Trending News: Dramatic rescues unfold at popular swimming spot as TWO more people are injured just days after teen crashed into rocks while cliff jumpingPub rallies around mother-of-two fighting for life after car ploughed into her at a pedestrian crossingFIFA hits back at international revolt over Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell World Cup sharesTerrifying death threats sent to friend of Nolan Wells as California man taken into custody on federal chargesHamas agrees to ‘complete disarmament’ in Gaza after Trump reveals historic deal for peace in Middle EastHarrowing moment California dad of three is shot after being KIDNAPPED by his own boss in twisted scheme that ended in police shootoutVoice architect breaks silence with first public speech in three years to reveal he wants Aboriginal departments abolished in every stateChristian doctor scores huge payout after she claimed she was fired for refusing to comply with trans policies at workTrump calls off planned weekend strikes on new Iran targets as he hints at shock deal to REOPEN Strait of HormuzAs Robert Downey Jr signs £75million deal to become the highest paid movie star EVER, meet the wife who dragged the drug-addled Iron Man star back from the brinkWorld braces for weekend of war as Iran names new targets…as Trump mulls fresh round of strikes on TehranKamala Harris drops her clearest hint yet at a 2028 run with her farthest-left message to date… as early polls put her in front of the Democratic packKentucky school district forced to ban water bottles after students started using them as WEAPONSMidwest woman cut her father’s HEART out during brutal murder, investigators sayMoment armed teen levels gun to the back of several shoppers’ HEADS before opening fire in busy Maryland mall captured in harrowing videoCivilian who shot back at In-N-Out gunman reveals how he began self-defense training five years ago after another tragic shooting as cops praise bystander’s ‘heroic act’Pauline Hanson bans ABC and The GuardianDonald Trump wins golf tournament with barely-believable score at his own course… after ‘disrespectful’ faux pas in front of US troopsTeen disappears during late-night boat trip with his friends after saying he ‘needed to use restroom’Building collapses in Sydney, multiple people injuredAustralian police make disgusting discovery on dirty old man’s phone as he arrives at airport after overseas tripNYPD cop dies after botched implant removal procedure in the Dominican Republic, grieving family saysChaos in the aisles as ‘real life Temu’ store launches in Brisbane on the site of a former BunningsWife ‘kills husband then herself’ after 40th wedding anniversary as couple’s heartbreaking family past emerges… before smartwatch calls 911Trump privately tells embattled congressman Max Miller his campaign is in trouble: ‘Not looking good’Inside the rise and fall of buyers’ agency Trelease Associates: Wild texts, A-list parties, a lewd act with a tennis ball… then the sudden death of trusted aide accused of $675k theftUrgent warning over super El Niño as Australians told to prepare for a scorching, dry summer‘Bike Boy’ at the centre of Dan Andrews crash scores legal win after being accused of carjackingThe truth about this ‘photo’ of Labor’s girl gang supposedly wearing Gucci, Versace, Prada and Louis VuittonTrump-backed Republican beats back smears and fights to kill haunting statewide curseABC star who made disgraceful Gina Rinehart joke filmed twerking to The Last Post on Anzac DayWild-eyed teenager dressed as clown charged with MURDER after he went door-to-door in chilling ring video as details of elderly neighbor’s death are revealedHorrifying discovery as dozens of decomposing bodies found in basement of Chicago funeral homeWild-eyed boy, 15, dressed as CLOWN went door-to-door in chilling ring video before allegedly murdering elderly neighbor, 78: ‘I’ve got a gift for you’Significant update on Aussie tradie who nearly died after his robot vacuum explodedIllegal migrant on track for shockingly early parole after knocking down and killing Arkansas teen, 18, her devastated mom claimsAverage number of migrants crammed onto small boats more than doubles over five years to record high under Labour, analysis finds, amid surge in use of ‘mega-dinghies’ as people smugglers shift tacticsUse AI to solve Britain’s £5.5billion pothole crisis, says CitroenCops reveal house of horror toddler may be the only witness after a pregnant mum was killed in a suspected murder-suicide during a seven-hour siege in tiny rural townEnd of the road for Sonia Kruger’s million-dollar Seven deal. Plus, Four Corners ‘cocaine queen’ turns on Media Watch, wedding bells for Barnaby’s daughter and Karl blasts rumour he paid to bury wife’s pap pics: INSIDE MAILYoung woman, 25, dies weeks before second wedding anniversaryOutraged woman says she left her car at a Kia dealership for new tire… only for mechanic to strip it of parts to fix another vehicleTrump rages at ‘national disgrace’ after judges slap down beloved ballroom remodel, setting up a