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Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow destroyed – Moscow mayor

Nov 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s air defence systems destroyed a Ukraine-launched drone heading towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital said early on Sunday. “Preliminarily, there is no damage or casualties as a result of falling debris,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app. “Emergency services are on the scene.” The drone […]

Alabama

Anti-democratic moves by state lawmakers raise fears for 2024 election | #elections | #alabama

In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are threatening to impeach both the state’s election administrator, who is highly regarded nationally, and a state Supreme Court justice despite a ruling by the state’s judicial commission that the justice had done nothing wrong — effectively nullifying a recent statewide election she won, Democrats say. In North Carolina, a bill […]

Mayor

Fire at fuel tank in Russia’s Sochi sea resort extinguished -mayor

Sept 20 (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel tank near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has been extinguished, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. “There were no casualties,” the mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said on the Telegram messaging platform. “The airport and the entire transport system are operating as normal.” […]

Mayor

Ukrainian drone destroyed by air defences near Moscow – mayor

Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin attends a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of unmanned aircraft, at the Rudnyovo industrial park in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/file photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 28 (Reuters) – Air defences shot down a hostile drone near Moscow in the early […]

Mayor

Explosions, drone debris hit Kyiv, mayor, officials say

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko captures video at the site where an apartment building was damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo Aug 2 (Reuters) – Anti-aircraft units worked to shoot down drones attacking the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Wednesday, with drone debris […]

Alabama

Biden’s pick for top US general warns on Republican blocking promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the top U.S. general warned on Tuesday that a Republican senator’s blockade of military promotions could have a far-reaching impact across the U.S. armed forces, affecting troops and their families. “We will lose talent,” General Charles “CQ” Brown, the outgoing Air Force chief of […]

City Council

Outside groups spending big bucks in Tucson City Council primaries | #citycouncil

Tucson’s Aug. 1 Democratic primary elections have attracted the attention of outside groups that are spending tens of thousands of dollars on mail, phone and digital campaigns. Several independent expenditure committees have emerged in Ward 1 this week, dropping mailers that target both incumbent Lane Santa Cruz and challenger Miguel Ortega. The mailer hammering Santa […]

Mayor

One dead in drone attacks on Kyiv: Mayor

[1/3]A view of an explosion of a drone in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich July 13 (Reuters) – Ukrainian anti-aircraft units engaged attacking drones for the third consecutive night in and around Kyiv on Thursday, triggering fires and falling debris […]

Mayor

Death toll rises to nine in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk – mayor

[1/5]Rescues and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the debris at the site of hotel and restaurant buildings heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in central Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, June 28 (Reuters) – The body of a boy was pulled out […]

Mayor

Former Russian mayor fined $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army

[1/2] Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman, who is accused of discrediting the Russian army, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Natalia Chernokhatova May 19 (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman was fined 260,000 roubles ($3,245) on Friday after a court found him guilty of “discrediting” the Russian army, Russian news […]