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[ad_1] "Ukrainian Dancers" by Edgar Degas (1899).  (From The National Portrait Gallery) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has quietly reclassified some of its paintings. Two artists, once labeled as Russian, are now categorized as Ukrainian, and a painting by the French Impressionist Edgar Degas has been renamed from "Russian Dancer" to "Dancer in Ukrainian Dress." For one woman in Kyiv, these changes are a vindication of sorts. Oksana Semenik, a journalist and historian, has been running a months-long campaign to persuade institutions in the United States to relabel the historical works of art she believes are wrongly presented as Russian. At the Met, they include work by Ilya Repin and Arkhip Kuindzhi, artists whose mother tongue was Ukrainian and who depicted many Ukrainian scenes, even if the region was in their day part of the Russian Empire. Repin , a renowned 19th century painter who was born in what is now Ukraine, has been relabeled ...

[ad_1] The Ukrainian military shared updates Thursday from multiple fronts in its defense against Russia's invasion. The battle for Bakhmut: Russian forces are still working to encircle the eastern city of Bakhmut , "with further access to the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions," the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said. The military said it "repelled numerous attacks" surrounding the city, saying more than half a dozen villages northwest, west and southwest of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region have recently taken enemy fire. Elsewhere on the eastern front: North of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces are trying to break through Ukraine's defenses in Kupyansk and Lyman, according to the General Staff. South of Bakhmut, Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensives on several towns near the eastern cities of Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk, Ukraine's military said. In southern Ukraine: Russian forces are on the defensive ...

[ad_1] From catching Covid-19 to getting caught in a blizzard, traveling can be risky business these days. But just how risky often depends on the destination — and how you define the risks. Safest cities: people's perceptions A report published by the U.K.-based insurance company William Russell ranked the "safest cities in the world," according to people's perceptions. On this list, which relied on perceived crime rates on the crowdsourced global database Numbeo, Asia and Europe dominated the rankings of "safest" cities. Taiwan's Taipei scored the highest, while Buenos Aires, Argentina, ranked the lowest (score: 36.7), according to the report. Safest cities: health and politics But the top five places for "health and safety" in Euromonitor International's " Top 100 City Destinations Index 2022 " are different. That ranking, published in December, analyzed "political stability and social safety," which includes ...

[ad_1] Paris CNN  —  Between four and 10 people are believed to be trapped under rubble in the southern French port city of Marseille after a building collapsed early on Sunday, according to French authorities. A “violent explosion” at around 12:30am local time is believed to be the cause of the collapse, according to Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan. Investigations are ongoing. Eighty people have already been evacuated, rescuers told CNN affiliate BFMTV. Efforts are being complicated by the dangerous situation on the ground with rubble having to be removed before the fire can be fully put out, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told BFM, during a visit to the scene. Darmanin said rescuers are also concerned about firefighting water endangering the lives of any buried survivors. Local residents des...

[ad_1] CNN  —  Russian investigators have formally charged Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, Russian state media reported Friday, adding he denied the accusations.  “The FSB investigation charged Gershkovich with espionage in the interests of his country. He categorically denied all accusations and stated that he was engaged in journalistic activities in Russia,” an agency representative said, according to state news agency TASS.  The representative declined to comment further, as the journalist’s case was marked “top secret,” according to TASS.  Gershkovich was detained by Russian authorities last week, who accused him of spying, signaling a significant ratcheting of both Moscow’s tensions with the United States and its campaign against foreign news media. A Moscow court on April 18 will hear an appeal filed by Gershkovich’s lawyers a...

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[ad_1] Texas congressman Michael McCaul. (CNN) Republican Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, who chairs the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Kaitlan Collins on CNN This Morning that the United States should give Ukrainians "everything they need to win this thing." "We can’t wait," McCaul said while speaking from the Munich Security Conference in Germany. He reiterated Ukraine's call for Western fighter jets and more advanced weaponry ahead of a Russian offensive. "Time only errs on the side of Putin. It’s his goal to delay this for as long as possible, for many reasons,” McCaul argued, cautioning that “the sooner we can bring this to a closing the better, as we look at the will of the American people and the Congress.” When asked if he thought the new Russian offensive had begun yet, McCaul responded, “I do think it’s going to start soon. I know that the new general that Putin put in place is there to launch a major offensive,” continuing that “Putin ...

[ad_1] Video footage has emerged purporting to show Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin congratulating recruited prisoners who have been pardoned after serving six-month contracts in Ukraine. Russian state media RIA Novosti published video in which Prigozhin is seen hugging, shaking hands and talking to alleged Wagner recruits who have finished their stint in Ukraine. “You fulfilled them [contracts] with honor,” says Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company. “The first, yes. You are the first,” he continues, suggesting that these recruits were the first to be recruited out of Russian prisons and given six-month contracts to serve as mercenaries in order to receive a pardon. In the summer of 2022, videos began appearing showing Prigozhin in prisons offering amnesty for prisoners in return for a six-month contract on the front lines in Ukraine. In the videos, Prigozhin is dressed in khaki military fatigues and is surrounded by a group of men. “These are warrio...

[ad_1] U.S. shares struck new highs for the year on Friday, setting world stocks up for gains for the week, as rising bets that the Federal Reserve will skip a rate hike next week overshadowed worries about U.S. markets being drained of cash. Helped by a surge in Tesla Inc, which jumped as much as 5.7%, the S&P 500 rose to levels last seen in August before receding by mid-day to be little changed. The Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average also pared earlier gains to stand flat. Over in Europe, the STOXX 600 index lost 0.13%, but MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 0.74% overnight. Combined with gains on Wall Street, the MSCI’s broadest index of world stocks added 0.14% to hover under a 13-month high. For the week, the index for world stocks might notch a 0.4% rise. “As of today, the S&P 500 is back in a bull market," said Arthur Hogan, chief market strategist at Briley Wealth, noting that the index finished Thursday with a...

