NEWSLINK7.COM China’s top diplomat called on the U.S. Monday to take steps to improve ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other issues. Read More February 28, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM A U.S. official claimed that Belarus is planning to join in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as soon as Monday, Read More February 28, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM As casualties in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mounted and tensions between Russia and NATO escalated dangerously, Russian and Ukrainian diplomats were due to begin talks Monday on the Belarus border. Read More February 28, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and a separate attempt to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists Read More February 28, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM The Bank of Russia raised key interest rate from 9.5 per cent to 20 per cent today as the rouble value tumbled Read More February 28, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Powerful Western sanctions rocked Russia’s financial system and triggered a spiral in the ruble, drawing the central bank into an emergency doubling of interest rates. – raised benchmark rates to 20% from 9.5% Read More February 28, 2022
annaaero NEWSLINK7.COM Canada claims – Moscow-bound Aeroflot flight 111 violated the ban by entering the country’s airspace on its route from Miami, Florida Read More February 28, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Former President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won a straw poll at the nation’s top conservative conference Sunday, another sign of his continued dominance in the GOP. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Sen. Tom Cotton, has refused to condemn former President Donald Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as the leader began to make moves to invade Ukraine last week. Read More February 27, 2022
File NEWSLINK7.COM Michelle Obama would put Republicans “in a very difficult position” if she ran for president in 2024, a former Trump aide said, because the former first lady is both popular and “immune to criticism”. Read More February 27, 2022
Reuters NEWSLINK7.COM Massive anti-war protests have erupted across Russia for the fourth day in a row, as Vladimir Putin’s war on dissent took an ominous turn on Sunday Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces to be placed on high alert, due to what he described as “aggressive statements” by Western adversaries. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Kyiv and Moscow will hold peace talks at the border with Belarus, Volodymyr Zelensky today confirmed – as Vladimir Putin ordered the forces operating Russia’s nuclear deterrent to be on alert amid simmering tensions with the West. Read More February 27, 2022
Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post NEWSLINK7.COM As President Biden weighed his options for nominating the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, he scoured the records and backgrounds of his finalists and was struck by the work of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted Saturday evening that the company’s Starlink satellite internet service “is now active in Ukraine” with “more terminals en route.” Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Vladimir Putin is ‘prepared to lose 50,000 troops in the Ukraine invasion as a leaked document from the Russian Ministry of Health has revealed Moscow preparing for a – ‘medical emergency. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Las Vegas police are investigating the death of the comedian and performer Donny Davis, who was found unresponsive after a night with several people at a luxury hotel on the strip. Read More February 27, 2022
Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM Donald Trump on Saturday claimed to be a supporter of Ukraine – days after saying Russian President Vladimir Putin was a “genius” for starting the invasion. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Does Vladimir Putin have the support he needs at home to wage a costly war in Ukraine? Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Ukrainian border guards who insulted Russian forces this week in a recorded exchange that went viral may not have been killed, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, contradicting an earlier claim Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Roman Abramovich, a billionaire backer of Russian President Vladimir Putin- Chelsea Football Club owner Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, where fighting is underway on the streets. Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Russian space agency – Roscosmos has announced that it’s temporarily halting Soyuz rocket launches in French Guiana due to sanctions imposed by the European Union, Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM More than $9.9 million in cryptocurrency has been donated to Ukrainian groups since Russia attacked the country on February 24th, according to research firm Elliptic. Read More February 27, 2022
NBC NEWSLINK7.COM Saturday Night Live open – The show presented a performance by the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York performing the Ukrainian national anthem Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Russian forces have entered Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv after failing in their overnight efforts to seize control of the capital city of Kyiv – as Ukraine’s President Read More February 27, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM The United States and its allies announced Saturday an agreement to take aim at Russia through SWIFT, a service that facilitates global transactions among thousands of financial institutions. Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Republican leaders are facing fresh demands to expel the Georgia congresswoman – Marjorie Taylor Greene, after she spoke at a conference of white nationalists and sympathizers with Vladimir Putin. Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day, Russia has blocked access to Twitter in an apparent effort to stifle the flow of information, Read More February 26, 2022
