Germany, Europe's biggest economy, is at the brink of a energy crisis as supplies from Russia dwindle. Germany has raised the risk level in its national gas emergency plan to the second-highest &ldquo;alarm&rdquo;.&nbsp;Russia's state gas company Gazprom slashed flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany by 60% starting June 14&ldquo;We mustn&rsquo;t delude ourselves: cutting gas supplies is an economic attack on us by Putin,&rdquo; Economy Minister Robert Habeck said. &ldquo;We defend ourselves against this. But it will be a rocky road that we as a country now have to walk. Even if you don&rsquo;t really feel it yet: we are in a gas crisis."&nbsp;The third and highest &ldquo;emergency&rdquo; level would involve state control over distribution and bring back 'rationing' of scarce commodities. Germany gas-storage facilities, are currently around 58% and require 100 days at current rate to be back upto average level of 90%.&nbsp;Germany, which relies on Russia for more than a third of its gas supplies, had previously sought to maintain robust energy ties with Moscow despite rising sanctions.&nbsp;

Germany triggers ‘alert level’ of emergency gas plan; EU says Russia weaponising energy


Russia's state gas company Gazprom slashed flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany by 60% last week.

Explained: Germany one step away from rationing gas, Russia cuts supply

Europe&rsquo;s largest economy now sees a high risk of long-term gas supply shortages.

Germany, Europe's biggest economy, is at the brink of a energy crisis as supplies from Russia dwindle. Germany has raised the risk level in its national gas emergency plan to the second-highest &ldquo;alarm&rdquo;.&nbsp; Russia's state gas company Gazprom slashed flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany by 60% starting June 14 &ldquo;We mustn&rsquo;t delude ourselves: cutting gas supplies is an economic attack on us by Putin,&rdquo; Economy Minister Robert Habeck said. &ldquo;We defend ourselves against this. But it will be a rocky road that we as a country now have to walk. Even if you don&rsquo;t really feel it yet: we are in a gas crisis."&nbsp; The third and highest &ldquo;emergency&rdquo; level would involve state control over distribution and bring back 'rationing' of scarce commodities. Germany gas-storage facilities, are currently around 58% and require 100 days at current rate to be back upto average level of 90%.&nbsp; Germany, which relies on Russia for more than a third of its gas supplies, had previously sought to maintain robust energy ties with Moscow despite rising sanctions.&nbsp;

 Russian missile attacks on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from an island in the Black Sea seemed to ease the threat to the city.
Video of the attack before daybreak showed the charred ruins of buildings in the small town of Serhiivka, about 50 kilometers from Odesa.
The Ukrainian president's office said three Kh-22 missiles fired by warplanes struck an apartment building and a campsite.
Ukrainian authorities interpreted the attack as payback for Russian troops being forced from Snake Island a day earlier, though Moscow portrayed their departure as a “goodwill gesture” to help unblock exports of grain from the country.
Russian forces took control of the island in the opening days of the war in the apparent hope of using it as a staging ground for an assault on Odesa, Ukraine's biggest port and the headquarters of its navy.
“The occupiers cannot win on the battlefield, so they resort to vile killing of civilians," said Ivan Bakanov, head of Ukraine's security service, the SBU. "After the enemy was dislodged from Snake Island, he decided to respond with the cynical shelling of civilian targets.” Large numbers of civilians died in Russian airstrikes and shelling earlier in the war, including at a hospital, a theatre used as a bomb shelter and a train station. Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.
But Russian missiles struck the Kyiv region last weekend after weeks of relative calm around the capital, and an airstrike Monday on a shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk killed at least 19 people.
After Friday's attack, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Moscow is not targeting residential areas.
Ukrainian media reported said 21 people were killed, including children.
It said 38 others, including six children and a pregnant woman, were hospitalised. Most of the victims were in the apartment building, Ukrainian emergency officials said.

