On August 19, 2022, a judge approves the partial release of the Mar a Lago affidavit, a star witness the in R. Kelly trial testified, and Xi, Putin to attend G-20 Summit.  Judge approves partial release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit – Portions of the affidavit that led to last week’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s…

Satellite images of Crimea gave a new look inside the raging war between Russia and Ukraine. Evidence of explosions and fighter jet debris is depicted in the images released Thursday. The site is a Russian air base. Videos from Ukrainian news outlets on Twitter show the explosions in action. While most footage from the war…

Russia has continued to strengthen ties with its allies amid war with Ukraine by successfully launching an Iranian satellite into orbit Tuesday morning. Last month, Russian and Iranian leaders pledged to work together against the West. While Iranian officials said no other country will have access to the information the satellite gathers, The Associated Press…

The mega-yachts and luxury real estate seized from Russian oligarchs is worth billions of dollars, yet the Justice Department is limited in what it can do with those assets. Now, the Senate is working on a bipartisan bill to allow proceeds from sanctioned assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction. “This illegal amount of money is marked…

Headlines for July 14, 2022 include: Russia’s latest deadly attack on Ukraine: At least 20 people died and 90 others we wounded after a Russian missile strike on a town southwest of Kyiv. Three missiles hit an office building, damaging nearby places and setting dozens of cars on fire. The country’s president called the attack “an…

As Ukraine approached four months of fighting back Russia’s latest invasion, leaders in Europe and the United States continued pledging military support. The European support Thursday came in the form of a visit to Ukraine from the leaders of four European countries: French President Emmanuel Macron; Italian Premier Mario Draghi; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; and…

Russia and Turkey voiced support for a safe corridor in the Black Sea that would allow for Ukrainian grain exports. The support came as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu hosted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Ankara on Wednesday. Russia also demanded Ukraine remove mines from the Black Sea. Ukraine is one of the world’s…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to an all-out war, which is now fueling a global food crisis. However, Moscow is blaming the West and international sanctions for the world’s growing food woes. Ukraine and Russia export approximately 30% of the world’s wheat supply, but Western nations are unable to buy the commodity thanks to Russia’s…

Former President George W. Bush made a major gaffe Wednesday when he mistakenly said the invasion of Iraq was “unjustified and brutal.” He quickly corrected himself and said he meant to say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “unjustified and brutal.” Bush made the mistake while speaking at an event in Dallas. He was criticizing Russian…

A pair of unlikely allies, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), are calling on the Biden administration to add Russia to the official list of state sponsors of terrorism. If Russia is designated, it will suffer financially and militarily. “We should be all in on helping Ukraine. We should be all in…