AFP via Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM Russian government websites including the official Kremlin and media regulator pages are down, in what could be the first round of – cyberattacks Read More February 26, 2022
File NEWSLINK7.COM Discovery has tapped producer Chris Licht to lead CNN after it takes over the cable-news channel – turning to a veteran news and late-night TV showrunner to steady a network roiled by the sudden departure of its long-serving president. Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM A decade ago, the shooting death of Black teenager Trayvon Martin by an armed neighborhood watch volunteer ignited a national debate over gun violence, race and the power of self-defense statutes Read More February 26, 2022
Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Jimmy Butler had 23 and the Miami Heat – overcame RJ Barrett’s career-high 46 points to beat the New York Knicks 115-100 on Friday night. Read More February 26, 2022
Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM Prosecutors in El Salvador have charged the former president Alfredo Cristiani over the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests that – sparked international outrage. Read More February 26, 2022
Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM More Republicans have a negative view of Joe Biden than of Vladimir Putin and more Democrats have a negative view of Donald Trump than of the Russian leader, according to a new poll. Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM A retired Tampa police captain who gunned down a 43-year-old father after confronting the man over texting in a movie theater was cleared of second-degree murder and aggravated battery charges Friday night. Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Russia has threatened its close Arctic neighbors Sweden and Finland with ‘military consequences’ if they join NATO. Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Ukraine- latest news as reports emerge that 198 Ukrainians including three children have been killed in “Russian aggression”; Missile targets apartment building in Kyiv; Read More February 26, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM LATEST UPDATES – Ukrainian forces are holding on to their capital even after hours of overnight street fighting that included explosions and bursts of gunfire Read More February 26, 2022
Reuters NEWSLINK7.COM A high-rise apartment block in Kyiv was hit by a devastating missile this morning as fighting continues to rage in the capital between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces. Read More February 26, 2022
File NEWSLINK7.COM Sally Kellerman, the Oscar and Emmy nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “MASH,” died Thursday. Read More February 25, 2022
File NEWSLINK7.COM The U.S. is planning to impose sanctions on Russian Vladimir Putin as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. Read More February 25, 2022
AFP via Getty Images NEWSLINK7.COM President Biden confirmed he will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Read More February 25, 2022
AP NEWSLINK7.COM Four of the largest U.S. corporations have agreed to pay roughly $26 billion to settle a tsunami of lawsuits linked to claims their business practices helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis. Read More February 25, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM President Biden will nominate federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, – the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. Read More February 25, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM President Joe Biden has decided on his Supreme Court nominee and could make the official announcement as soon as Friday morning, Read More February 25, 2022
Christian Monterrosa/Sipa USA/AP; Gary Miller/Getty Images; Jeff Dean/AP NEWSLINK7.COM Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones to senate candidate J.D. Vance and CPAC star Tulsi Gabbard, have been cheering Putin on, broadcasting their disdain for Ukraine — or both. Read More February 25, 2022
MSNBC NEWSLINK7.COM Russian forces closed in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the city came under renewed bombing in the early hours of Friday as – President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed not to surrender and the capital’s defenders geared up for urban combat. Read More February 25, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Rockets struck Kyiv early Friday morning, according to several Ukrainian officials, as the United States – warned that Russian forces were encroaching on the capital and cautioned that the city could soon fall. Read More February 25, 2022
Peak news NEWSLINK7.COM Florida passed a controversial bill on Thursday limiting when and how teachers and school staff can discuss gender and sexual – orientation in the classroom. Read More February 25, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Russia is, by and large, the United States’ biggest working partner in space. NASA and Russia’s state space corporation Read More February 25, 2022
File NEWSLINK7.COM A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing at least two people Read More February 25, 2022
NEWSLINK7.COM Troy Aikman is getting roughly $90 million from ESPN to join “Monday Night Football.” the next tremors are expected to reverberate from the NFL sidelines to some of sportscasting’s all-time biggest names. Read More February 25, 2022