21 killed as Russian missiles strike Ukraine's Odesa

Russian missile attacks on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa. 

38 others, including six children and a pregnant woman, were hospitalised with injuries, according to authorities.

&nbsp;Russian missile attacks on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, authorities reported, a day after the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from an island in the Black Sea seemed to ease the threat to the city.
Video of the attack before daybreak showed the charred ruins of buildings in the small town of Serhiivka, about 50 kilometers from Odesa.
The Ukrainian president's office said three Kh-22 missiles fired by warplanes struck an apartment building and a campsite.
Ukrainian authorities interpreted the attack as payback for Russian troops being forced from Snake Island a day earlier, though Moscow portrayed their departure as a &ldquo;goodwill gesture&rdquo; to help unblock exports of grain from the country.
Russian forces took control of the island in the opening days of the war in the apparent hope of using it as a staging ground for an assault on Odesa, Ukraine's biggest port and the headquarters of its navy.
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&ldquo;The occupiers cannot win on the battlefield, so they resort to vile killing of civilians," said Ivan Bakanov, head of Ukraine's security service, the SBU. "After the enemy was dislodged from Snake Island, he decided to respond with the cynical shelling of civilian targets.&rdquo; Large numbers of civilians died in Russian airstrikes and shelling earlier in the war, including at a hospital, a theatre used as a bomb shelter and a train station. Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.
But Russian missiles struck the Kyiv region last weekend after weeks of relative calm around the capital, and an airstrike Monday on a shopping mall in the central city of Kremenchuk killed at least 19 people.
After Friday's attack, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Moscow is not targeting residential areas.
Ukrainian media reported said 21 people were killed, including children.
It said 38 others, including six children and a pregnant woman, were hospitalised. Most of the victims were in the apartment building, Ukrainian emergency officials said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, still under the shadow of the partygate scandal of Covid law-breaching parties in Downing Street, has been hit with yet another drunken scandal as an ally in charge of discipline within the governing party resigned.
Chris Pincher, 52, stepped down as the Deputy Chief Whip of the Conservative Party on Thursday night after admitting in his resignation letter that he "drank far too much" and "embarrassed myself and other people". There have been growing calls for Johnson to suspend him from the party after allegations emerged of him groping two men at a private members’ club in London.
"Last night I drank far too much," reads Pincher’s resignation letter.
"I think the right thing to do in the circumstances is for me to resign as deputy chief whip. I owe it to you and the people I've caused upset to, to do this," he said.
‘The Sun’ newspaper first reported the resignation, saying the senior Conservative MP was drinking at the Carlton Club in central London when he is said to have assaulted two other male guests. Several concerned Tory MPs contacted the Conservative whips' office to complain about his behaviour, the paper claims.

UK PM Boris Johnson faces another scandal as deputy whip quits for 'drinking far too much'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, still under the shadow of the partygate scandal, has been hit with yet another drunken scandal as an ally in charge of discipline within the governing party resigned.

Chris Pincher, 52, stepped down as the Deputy Chief Whip of the Conservative Party on Thursday night after admitting in his resignation letter that he 'drank far too much' on Wednesday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, still under the shadow of the partygate scandal of Covid law-breaching parties in Downing Street, has been hit with yet another drunken scandal as an ally in charge of discipline within the governing party resigned.
Chris Pincher, 52, stepped down as the Deputy Chief Whip of the Conservative Party on Thursday night after admitting in his resignation letter that he "drank far too much" and "embarrassed myself and other people". There have been growing calls for Johnson to suspend him from the party after allegations emerged of him groping two men at a private members&rsquo; club in London.
"Last night I drank far too much," reads Pincher&rsquo;s resignation letter.
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"I think the right thing to do in the circumstances is for me to resign as deputy chief whip. I owe it to you and the people I've caused upset to, to do this," he said.
&lsquo;The Sun&rsquo; newspaper first reported the resignation, saying the senior Conservative MP was drinking at the Carlton Club in central London when he is said to have assaulted two other male guests. Several concerned Tory MPs contacted the Conservative whips' office to complain about his behaviour, the paper claims.