Supreme Court showdownVulnerable man with Down syndrome, 33, spent SIX DAYS trapped in DC metro station because worker was too busy using their phone to help him, lawsuit allegesTerrifying video shows women chased through the streets by man released from prison NINE times in allegedly unprovoked attacksMoment ‘passengers run across tarmac in desperate bid to catch flight’ before they are escorted awayJetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss at Sydney Airport: Cabin crew member injuredSerial Tube sex attacker’s reign of terror could have been stopped seven years earlier if police had linked investigations into three separate sex assaults just months apartFull solar eclipse on Wednesday evening could pile pressure on power grids across Europe, experts warn‘Best day of his career!’: Met Police officer drives off in limited edition Ferrari worth £3.7MILLION after it was seized in LondonBoy George vows to fire members of his band who refuse to perform scandal-hit pro-Israel song with himFears for father and toddler who went missing during a walk as cops find youngster’s abandoned strollerHorrific new details emerge after body stuffed in a suitcase found in bushland near a rural road in NSWLabour jail plan to spark 89,000 more crimes: As Andy Burnham pursues early release scheme, analysis shows sex offenders, robbers and arsonists will cause mayhemUrgent search for two missing schoolgirls, aged 11 and 12, last seen together at 4amIce cream man hit with noise complaint over van’s musicHow a major oil slick started washing up on Iran’s beachesThe Papers: ‘Houses burn and train derails on hottest day’ and ‘Britain on fire’US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump’s tariffsFinal day of heatwave for many before weekend cooldownTravis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor SwiftThe Papers: ‘The Sun, the Moon’ and ‘The greatest show on Earth’‘If you’re not conservative, don’t come here’: The town making missiles for TrumpMembers of Trump’s cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president’s quiet exitAyra Starr on her secret relationship and teasing Stevie WonderHuge legal win for surrogate who refuses to abort baby with heart defect despite biological parents’ wishes as Texas Attorney General steps inGuy Sebastian’s ex-manager Titus Day makes stunning admission over singer’s missing money as bitter years-long legal battle ends in confidential settlementThe race to replace Lindsey Graham gets UGLY as his sister Darline comes up short… triggering a runoffTrump explains plane switch following Iranian threats against Air Force OneAustralia’s youngest politician is caught speeding while driving in her taxpayer-funded vehiclePaedophile suspect kills himself during dramatic police raid of his home in the Blue MountainsVictorian premier delays the start of new WFH change that will benefit millions of workersSecret texts from Dr Fauci’s COVID-era phone RELEASED including shock pregnant women admissionAirport chaos: Thousands of passengers hit by major delays at Sydney and Melbourne as air traffic control staff shortage triggers cancellation crisis that will ripple throughout dayWoolworths hikes its Everyday Extra prices: what you need to knowAnne Hathaway pokes fun at ‘fake baby bump’ theoriesWhat potential Bezos deal would mean for LiverpoolHungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new presidentRwanda: The genocide against the TutsiRussia releases former US Marine reported in poor healthToyota recalls 655K Camrys over display error that may deactivate turn signals and other indicatorsCouncils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announcesLebanon parliament votes to abolish death penaltyLebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do soDC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deploymentTotal solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?US existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record prices, high mortgage rates stifle would be-buyersUS stock market edges higher while crude oil prices continue to swingTrump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzleFrance bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with hefty fines for violatorsRecord 230 people cross Channel in one small boat‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ keeps record pace, ‘The Odyssey’ sets new high for NolanThames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on feePlastic forks shed harmful microplastics. Plastic created from sugar an alternativeAt least 13 killed in Ukrainian drone strike deep into RussiaBen-Gvir posts AI video of starving Palestinian ahead of electionsHow the US far-right weaponised ‘inshallah’ against Abdul El-SayedWar on Iran: Phase II: Day 30We should smile at our dogsRecord 230 people reach UK on single boat after crossing English Channel
Sat. Aug 22nd, 2026
