We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The financial situation in Russia has significantly worsened since the start of Vladimir Putin’s war... Read more
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters drew widespread criticism in the West and praise on Chinese state-run media for his claim that Taiwan is part of China. Using U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as a pretext, China launched four days of massive military exercises and live-fire drills in six... Read more
Roger Waters got into a heated debate with a CNN host about who’s really to blame for the war in Ukraine — saying it’s actually the U.S. and NATO that are fueling the ongoing conflict. The Pink Floyd rocker sat down with Michael Smerconish on his weekend show, and they were getting into it over... Read more
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has accused “war criminal” Joe Biden of “setting Ukraine on fire.” The British musician, singer-songwriter and composer, at 78, is currently on his ‘This is Not a Drill’ tour across North America. Waters was interviewed by his CNN anchor, Michael Smarkonish, and the media covered his performance. When the host... Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Friday that it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue. Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after... Read more
Russia said Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington at the presidential level, a day after the drug conviction of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Despite tensions soaring between Russia and the U.S. since the launch of Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine, the former Cold War rivals appeared to be edging... Read more
Russia said Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States, a day after WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court for a drugs offense. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to discuss this topic,” but only within the framework of... Read more
Brittney Griner, the Phoenix Mercury star, was convicted on drug charges in Russia. Hours later, her teammates had a game. “Nobody even wanted to play today,” one said. The Mercury were set to take on the Connecticut Sun at 7 p.m., and her players were supposed to be on the court going through their normal... Read more
OAKMONT, Pa. (KDKA) – Several lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a bipartisan effort to bring home Marc Fogel, an Oakmont man who received a long prison sentence for possessing marijuana in Russia. On Aug. 14, 2021, Fogel and his wife flew back to Russia for their 10th and... Read more
Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony for possessing a tiny amount of cannabis oil. Griner’s case was never about a minor offense against Russia law (which was real, for what that’s worth). It’s about what kind of country Russia has become as its president, Vladimir Putin, has descended... Read more
