A Russian mercenary made a midnight escape into Norway last week. He said he was a commander in Ukraine, and had evidence of war crimes. Tuesday, the Norwegian police unit that investigates war crimes said they want to talk the mercenary. 26-year-old Andrei Medvedev is in the custody of Norwegian police. Gulagu.net, a Russian human…

The Siberian town of Yakutsk, Russia – known as the coldest city in the world – is currently suffering an abnormally long cold snap. Temperatures have plummeted to -58 degrees F in recent days. Last week, temperatures were forecasted to be a low as -85. “It feels like this is the coldest winter. Another problem…

On the heels of the latest major attack in Ukraine, both sides of Russia’s invasion have begun training for the potential of the war to last months into the future. The attack, a missile strike that hit an apartment building in Dnipro, was among the deadliest attacks on Ukrainian civilians since before last summer. About…

New York City’s mayor pays the border a visit; China is revising its COVID death toll; and more classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2023.  More documents discovered over the weekend Six new pages of classified documents…

In another example of Russia and Ukraine telling two different versions of reality regarding their months-long war, the two sides appeared to be at odds over the current state of Soledar, a key salt mining town in the Donbas region. On Friday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Russian forces captured the town. “The…

Global leaders in China, Russia, and in the United States are under the microscope like no one else on the planet. Their decisions have far-reaching impact on millions, and potentially billions, of people. So identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the people in charge is important in understanding their policies. In this comprehensive video, Straight…

The small village of Lutzerath, in western Germany, is at the center of a heated clash between police and environmental activists. The hamlet is set to be demolished by German multinational energy company RWE, as part of a deal struck by the local and national governments. The reason for the destruction of the village is…

Russia is sending an empty rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) next month. The rocket is being sent to bring home two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut who are essentially stuck on the ISS. The three space walkers need a new ride home, because a micrometeoroid damaged their old one. Video released in…

The United States is sending Vampires to Ukraine. No, these aren’t the sparkly kind from some teenage literary saga. These Vampires are straight up killers. The Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment system is a portable weapons kit. It can be installed on most any vehicle with a cargo bed or a flat surface. The…

Mother Nature is switching gears and Europeans are breathing a collective sigh of relief, for now at least. Ever since Russia cut off its energy exports to Europe in the face of the Ukrainian war, analysts have been predicting disruptive gas shortages and soaring energy costs. But with record-setting high temperatures across the region, energy…