Trending News: Dramatic rescues unfold at popular swimming spot as TWO more people are injured just days after teen crashed into rocks while cliff jumpingPub rallies around mother-of-two fighting for life after car ploughed into her at a pedestrian crossingFIFA hits back at international revolt over Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell World Cup sharesTerrifying death threats sent to friend of Nolan Wells as California man taken into custody on federal chargesHamas agrees to ‘complete disarmament’ in Gaza after Trump reveals historic deal for peace in Middle EastHarrowing moment California dad of three is shot after being KIDNAPPED by his own boss in twisted scheme that ended in police shootoutVoice architect breaks silence with first public speech in three years to reveal he wants Aboriginal departments abolished in every stateChristian doctor scores huge payout after she claimed she was fired for refusing to comply with trans policies at workTrump calls off planned weekend strikes on new Iran targets as he hints at shock deal to REOPEN Strait of HormuzAs Robert Downey Jr signs £75million deal to become the highest paid movie star EVER, meet the wife who dragged the drug-addled Iron Man star back from the brinkWorld braces for weekend of war as Iran names new targets…as Trump mulls fresh round of strikes on TehranKamala Harris drops her clearest hint yet at a 2028 run with her farthest-left message to date… as early polls put her in front of the Democratic packKentucky school district forced to ban water bottles after students started using them as WEAPONSMidwest woman cut her father’s HEART out during brutal murder, investigators sayMoment armed teen levels gun to the back of several shoppers’ HEADS before opening fire in busy Maryland mall captured in harrowing videoCivilian who shot back at In-N-Out gunman reveals how he began self-defense training five years ago after another tragic shooting as cops praise bystander’s ‘heroic act’Pauline Hanson bans ABC and The GuardianDonald Trump wins golf tournament with barely-believable score at his own course… after ‘disrespectful’ faux pas in front of US troopsTeen disappears during late-night boat trip with his friends after saying he ‘needed to use restroom’Building collapses in Sydney, multiple people injuredAustralian police make disgusting discovery on dirty old man’s phone as he arrives at airport after overseas tripNYPD cop dies after botched implant removal procedure in the Dominican Republic, grieving family saysChaos in the aisles as ‘real life Temu’ store launches in Brisbane on the site of a former BunningsWife ‘kills husband then herself’ after 40th wedding anniversary as couple’s heartbreaking family past emerges… before smartwatch calls 911Trump privately tells embattled congressman Max Miller his campaign is in trouble: ‘Not looking good’Inside the rise and fall of buyers’ agency Trelease Associates: Wild texts, A-list parties, a lewd act with a tennis ball… then the sudden death of trusted aide accused of $675k theftUrgent warning over super El Niño as Australians told to prepare for a scorching, dry summer‘Bike Boy’ at the centre of Dan Andrews crash scores legal win after being accused of carjackingThe truth about this ‘photo’ of Labor’s girl gang supposedly wearing Gucci, Versace, Prada and Louis VuittonTrump-backed Republican beats back smears and fights to kill haunting statewide curseABC star who made disgraceful Gina Rinehart joke filmed twerking to The Last Post on Anzac DayWild-eyed teenager dressed as clown charged with MURDER after he went door-to-door in chilling ring video as details of elderly neighbor’s death are revealedHorrifying discovery as dozens of decomposing bodies found in basement of Chicago funeral homeWild-eyed boy, 15, dressed as CLOWN went door-to-door in chilling ring video before allegedly murdering elderly neighbor, 78: ‘I’ve got a gift for you’Significant update on Aussie tradie who nearly died after his robot vacuum explodedIllegal migrant on track for shockingly early parole after knocking down and killing Arkansas teen, 18, her devastated mom claimsAverage number of migrants crammed onto small boats more than doubles over five years to record high under Labour, analysis finds, amid surge in use of ‘mega-dinghies’ as people smugglers shift tacticsUse AI to solve Britain’s £5.5billion pothole crisis, says CitroenCops reveal house of horror toddler may be the only witness after a pregnant mum was killed in a suspected murder-suicide during a seven-hour siege in tiny rural townEnd of the road for Sonia Kruger’s million-dollar Seven deal. Plus, Four Corners ‘cocaine queen’ turns on Media Watch, wedding bells for Barnaby’s daughter and Karl blasts rumour he paid to bury wife’s pap pics: INSIDE MAILYoung woman, 25, dies weeks before second wedding anniversaryOutraged woman says she left her car at a Kia dealership for new tire… only for mechanic to strip it of parts to fix another vehicleTrump rages at ‘national disgrace’ after judges slap down beloved ballroom remodel, setting up a Supreme Court showdownVulnerable man with Down syndrome, 33, spent SIX DAYS trapped in DC metro station because worker was too busy using their phone to help him, lawsuit allegesTerrifying