduct. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office referred the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, which will consider possible misdemeanour
The state of New York wants to ban new bitcoin mining operations, a move that some industry insiders fear could have a domino effect across the U.S. The bill, which is swiftly making its way through the state capitol in Albany, calls for a two-year moratorium on certain cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication
Sky News’ Alex Rossi visits the village of Barvinkove south of Kharkiv, and speaks to Ukrainian troops ahead of an expected advance. Russian forces are continuing their attacks on Ukraine’s industrial heartland in the eastern Donbas region. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
Andrei Illarionov, the former chief economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, tells CNN’s Jim Sciutto that he thinks imposing a “smart embargo” on Russia, where money accumulated by countries dependent on Russian gas and oil is not given back to Putin, could end the war in Ukraine quickly. #CNN #News
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cloud companies, e-retailers and household tech names got hammered on Thursday, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value and pushing the Nasdaq Composite toward its worst one-day plunge since June
NASA shared a special surprise for Star Wars’ fans on May 4, revealing how the fictional series is inspired from the real world. The franchise has presented a fictional world to its viewers, making it difficult to imagine that the planets shown in the series would have any relation to the our universe. It turns
9:30 AM ET Have we ever discussed how the Conn Smythe Trophy might be the NHL’s weirdest award? Let’s start with the hardware itself. In 1964, the trophy was donated to the NHL by Maple Leaf Gardens, to be awarded to the Stanley Cup playoffs MVP and as a bauble to honor Hockey Hall of
The universe is full of enigma and mysteries. Millions of objects move around undetected. In fact, there’s no dearth of such objects lurking in our very own Milky Way galaxy. We know very little of them, yet they continue to impact our lives in a number of ways. While the effort to study these objects
Actress Amber Heard broke down on the stand as she recounted a trip to Australia in 2015 that resulted in three days of alleged extreme violence and abuse at the hands of her former husband, Johnny Depp. On the 15th day of the multimillion-dollar libel trial brought against her by Depp, Heard detailed alleged sexual
Johnny Depp apparently refused to sign a prenup with his then-fiance Amber Heard ahead of their 2015 wedding, allegedly telling her: “The only way out of this is death.” Heard told a US court she felt “like the luckiest woman alive” after the actor proposed, presenting her with a “massive diamond” ring. But she said
Sinn Fein has won control of the ball but the Democratic Unionists are still on the pitch. While an Irish nationalist party will be the biggest at Stormont, the DUP did not perform as badly as predicted. It had been under enormous pressure after Brexit resulted in a sea border between Great Britain and Northern
From the most dangerous areas around Kharkiv there is an almost constant exodus of people fleeing homes they cannot be sure they will ever see again. Oleg Koval, 43, and his wife Yulia, 23, stayed behind to help those in need. At first, they were just giving their friends a lift away from danger, but
Dave Chappelle refuses to allow the “unsettling” attack on him overshadow the success of a record-breaking comedy run, his spokesperson has said. The US star was knocked over while on stage in LA on Tuesday and a man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Chappelle was unhurt and laughed off the incident
Electric campers have a certain charm to them, being able to explore the open road powered by the free sun rays beaming above you. But what if you could combine that freedom with the versatility of an electric boat and an electric bike? That’s exactly what Aigars Lauzis sought to capture when he designed the
In this article RUN Sunrun employee Gonzalo Najera carries a solar panel before installation at a home in Alamo, Calif., May 17, 2021. Scott Strazzante | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Sunrun shares jumped 11% during extended trading Wednesday after the company posted first-quarter earnings results, including a 39% increase in
Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell takes a closer look at the situation on the ground in Ukraine as refugees try to escape Mariupol. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more
Country music legend Naomi Judd, one half of the duo The Judds, has died at the age of 76. CNN’s Chloe Melas looks back at her career. #CNN #News
The Bank of England has raised the base rate of interest to 1% – the fourth consecutive increase as it continues to move against surging inflation – despite issuing a warning about a recession ahead. The Bank forecast that the UK economy will shrink later this year in the face of double-digit inflation and an
1:55 PM ET Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner was ejected Wednesday from the game against the Miami Marlins after an apparent altercation during a check for foreign substances. Bumgarner was ejected after the bottom of the first inning by first base umpire Dan Bellino, who was inspecting the veteran southpaw’s pitching hand. Bellino checked Bumgarner’s
Pro-choice activists across America are gearing up for the probable scenario that abortion rights which have been in place for 50 years will be snatched away this summer. A ruling, known as Roe v Wade, legalised abortion nationwide in the US in 1973. If it is overturned by the Supreme Court, 26 states are poised
A British man who joined a controversial Ukrainian military unit says he is willing is spend the next year defending against Russia’s invasion – and he has not been deterred by the capture of other Britons. Mark Ayres has spent the past two months in Ukraine after joining the Azov Regiment, which has far-right origins
In this article FB Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg testified about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, how his company will handle false and misleading information by political leaders during the 2020 campaign
German automotive conglomerate Volkswagen Group has shared positive Q1 reports, outlining a robust business despite global inhibitors like supply chain shortages and conflict in Eastern Europe. With its 2022 outlook optimistically confirmed, Volkswagen is expanding investments in R&D that includes new EV technologies as well as major funds to bring more BEVs to North America.