[ad_1] Residents and visitors in Kyiv on New Year's Eve expressed a resolve to celebrate the new year, and also hope that 2023 could bring peace, as Russia's invasion grinds on. Anastasia Grimaylo and Daria Zhabinska. (Denis Lapin for CNN) Daria Zhabinska, a 19-year-old student who works for Visit Ukraine, said her wish for 2023 is for Ukraine's 1991 borders as an independent state to be restored. "For us to return to the borders of 1991 is the only dream. And I want all my loved ones to be healthy," she told CNN.  "We do not have a New Year's mood like in previous years; in previous years, we had everything decorated and prepared for a month, and we still do not even have a Christmas tree. We are going to look for one now and if we find one, we will have one this year and if not, that's OK," she said.  "All this adrenaline, all this stress, when you read the news or talk to someone, you just want to celebrate this new year," she...

[ad_1] Tensions are mounting at the border between Ukraine and  Moscow-allied Belarus , as officials in Kyiv warn of a Russian spring offensive amid ramped-up military attacks from the Kremlin. In rare access since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, a CNN team visited Belarus’s southwest border near northwest Ukraine, accompanied by state border officials. Ukraine shares a 1,000-kilometer frontier with Belarus, a country that has played a key role in aiding Russia’s attack. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen and his team were 100 meters away from the Ukrainian side, where they saw the Belarusian government’s fortification of the border area with barbed wire in a carefully orchestrated and tightly controlled press tour. According to the CNN team on the ground, the Ukrainian side of the border is heavily barricaded with several layers of barbed wire and earth mounds to stop anyone from going through. Belarusian officials told CNN the border crossing from their side in the small town of D...

[ad_1] As Cristiano Ronaldo now plays in Saudi Arabia for Al-Nassr, Lionel Messi continues to play in one of Europe's top-5 leagues like the Ligue 1, with Paris Saint Germain and this Saturday he scored his 702nd goal in Europe following his stint at FC Barcelona before arriving to the French squad a couple of seasons ago. With this goal, Messi edges Cristiano Ronaldo once again after his World Cup win at Qatar 2022. Messi also reached 1,000 goal contributions, as on top of his 702 goals he also has given 298 assists in European football. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's future is still up in the air as his contract expires next summer and much has been speculated in the media. The Argentinian forward is still in great shape and might choose to continue playing in the highest level of competition as he hasn't been able to win a UEFA Champions League after his exit for Camp Nou. Messi is 35 years old and it could be said that he has the soccer world at hi...

[ad_1] There is one thing that Russian and Ukrainian accounts agree upon: The fighting around the eastern city of Bakhmut is relentless, and the casualties — on both sides — are high.  A fierce fight in the streets: Until a few weeks ago, the battle was waged largely with tanks, artillery and mortars. But Bakhmut has increasingly become a field of urban combat, with every street and building in the suburbs and surrounding villages contested. Russian forces — including fighters from the Wagner private military company — have edged toward the center of the city from the east, south and north. Ukrainian units have launched frequent counter-attacks to try to reclaim some territory and preserve their precarious access to Bakhmut from the west. That access has become gradually more complicated as routes into the city have come under control of Russian forces. Ukrainian soldiers on unofficial social media accounts have said they are increasingly reliant on dirt roads to reach — and l...

[ad_1] Challenging weather conditions are exacerbating the stress on Ukrainian power systems, the country's state energy agency has said. It comes after relentless Russian strikes ravaged the country's power grid late last year. "Electricity consumption in Ukraine has increased due to low temperatures exacerbated by strong winds in most regions," Ukrenergo said Tuesday. Supply limits in many regions have already been "exceeded," so emergency outages are now in place, the company said. High wind gusts had caused "damages to distribution system operators" and repairs were underway, the company added. Some context: Moscow has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure and left many residents without access to heat and power. Amnesty International previously said Russia strikes on critical systems were "unlawful" and amounted to "a war crime." "Russia’s targeting of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure is unla...

[ad_1] Published By : Kavya Mishra Last Updated: July 09, 2023, 19:57 IST The talks would offer an opportunity to discuss free trade agreement while focussing on trade barriers and promoting investments. (Representative Image: Shutterstock) Trade minister Piyush Goyal will meet with his UK counterpart, Kemi Badenoch, as well as representatives from British industry, the ministry said in a statement India’s trade minister will hold talks in the UK on a free trade deal with Britain and meet ministers from the European Free Trade Association from July 10 to 11, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Sunday. Trade minister Piyush Goyal will meet with his UK counterpart, Kemi Badenoch, as well as representatives from British industry, the ministry said in a statement. The talks offer an opportunity to discuss the main priorities of a free trade agreement “with a focus on addressing trade barriers, promoting investments, and fostering greater cooperation in areas such as technol...

[ad_1] Kareena Kapoor Khan has been keeping us updated with her European holiday with her husband Saif Ali Khan and their kids Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali Khan. Of course, the vacation diaries are always incomplete without food. The actress couldn't resist relishing some yummy treats during her Italian escapade. You don't believe us? Take a look at her Instagram Stories. She gave us a sneak peek of indulgence which looked too spicy. The image featured a bowl of what looked like soup, served with a small chunk of diced red peppers. We even caught a sneaky glimpse of some bread placed on the side. Kareena Kapoor Khan captioned the image: "The pepperincino life." Take a look: Also Read:  What's On Kareena Kapoor Khan's Lunch Menu? This Refreshing Summer Staple For the unversed, Peperoncino is the Italian name for hot chilli peppers. Previously, Kareena Kapoor Khan shared an image of Saif Ali Khan seated at the lunch table. "Lunch," she wrote ...