A 50-year-old Indian-origin tech entrepreneur has been arrested in the US for an alleged investment scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over USD 45 million and netted him several luxury cars and real estate.
Neil Chandran, of Las Vegas in Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice said.
According to the indictment, Chandran owned a group of technology companies that he used in a scheme to defraud investors by falsely promising extremely high returns on the premise that one or more of his companies, operated under the banner of “ViRSE,” was about to be acquired by a consortium of wealthy buyers.
Chandran’s companies — which included Free Vi Lab, Studio Vi Inc., ViDelivery Inc, ViMarket Inc, and Skalex USA Inc, among others — developed virtual-world technologies, including their own cryptocurrency, for use in the companies’ own metaverse.
The indictment alleges that Chandran caused other individuals to make various materially false and misleading representations to investors, including that investors in his companies would soon receive extremely high returns when one or more of those companies was purchased by a group of wealthy buyers.
In fact, according to the indictment, there was no such buyer group that was about to purchase the companies for the claimed returns; a substantial portion of the funds was misappropriated for other business ventures and the personal benefit of Chandran and others, including the purchase of luxury cars and real estate; and there were no prominent billionaires involved in purchasing Chandran’s companies.
Chandran is charged with three counts of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in the criminally derived property.
If convicted, Chandran faces up to 20 years in prison for each of the wire fraud counts and up to 10 years in prison for each count of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions.
The indictment also alleges that 100 different assets — bank accounts, real estate, and luxury vehicles, including 39 Tesla vehicles — are subject to forfeiture as proceeds of the fraud.
US Marshals and the FBI are seizing most of the assets pending the resolution of the criminal case.

US: Indian-origin tech entrepreneur held for USD 45 million investment fraud

Neil Chandran, of Las Vegas in Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice said.

A 50-year-old Indian-origin tech entrepreneur has been arrested in the US for an alleged investment scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over USD 45 million and netted him several luxury cars and real estate.
Neil Chandran, of Las Vegas in Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice said.
According to the indictment, Chandran owned a group of technology companies that he used in a scheme to defraud investors by falsely promising extremely high returns on the premise that one or more of his companies, operated under the banner of &ldquo;ViRSE,&rdquo; was about to be acquired by a consortium of wealthy buyers.
Chandran&rsquo;s companies &mdash; which included Free Vi Lab, Studio Vi Inc., ViDelivery Inc, ViMarket Inc, and Skalex USA Inc, among others &mdash; developed virtual-world technologies, including their own cryptocurrency, for use in the companies&rsquo; own metaverse.
The indictment alleges that Chandran caused other individuals to make various materially false and misleading representations to investors, including that investors in his companies would soon receive extremely high returns when one or more of those companies was purchased by a group of wealthy buyers.
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In fact, according to the indictment, there was no such buyer group that was about to purchase the companies for the claimed returns; a substantial portion of the funds was misappropriated for other business ventures and the personal benefit of Chandran and others, including the purchase of luxury cars and real estate; and there were no prominent billionaires involved in purchasing Chandran&rsquo;s companies.
Chandran is charged with three counts of wire fraud and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in the criminally derived property.
If convicted, Chandran faces up to 20 years in prison for each of the wire fraud counts and up to 10 years in prison for each count of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions.
The indictment also alleges that 100 different assets &mdash; bank accounts, real estate, and luxury vehicles, including 39 Tesla vehicles &mdash; are subject to forfeiture as proceeds of the fraud.
US Marshals and the FBI are seizing most of the assets pending the resolution of the criminal case.