video shows women chased through the streets by man released from prison NINE times in allegedly unprovoked attacksMoment ‘passengers run across tarmac in desperate bid to catch flight’ before they are escorted awayJetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss at Sydney Airport: Cabin crew member injuredSerial Tube sex attacker’s reign of terror could have been stopped seven years earlier if police had linked investigations into three separate sex assaults just months apartFull solar eclipse on Wednesday evening could pile pressure on power grids across Europe, experts warn‘Best day of his career!’: Met Police officer drives off in limited edition Ferrari worth £3.7MILLION after it was seized in LondonBoy George vows to fire members of his band who refuse to perform scandal-hit pro-Israel song with himFears for father and toddler who went missing during a walk as cops find youngster’s abandoned strollerHorrific new details emerge after body stuffed in a suitcase found in bushland near a rural road in NSWLabour jail plan to spark 89,000 more crimes: As Andy Burnham pursues early release scheme, analysis shows sex offenders, robbers and arsonists will cause mayhemUrgent search for two missing schoolgirls, aged 11 and 12, last seen together at 4amIce cream man hit with noise complaint over van’s musicHow a major oil slick started washing up on Iran’s beachesThe Papers: ‘Houses burn and train derails on hottest day’ and ‘Britain on fire’US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump’s tariffsFinal day of heatwave for many before weekend cooldownTravis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor SwiftThe Papers: ‘The Sun, the Moon’ and ‘The greatest show on Earth’‘If you’re not conservative, don’t come here’: The town making missiles for TrumpMembers of Trump’s cabinet remained on decoy plane, after president’s quiet exitAyra Starr on her secret relationship and teasing Stevie WonderHuge legal win for surrogate who refuses to abort baby with heart defect despite biological parents’ wishes as Texas Attorney General steps inGuy Sebastian’s ex-manager Titus Day makes stunning admission over singer’s missing money as bitter years-long legal battle ends in confidential settlementThe race to replace Lindsey Graham gets UGLY as his sister Darline comes up short… triggering a runoffTrump explains plane switch following Iranian threats against Air Force OneAustralia’s youngest politician is caught speeding while driving in her taxpayer-funded vehiclePaedophile suspect kills himself during dramatic police raid of his home in the Blue MountainsVictorian premier delays the start of new WFH change that will benefit millions of workersSecret texts from Dr Fauci’s COVID-era phone RELEASED including shock pregnant women admissionAirport chaos: Thousands of passengers hit by major delays at Sydney and Melbourne as air traffic control staff shortage triggers cancellation crisis that will ripple throughout dayWoolworths hikes its Everyday Extra prices: what you need to knowAnne Hathaway pokes fun at ‘fake baby bump’ theoriesWhat potential Bezos deal would mean for LiverpoolHungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new presidentRwanda: The genocide against the TutsiRussia releases former US Marine reported in poor healthToyota recalls 655K Camrys over display error that may deactivate turn signals and other indicatorsCouncils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announcesLebanon parliament votes to abolish death penaltyLebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do soDC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deploymentTotal solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday?US existing homes fall 1.7% in July as record prices, high mortgage rates stifle would be-buyersUS stock market edges higher while crude oil prices continue to swingTrump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzleFrance bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with hefty fines for violatorsRecord 230 people cross Channel in one small boat‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ keeps record pace, ‘The Odyssey’ sets new high for NolanThames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on feePlastic forks shed harmful microplastics. 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Sat. Aug 22nd, 2026

1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine’s media

1000 days of war and the toll on Ukraine’s media

President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire US missiles into Russia has brought the world’s two leading nuclear powers to a head. Western media overlooks the broader implications of this move. Inside Ukraine, journalists face the dual threats of restricted press freedoms and Russian aggression.

Contributors:
Branko Marcetic – Writer, Jacobin Magazine
Leonid Ragozin – Journalist & author
Pauline Maufrais – Ukraine program manager, Reporters Without Borders
Sevgil Musaieva – Editor-in-chief, Ukrainska Pravda

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