During the phone conversation, made public in a documentary by the France 2 television station, the Russian president said he would rather play ice hockey than meet Joe Biden, his American counterpart, for the latest peace talks. The publication of the February 20 call has strained relations between Mr Putin and Mr Macron and Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, made his irritation clear. “I think that diplomatic ethics, of course, does not entail such a one-sided leak of files,” Mr....

The horror that unfolded when a Russian rocket hit a shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk made the rounds of the world. But if you were watching Russian TV that day, you probably would not have seen anything about it. The Russian media blackout over the attack, which left at least 18 people dead, according to the Ukrainian government, is part of a book on how similar attacks were handled as the Kremlin tries to present itself as a liberating force that does not harm civilians....

The strikes targeted Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, the Air Force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. Updated at 16:34 GMT Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Leyland Cecco Canadian-made parts were found in the Iranian “kamikaze” drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine, according to a report. An investigative project by the NGO Statewatch found components from 30 European and American companies, including antenna components from Tallysman Wireless, a Canadian manufacturer....

Wochenlang diente es ukrainischen Verteidigern als Barriere gegen russische Eindringlinge. Bei früheren Versuchen, Mitte Mai die Grenze zu überqueren, gelang es den Ukrainern, Hunderte russische Soldaten zu töten und mehrere gepanzerte Fahrzeuge zu zerstören. Zelenskyy: Erobere Lysychansk mit neuen Waffen zurück Der Generalstab sprach nun von erfolgreichen russischen Übergängen und Truppenbewegungen im Bereich der genannten Städte, etwa 20 Kilometer nördlich der Stadt Slowjansk. Auch russische Truppen haben den Fluss weiter östlich überquert....

Presented by Blackstone. By EMILIO CASALICCHIO SUBMITTED BY Send tips here Sign up for free Listen to the Playbook and view it in your browser Good morning Wednesday. This is Emilio Casalicchio on the Playbook train for this morning and Thursday. Eleni Kourea will return on Friday morning. DRIVING THE DAY SECOND BETTER EACH OTHER: It is the battle of the deputies this afternoon as Dominic Raab and Angela Rainer face the questions of the prime minister....

Vadim Lyakh said 40 houses had been shelled on Monday, a day after six people were killed and 20 injured in missile attacks aimed at one of the main population centres in the Donbas still outside Russian control. “It’s important to evacuate as many people as possible,” Lyakh said in an interview with Reuters, noting that 144 people had been evacuated on Tuesday, including 20 children, from a city now deemed at risk from Russian bombardment....

In Chamonix, near Switzerland, if there are no people, the lift will go 10% slower. And if the resort receives a notification that the feeders can’t keep up with demand, Chamonix will slow down the lifts by 30%. Some ski resorts, including Chamonix and Val Thorens, have also pledged to limit artificial snow production and reduce indoor heating, officials said. In Val Thorens, maintenance and restaurant staff will have about 10 minutes – instead of an hour – to get to their workplace before the slopes open....

San Francisco – Snap, qui a émis un avertissement sur les bénéfices en mai, a publié mercredi Snapchat +, une version payante de son application populaire pour adolescents, dans le cadre des luttes actuelles des médias sociaux pour maintenir son modèle commercial d’origine. Pour 4 dollars par mois, les utilisateurs de Snapchat+ auront accès à des fonctionnalités supplémentaires, mais la publicité ne disparaîtra pas de leurs écrans. “Notre modèle financier reste avant tout basé sur les revenus publicitaires, mais nous considérons les abonnements comme un modèle potentiellement intéressant”, précise le groupe dans un communiqué....

In an effort to keep the families of open work permit holders, which includes many Indians, together, Canada has announced that from 2023 their spouses will be eligible to work in the country. Open work permits allow foreign nationals to work legally for any employer and in any job in Canada. “Today we’re making an announcement that will make it easier for employers to find workers and for families to stay together while they’re here,” Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, announced Friday....

The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic collapse since gaining independence from Britain in 1948, and has been unable to fund even commodity imports since late last year. As fuel stocks plummeted to just enough for another day, government spokesman Bandula Gunawardana said the sales ban was to save petrol and diesel for emergencies. He urged the private sector to let employees work from home as public transport has stopped....