New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.
The two groups join 18 others including the Islamic State group that have been given an official terrorist designation, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in the groups, and obligating authorities to take action against them.
The US groups are not known to be active in New Zealand, although the South Pacific nation has become more attuned to threats from the far right after a white supremacist shot and killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in 2019.
The New Zealand massacre inspired other white supremacists around the world, including a white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in May.
In the US, the State Department only lists foreign groups as terrorist entities. But the Proud Boys were last year named a terrorist group in Canada, while The Base has previously been declared a terrorist group in Britain, Canada and Australia.

Proud Boys, The Base, terror organisations

New Zealand: American far-right Proud Boys & The Base declared terror groups

The two groups join 18 others including the Islamic State group that have been given an official terrorist designation

New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.
The two groups join 18 others including the Islamic State group that have been given an official terrorist designation, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in the groups, and obligating authorities to take action against them.
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The US groups are not known to be active in New Zealand, although the South Pacific nation has become more attuned to threats from the far right after a white supremacist shot and killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in 2019.
The New Zealand massacre inspired other white supremacists around the world, including a white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in May.
In the US, the State Department only lists foreign groups as terrorist entities. But the Proud Boys were last year named a terrorist group in Canada, while The Base has previously been declared a terrorist group in Britain, Canada and Australia.

The US Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that undermines President Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change and could constrain various agencies on other issues.
The court's 6-3 ruling constrained the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants under the landmark Clean Air Act anti-pollution law. Biden's administration is currently working on new regulations.
The court's six conservatives were in the majority in the decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, with the three liberals dissenting.
Biden called the ruling "another devastating decision that aims to take our country backwards."

US Supreme Court limits Joe Biden's powers to cut carbon emissions

US Supreme Court limits Joe Biden's powers to cut carbon emissions

The US Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government's authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that undermines President Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change and could constrain various agencies on other issues.
The court's 6-3 ruling constrained the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants under the landmark Clean Air Act anti-pollution law. Biden's administration is currently working on new regulations.
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The court's six conservatives were in the majority in the decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, with the three liberals dissenting.
Biden called the ruling "another devastating decision that aims to take our country backwards."

In a chilling reminder of Titanic, a Norwegian cruise ship hit an iceberg off the Alaska coast on Saturday. 
In a video that is being shared online purpotedly shows the cruise liner hit a piece of the iceberg. Passengers can also be heard exclaiming that it is Titanic 2.0. 
According to a CNN report, the ship hit what is called a 'growler' - an iceberg that is less than two meters across and has less than one meter showing above the water. 
The report said that the ship has sustained damage to the front portion on its right side. 
The nine-night cruise was cancelled and it returned to its home port of Seattle for repairs. 

WATCH | Norwegian cruise ship hits an iceberg piece in Alaska

In a chilling reminder of Titanic, a Norwegian cruise ship hit an iceberg off the Alaska coast on Saturday. 

According to a CNN report, the ship hit what is called a 'growler' - an iceberg that is less than two meters across and has less than one meter showing above the water.&nbsp;

In a chilling reminder of Titanic, a Norwegian cruise ship hit an iceberg off the Alaska coast on Saturday.&nbsp;
In a video that is being shared online purpotedly shows the cruise liner hit a piece of the iceberg. Passengers can also be heard exclaiming that it is Titanic 2.0.&nbsp;
According to a CNN report, the ship hit what is called a 'growler' - an iceberg that is less than two meters across and has less than one meter showing above the water.&nbsp;
The report said that the ship has sustained damage to the front portion on its right side.&nbsp;
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The nine-night cruise was cancelled and it returned to its home port of Seattle for repairs.&nbsp;

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said Hong Kong overcame challenges and was "reborn" and that, he said, proved the effectiveness of the "One Country, Two Systems" policy.
He made the comments upon arriving in the city for a two-day visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control.
Under his leadership, China has reshaped Hong Kong in the past two years, cracking down on protest and freedom of speech and introducing a more patriotic curriculum in schools.
The changes have all but eliminated opposition voices and driven many to leave.
Hong Kong and nearby Macao are special administrative regions that are governed separately from the rest of China, known as the Chinese mainland.
It is Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China in nearly 2 ½ years.

