Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to keep borders open for Syrian refugees headed for Europe as the first 18,000 cross the Greek border and migrants clash for the second day with guards. ‘What did we do yesterday (Friday)? We opened the doors,’ Erdogan said in Istanbul in his first comments since 33 Turkish … Read more
Daredevils took to the frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake in a bid to break speed records in a mile-long race. Ice-adapted vehicles – including helicopters, lorries and motorbikes – soared along Lake Baikal in Russia for the second annual Baikal Mile. The competition in the village of Maksimikha can reach temperatures of -40C and … Read more
Bear cubs freeze to death after their mother is woken up by ‘drunks’ who attacked the adult bear with a chainsaw and forced it to flee Cubs were found by hunting experts in Anuchinsky district in Far East of Russia One local claims woodcutters got drunk and decided to wake up the mother bear Experts … Read more
Turkey will no longer block refugees trying to get to Europe after 33 of its soldiers were killed in a Syrian government airstrike in Idlib overnight, an official has said. Police, coastguard and border security officials have been instructed to stand down and allow people access to European borders by land and sea, the official … Read more
Britain First leader Paul Golding has today denied a terrorism offence after he was arrested by anti-terror police at Heathrow on his way back from a trip to Russia. Golding, 38, is accused of refusing to provide officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command access to his electronic devices last October. The former BNP councillor, … Read more
At least nine Turkish soldiers are killed in ‘Russian airstrike’ on their positions in Syria Soldiers reportedly attacked in Idlib by regime forces and nine have died Others have been critically wounded and have since been taken to hospital Idlib was made a de-escalation zone in 2018 in which such acts are prohibited By Terri-ann … Read more
Fearless police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over cracking ice to rescue helpless man Andrey Postnikov recorded clip from the side of the Griboedov Canal in Russia Stricken man, who appears to have fallen from bridge, lies motionless in the ice Officer heroically pulls him from water before he is taken … Read more
Russia use delaying tactics in a bid to compete at 2020 Olympics despite four-year ban for running state-sponsored doping programmes The World Anti-Doping Agency last year imposed a four-year ban on the country The Russian Anti-Doping Agency want more time to build a case for an appeal A delay could mean they would be able … Read more
Donald Trump’s campaign SUES the New York Times for ‘libel’ over columnist’s claim of a ‘real Trump-Russia quid pro quo’ to get Putin’s election help Donald Trump’s reelection campaign filed a lawsuit against The New York Times alleging it engaged in ‘libel’ against the president The lawsuit stems from a March 2019 op-ed It claimed … Read more
It’s mine! Hilarious moment owl ‘delivering a letter’ refuses to let go of the post when a woman opens the window to retrieve it Clip shared by ornithologist Nika Zubra captures Eurasian eagle-owl deliver post When she approaches window to take letter in Moscow, Russia he will not let go Ms Zubra offers owl ‘face of a … Read more