Schwere Überschwemmungen in Entlebuch, Kriens, Horw und Luzern Eine mächtige Sturmfront zog am frühen Montagnachmittag über den Kanton Luzern und verursachte Überschwemmungen an mehreren Strassen, wie das folgende Video zeigt: In Kriens und Horw stehen die Strassen unter Wasser. Video: PilatusHeute Kurz nach 17 Uhr seien bereits mehr als 50 Anzeigen eingegangen, teilte die Luzerner Polizei auf Anfrage mit. Polizeisprecher sagt: «Wir sind im ganzen Kanton im Einsatz» Neben überfluteten Straßen stehen viele Keller unter Wasser und Bäche sind übergelaufen....

Der gesuchte Mann, der am Montagmorgen im Herrenbad der Stadt Zug zwei Kleidungsstücke und das Smartphone des Vermissten gefunden und anschliessend dem Ehemann übergeben hatte, teilte die Polizei mit. Der Mann meldete sich nach dem Medienaufruf bei der Zuger Polizei. Er wurde als Informant vernommen und hatte keine Verbindung zum Tod der Frau. An der Suche nach der vermissten Frau waren neben Polizeitauchern der Polizei des Kantons Schwyz auch die Seepolizei, das Drohnenteam und weitere Zuger Polizeikräfte beteiligt....

Sweden and Finland moved closer to joining NATO on Tuesday as ambassadors from all 30 member states signed accession protocols for the two Nordic states to join the alliance. “This is truly a historic moment. For Finland, for Sweden, for NATO and for our common security,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said of the alliance’s most significant expansion in decades. Legislatures for each country must now approve Sweden’s and Finland’s bids, a process that could take months....

Do you eat bamboo? It’s all in the wrist. When is the thumb not really a thumb? When it is an elongated fruit bone of the giant it is always used to catch bamboo. Through his long evolutionary history, his hand has never developed a truly opposite thumb. Instead, it evolved a digit that looks like a thumb from a wrist bone, the radial sesame. This unique adaptation helps these bears survive entirely on bamboo, even though they are bears (members of the Carnivora order or carnivores)....

Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Britain’s Cameron Norri takes the first set against American Steve Johnson to make Center Court fierce, after Novak Djokovic closed his place in the “16” earlier From Jack Wright and Dan Ripley and Liam Morgan For Mailonline Posted: 09:38, 1 July 2022 | Updated: 18:20, 1 July 2022 Follow MailOnline’s live blog for the latest Wimbledon 2022 Championship news and updates: Share or comment on this article:

Niagara Parks Power Station has opened its new attraction, The Tunnel. Guests can drive a glass-lined elevator 180 feet (54 meters) below the main power lounge and walk the 2,200-foot (670-meter) tunnel that crosses the former hydroelectric station onto an outdoor viewing platform where a stunning view awaits you. scene. Take a look at the views of both American Falls and Canadian Horseshoe Falls recorded by Reuters’ Carlos Osorio earlier this week....

Britain has cut Fukushima imports since the disaster, the worst nuclear accident in the world since Chernobyl, but has phased them out, even when other countries restrict or ban production from the region. Johnson confirmed that the remaining restrictions would expire on Wednesday in a meeting the day before with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Germany. Johnson told Kishida that UK-Japan relations were moving from “power to power”....

The company has revealed that the latter will have a completely new 1 “camera sensor from Sony, called IMX989. However, rumors say that the global market will not see them as Xiaomi intends to make the 12S series exclusively in China. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra will have a 1-inch Sony IMX989 sensor Xiaomi advertised the new IMX989 to be 1 “from one corner to the other, but this is misleading information – it is a type of 1 inch, similar to the Xperia Pro-I camera sensor....

Sura traveled throughout Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands, enjoying the paintings, architecture and sculptures she had spent years studying in books. Shura traveled with a friend from college, and the two connected with other travelers along the way, enjoying, she says, “the experience of just being a young hippie hitchhiking in Europe.” “There were so many of us back then,” Sura tells CNN Travel today. One night, drinking in a London pub, Shura spoke to a guy from Greece and mentioned that Athens was her next stop....