Russia will start work on its own Mars mission given that the European Space Agency (ESA) has suspended a joint project in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, Interfax news agency quoted a top official as saying on Friday. The ESA announced on Thursday that it would be impossible to continue cooperating with Russia on
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Three Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the International Space Station Friday, as Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine brought the Kremlin’s relations with the West to their lowest point since the Soviet era. Russian space veteran Oleg Artemyev and rookies Denis Matveyev and Sergei Korsakov set off at 3:55pm GMT (9:25pm IST), a NASA live feed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for meaningful peace talks with Moscow – but UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia could use them as a “smokescreen” for war crimes. In a video address, Mr Zelenskyy said this was Russia’s only chance to limit the damage from its mistakes in the wake of the
Ukraine’s President has told Sky News that “millions” could die unless the West acts to stop Russia’s invasion. Speaking to Sky’s Alex Crawford inside the leader’s office in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his call for the West to impose a no-fly zone. He added that Russia wanted Ukrainians to feel like “animals”. For the latest
Following his recent comments about Ukraine’s president, Rep. Madison Cawthorn is once again drawing bipartisan criticism. CNN’s Chris Cillizza examines the North Carolina Republican’s history of stirring controversy, despite only being in office less than two years. #CNN #Cillizza #Cawthorn
The 9pm deadline for bids to buy Chelsea has passed, with consortiums led by Nick Candy, the Ricketts family and Sir Martin Broughton and Lord Sebastian Coe among the bidders. The sale has come amid UK and EU sanctions on Roman Abramovich following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Chelsea also under a number of restrictions.
A drive-by shooter has been jailed in Manchester after CCTV footage showed him opening fire near a primary school. Police launched an investigation after an innocent bystander reported that his car had been struck by a stray bullet during the shoot-out, which happened in the Harpurhey area in January last year. After a trawl through
In this article AMZN An Amazon worker holds a sign at the Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Staten Island borough of New York City, March 30, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Amazon workers at a second warehouse on New York’s Staten Island will vote whether to form a
Taiga Motors announced that it officially started deliveries of the production version of its electric snowmobile: the 2022 Nomad. It’s obviously a bit late in the season, but it is still an important step for the company and for the electrification of powersports. Like the auto industry, the powersports world is being electrified, and Quebec-based
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Russia has walked back its threat to torpedo the revival of the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal over
Jacob Rees-Mogg has dismissed the row over parties held during lockdown in Downing Street and across Whitehall as trivial “fluff”. Speaking at the Conservative spring xonference in Blackpool, the Brexit minister said the current Ukraine crisis showed that partygate was not a fundamentally serious issue. “It is a reminder that the world is serious, that
David Cameron has revealed he is assisting the war effort by driving a van containing supplies for Ukrainian refugees to Poland. Announcing his upcoming trip on social media on Friday, the former Conservative prime minister said he would be travelling with two colleagues from the Chippy Larder, a food project in west Oxfordshire with which
The London property entrepreneur Nick Candy is lining up backing from two South Korean groups as he prepares to lodge a takeover bid for Chelsea Football Club. Sky News has learnt that Hana Financial Group, a major Seoul-based lender, and C&P Sports, a sports management firm, were on Friday in discussions about joining Mr Candy’s
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It may come as a surprise to men, but dating can be dangerous, and many women will relate to the lead character in Daisy Edgar-Jones’ new film as she navigates the difficult world of online dating – and the behaviours that come with it. The star became a household name during the pandemic playing Marianne
As the chancellor prepares to deliver the Spring Statement next week, polling suggests confidence in the Conservative Party’s handling of the economy is at its lowest point in more than a decade. Labour’s rating has remained relatively static, with only a slight improvement since Jeremy Corbyn’s time as leader and no sign yet of a
Joe Biden has told China’s president of the “implications and consequences” Beijing faces if it gives Russia material support for its war in Ukraine, as Xi Jinping said the conflict needs to end as soon as possible. The pair spoke for almost two hours in a video call as the US sought to deter China
The Ukrainian President received a standing ovation as he made a an historic speech, comparing the conflict in his country to Britain’s role in the Second World War. He told MPs: “We did not want to lose what we have, what is ours, Ukraine. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
Former US ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor reacts to reporting from two US officials that Russia has turned to China for military and economic help with the invasion of Ukraine. Both the Chinese and Russian governments publicly denied that the request happened. #WilliiamTaylor #CNN #Ukraine
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios dragged the American actor Ben Stiller into an angry exchange with a fan on his way to losing against Rafael Nadal. During the quarter final of the Indian Wells Masters in California, Kyrgios asked a vocal spectator in the crowd “Are you playing?” as he got ready to serve. The Australian