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A pair of Russian pranksters famous for their hoax calls posed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and tricked U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell into sharing a call with them, a report Thursday claims.

“Very strong words here… but will the actions measure up?”, questioned Brexit leader Nigel Farage.

NATO allies and partners have sent Ukraine some 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to form new heavy battlefield formations in a little over 12 months, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, promising more to come as part of  a “multi-year programme of support.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has described Disney’s lawsuit against his state as lacking substance, instead being “political” in nature.

Remains of an “aerial military object” in a forest in the centre of the country which local media claims has Russian inscriptions.

Prince Harry has thrown King Charles III under the bus in new court documents released just ahead of next week’s coronation.

Forieng Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday that it is not in Britain’s national interest to isolate Communist China in a new Cold War.

A trans runner who beat over 14,000 women while competing in the female category of the London Marathon has admitted he is “not a woman” and offered to return the medal he received for his performance.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken a decisive step to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video gaming powerhouse Activision Blizzard, dealing a significant blow to the American tech giant.

Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe jets with the Baltic Air Command intercepted a group of Russian aircraft, including a spy plane, on Tuesday. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday morning that he held his first telephone conversation with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping since China’s “unlimited partner” Russia invaded Ukraine. Zelensky described his conversation with Xi as “long and meaningful.”

A 66-year-old woman in England reportedly died after falling out of the back of an ambulance, an inquest has been told.

“Very experienced runner” died on his way home after completing the London Marathon, leaving behind a wife mourning her “wonderful husband”.

A van carrying 29 people from Syria pushed a patrol car off the road as officers tried to stop the vehicle near Germany’s border.

Ukraine marked the 37th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, widely considered the worst event of its kind in human history, on Wednesday, condemning Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country and accusing it of using nuclear threats to “blackmail” the world.

Electricity to buildings visited by Macron on his nationwide PR blitz keeps mysteriously going out, but it’s nothing fossil fuels can’t fix.

Court said a landlord sunbathing naked in the courtyard of his building wasn’t a reason for his tenants to reduce their rental payments.

Support for Germany’s ruling green party has reportedly collapsed amid ongoing nuclear and home heating scandals plaguing the country.

Hit ’em where it hurts? Hollywood stars may be left in the dark as unions vowed to cut the power in protest against President Macron.

Tobacco giant fined $635.2 million by the U.S. for breaking sanction rules to sell product to North Korea over a ten-year period. 

President Joe Biden will visit Sydney next month for the first meeting of Quad leaders on Australian soil.

Found guilty of using a samurai sword and WW2-era dagger to murder a thief they caught ‘trying’ car and house doors in the neighbourhood.

The EU announced that a slew of social media platforms and other websites that will come under stricter content moderation measures.

“The US and its allies abandon diplomacy and demand that relations be clarified on the battlefield” claimed Russia, ironically enough.

The UK government has told Britons in Sudan that they are on their own when it comes to getting to the country’s evacuation point.

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life has walked back statements in support of legalized assisted suicide, accusing journalists of having misinterpreted his thought.

Alberta is continuing its stand against PM Justin Trudeau’s gun control push by barring police and municipalities from participating and/or enforcing the gun controls without written permission from Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Tyler Shandro.

Meghan Markle appeared to snub her husband as Prince Harry lent in as they were featured on the ‘kiss cam’ at a Lakers basketball game.

Sweden informed Russia that five employees of the Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave as they were suspected of spying.

German authorities detained a Syrian on suspicion of planning an explosives attack motivated by Islamic extremism, officials said Tuesday.

The number of Indian migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats is now larger than the figure for Albanians, government data has shown.

French President Emmanuel Macron has attempted to scare the public to rally around his government by pushing fear of Marine Le Pen.

Swift fans raised over $100,000 in just one day for the family of a fan killed heading home from a concert by a suspected drunk driver.

American citizen arrested at Sydney airport over a gold-plated handgun in her case, she now potentially faces a lengthy custodial sentence. 

Eighty-year-old Democrat Joe Biden officially confirmed on Tuesday morning that he will be seeking a second term as President of the United States.

Top Olympian calls an experienced marathon runner who now self-identifies as a woman competing in the women’s division “wrong and unfair”.