Posts

“The way that we released it and the response has been surprising and gratifying,” X’s bassist and singer John Doe tells Newsweek. “It’s a constant desire for artists to share something as soon as it’s finished. Normally it’s a 4-to-6-month wait after you finish mastering, depending on how quickly you get the artwork together, etc. What a relief, and the fact that it gives people who might be interested in something energetic and thoughtful....

The video, which included English dubbing that at times was hard to decipher, showed long lines of vehicles and troops, some carrying what looked to be the Chechen flag with Kadyrov’s face on it, gathering in and around a large square. Kadyrov is then shown standing in front of the gathering and delivering an address in which he asserts that “our president always makes the right decisions.” Because the Chechen Republic is part of Russia, Kadyrov is apparently referring to Putin, though the English dubbing of his speech does not refer to the longtime Russian leader by name....

Yury Ushakov’s remarks come as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to shape international dynamics. Most of the Western world, including the United States and much of Europe, has condemned Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, citing concerns about a lack of justification and alleged human rights violations. Still, Russia has still received some support from powerful nations including China and Iran, which has reportedly supplied them with drones to boost their faltering invasion....

On July 8, Gorinov, a deputy at Moscow’s Krasnoselsky district council and a lawyer, was sentenced by a court in Russia’s capital to seven years in a penal colony for criticizing what Russian President Putin calls a “special military operation.” He was also banned from holding public office for four years after his release. He has spoken up in an open letter from FSIN Russia, a pre-trial detention center in Moscow, about his worsening health....

Dan Rapoport’s wife, Alena Rapoport, confirmed his death in Washington, D.C., to the Russian media group RBC, but did not offer details on the cause of his passing. “To our great regret, the…father of our daughter is no more,” she was quoted by RBC, according to an English translation. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) shared a death report dated August 14 with Newsweek and said that the case remains under “active investigation,” but foul play is not suspected at this time....

Russia’s current conflict in Ukraine began when its forces first entered the Eastern European country almost a year ago in late February. Since then, Russia has faced significant resistance from Ukrainian defenders and failed to meet its initial goals, including taking control of the capital city of Kyiv. Even its scaled-back goals of annexing breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine have been fraught with trouble. As of January, Russian forces have reportedly lost around 110,000 soldiers in the conflict, though Newsweek cannot independently verify the precise number....

Margarita Simonyan, who moderated this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, appeared on Russian state television Sunday following the event. She said that when she asked Putin why he wasn’t striking Ukraine’s “decision-making centers” and asked what his red lines are, he responded, “I won’t say which red lines they are, but they know about them…. I won’t name them due to the military tactics. “Why would we show them our cards in advance?...

Possibly referencing the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, which seeks to determine whether he recruited help from foreign leaders in his re-election bid and other dealings, or the Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation about suspicious links between Trump associates and Russian officials – Putin joked about meddling in the next big U.S. election on Wednesday. “I’ll tell you a secret: Yes, we’ll definitely do it,” Putin sarcastically responded to NBC News when asked about possible Russian interference in the 2020 U....

But it’s not just that the Penguins star has been playing up to his typical high standards during the 2016-17 season — he has been better than ever at putting the puck in the net. MORE: Classic photos of Sidney Crosby Crosby continued to distance himself from the rest of the NHL’s top goal scorers with another goal on Tuesday against the Devils in a 5-2 Pittsburgh win. Crosby smacked a shot past Devils goaltender Cory Schneider off a beautiful feed from Conor Sheary....

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar ranked just below Sindhu as the second most searched sportsperson on social media. The gymnast from Agartala, put India on the world map in gymnastics, finishing fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She pulled off the much deadly Prudonova vault. Standing third in the list is Indian limited overs captain MS Dhoni while Test captain Virat Kohli is placed as the most sought after sportsperson in the country....

Reshma Mane, a 20-year-old girl from Kolhapur, Maharashtra is the latest chapter added in this series. The journey of a daughter of a sugarcane seller, from helping her father in the shop to fighting among 20 Olympics and World championship medalists, is incredible. The first girl from Maharashtra to participate in the third season of Pro Wrestling League, Mane is set to take on the poster girl of Indian Wrestling League - Sakshi Malik in the 62 kg category....

Residents of a home in Peregian Springs, a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland, called for the assistance of local reptile catchers. After investigating the sounds they discovered a lengthy carpet python. An expert wrangler from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, identified as Matt, responded to the home shortly after 1 a.m. The homeowners, who were not named, explained they had been woken up after hearing multiple items being knocked off a table in their kitchen, then realized a lengthy constrictor snake had somehow got inside....

After being brutally captured and beaten, Williams and his copilot endured three weeks of torment in a series of decrepit prisons, in which they were repeatedly interrogated, blindfolded and bound with their hands behind their back. They also lived with the fear of being killed by the American air assault directed at Baghdad. At one point, a bomb blew off the prison roof and broke apart the concrete walls. During this time, Williams, 30, says he came to believe that he would never again see his wife, Michelle, or their two children, Jason, 2, and seven-month-old daughter, Madison....

The day of reckoning, referred to as “the storm” by the radical movement, would see Trump finally play out his role as the savior against the “deep state” and cannibalistic child abusers, which include leading Democrats and Hollywood figures, after waging a secret war during his time in office. Now, following his election defeat to Joe Biden, Trump has just two more months in the White House to carry out “the storm” and start taking down these Satan-worshipping pedophiles....

This baseless allegation, which has also been made by GOP figures seeking to cast doubt on the result, comes after a resounding victory for Newsom. The Associated Press declared the Democrat the winner less than an hour after the polls closed on Tuesday night. More than 64 percent of voters said “no” when asked if Newsom should be ousted as governor, with around 66 percent of the ballots counted so far....

Some QAnon supporters believe Donald Trump will return as president on March 4, based on arcane reasoning and huge distortion of facts, and there are fears that there could be a repeat next week of the violence seen at the Capitol on January 6. The head of Capitol Police, Yogananda Pittman, made the case for heightened security on the Hill this week, warning that militia groups involved in the riot want to “blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible....

The false claims have been reported on the Canadian website Conservative Beaver, which adds that a judge has imposed a “media blackout” in the U.S. on reporting of Obama’s arrest. The report says Obama conspired with a former CIA officer to communicate classified information up to the Top Secret level to intelligence officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Not only is the copy almost identical to a Justice Department press release from August detailing former CIA officer Alexander Yuk Ching Ma’s espionage charge, the website lifts entire quotes from several officials such as Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C....

Rhonda Furin, Sarah Stephens and Nickolas Wildstar have each been identified by The Sacramento Bee as candidates who expressed support for QAnon in the past. Media Matters for America, a left-leaning nonprofit, also identified Furin, Stephens and Wildstar as QAnon supporters in a roundup earlier this summer assessing the role of QAnon in active gubernatorial races across the U.S. As of 9:08 p.m.on Tuesday, Furin received 2,614 votes, Stephens received 6,790 votes and Wildstar received 2,215 votes, according to unofficial and partial election results released by the California secretary of state’s office....

An eighth win on the trot for Arsenal means that the Unai Emery experiment is slowly starting to take shape at the club. Europa League ties are often arduous in nature and Arsenal had to travel to Baku, Azerbaijan where they took on the hosts. Arsenal’s fresh start has been much to ponder about, but with some comprehensive results behind them, Emery can look forward to a much more refreshing international break after the current weekend’s round of Premier League games....