Tag: Ukraine

Attack on Russian Pipeline in Kharkiv Puts Black Sea Grain Deal at Risk

A pipeline for the transport of ammonia, a key fertilizer ingredient, was intentionally breached this week by saboteurs in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “On the evening of June 5, a Ukrainian subversive and reconnaissance group blew up the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline near the settlement of Masiutivka in Kharkiv,” the…


Drone Footage of Collapsed Kakhovka Dam Shows Scale of Destruction

Drone images of the collapsed Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show hundreds of homes and buildings along the Dnieper River inundated by floodwater. The hydroelectric dam’s reservoir was breached in the early hours of June 6 and sent millions of liters of water bursting through a gaping hole causing widespread…


Biden to Host UK Prime Minister Sunak at White House to Discuss Ukraine, Economic Security, AI

President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom at the White House on Thursday. The two leaders will discuss various global issues during their meeting, according to the White House, including economic partnership, support for Ukraine, and clean energy transition. The potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and the question…


International Boxing Association to Be Stripped of Recognition

PARIS—The International Olympic Committee executive board on Wednesday recommended withdrawing recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) over its failure to meet a set of reforms, the Olympic body said in a statement. The IOC has also decided to have the sport as part of the Olympic Games program at Los Angeles 2028, which was…


Ukrainians Face Homelessness, Disease Risk as Floods Crest From Burst Dam

KHERSON, Ukraine—Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes on Wednesday as floods crested across the south after the destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster. Residents slogged through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their arms, and belongings in plastic…


Kherson Residents Evacuating on Both Sides of River Frontline Following Dam Breach

Local residents in the Kherson region continued to struggle with rising floodwaters one day after a critical hydroelectric dam was breached by as-yet-unknown causes. “Everything is submerged in water: all the furniture, the fridge, food … everything is floating,” one 53-year-old resident of Kherson City, the Ukrainian-held regional capital, told Reuters. The Nova Kakhovka dam,…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (June 7): Political Infighting Stops GOP Gas Stove Bill; Ukraine Dam Destruction Sends Corn, Grain Prices Up

The Biden administration is expected to soon finalize rules restricting gas stoves. House republicans this week tried to prevent that but political infighting among them prevented progress. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has raised concerns about food supply disruptions to developing nations. Global prices for wheat and corn have soared since the dam in…


NTD News Today (June 7): Political Infighting Stops GOP Gas Stove Bill; Ukraine Dam Destruction Sends Corn, Grain Prices Up

The Biden administration is expected to soon finalize rules restricting gas stoves. House Republicans this week tried to prevent that but political infighting among them prevented progress. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam has raised concerns about food supply disruptions to developing nations. Global prices for wheat and corn have soared since the dam in…


Report: FBI Fears Informant Will Be Murdered If Unmasked Over Biden Family Bribery Scheme

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans are forging ahead with plans to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. The issue is the bureau’s delay in handing over documents related to the Biden family’s business dealings. We hear from Oversight Committee members on Capitol Hill. President Joe Biden is holding his first cabinet meeting in…


Ukraine and Russia Blame Each Other for Partly Destroying Vital Dnipro River Dam

Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame over the partial destruction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River, which has separated the warring sides since last November. The dam was breached on the morning of June 6, causing widespread flooding in the Kherson region and prompting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…