'Hong Kong reborn': Chinese President Xi Jinping attends handover ceremony

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said Hong Kong overcame challenges and was "reborn" and that, he said, proved the effectiveness of the "One Country, Two Systems" policy.

Hong Kong and nearby Macao are special administrative regions that are governed separately from the rest of China, known as the Chinese mainland.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said Hong Kong overcame challenges and was "reborn" and that, he said, proved the effectiveness of the "One Country, Two Systems" policy.
He made the comments upon arriving in the city for a two-day visit to mark the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control.
Under his leadership, China has reshaped Hong Kong in the past two years, cracking down on protest and freedom of speech and introducing a more patriotic curriculum in schools.
The changes have all but eliminated opposition voices and driven many to leave.
Hong Kong and nearby Macao are special administrative regions that are governed separately from the rest of China, known as the Chinese mainland.
It is Xi&rsquo;s first trip outside of mainland China in nearly 2 &frac12; years.
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Indian-origin US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has won the Democratic primary from Illinois with a decisive mandate, successfully overcoming a highly communal campaign run by his opponent Junaid Ahmed.
Krishnamoorthi, 48, who is very popular in the eighth Congressional District of Illinois, defeated Ahmed with over 71 per cent of the votes.
"I am honoured that the Democratic primary voters in Illinois' eighth Congressional District voted in an overwhelming and decisive fashion in support of my re-election campaign for Congress," Krishnamoorthi said.
"My constituents want peace, progress and prosperity. In Congress, I have for the middle class, for women's reproductive rights, and against inflation and increasing gas prices. I will continue to work tirelessly to address these issues in the important months ahead," he said.
He has been serving as the US representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district since 2017.
Krishnamoorthi's parents are from Tamil Nadu.
The three-term Congressman, who was born in New Delhi, faces Republican Chris Dargis in the November 8 general elections.
"We now turn our attention to November, where our fundamental freedom and human rights are on the ballot," Krishnamoorthi added.
Last month, he was honoured with the Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding career and dedication to public service. 

Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi wins Democratic nomination for Congressional seat

He has been serving as the US representative for Illinois&rsquo;s 8th congressional district since 2017.

Indian-origin US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has won the Democratic primary from Illinois with a decisive mandate, successfully overcoming a highly communal campaign run by his opponent Junaid Ahmed.
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Krishnamoorthi, 48, who is very popular in the eighth Congressional District of Illinois, defeated Ahmed with over 71 per cent of the votes.
"I am honoured that the Democratic primary voters in Illinois' eighth Congressional District voted in an overwhelming and decisive fashion in support of my re-election campaign for Congress," Krishnamoorthi said.
"My constituents want peace, progress and prosperity. In Congress, I have for the middle class, for women's reproductive rights, and against inflation and increasing gas prices. I will continue to work tirelessly to address these issues in the important months ahead," he said.
He has been serving as the US representative for Illinois&rsquo;s 8th congressional district since 2017.
Krishnamoorthi's parents are from Tamil Nadu.
The three-term Congressman, who was born in New Delhi, faces Republican Chris Dargis in the November 8 general elections.
"We now turn our attention to November, where our fundamental freedom and human rights are on the ballot," Krishnamoorthi added.
Last month, he was honoured with the Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding career and dedication to public service.&nbsp;

Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have embarked on a “crazy, macho war” against Ukraine if he were a woman, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
In an interview with the German media at the end of the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau this week, Johnson pointed to Putin’s machismo as a contributory factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
He also called for more women in “positions of power” as one of the measures towards global peace.
“If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, if he were, I really don’t think he would have embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has,” Johnson told broadcaster ZDF.
“If you want a perfect example of toxic masculinity, it’s what he is doing,” he said, referring to the 69-year-old Russian president.
During the recent G7 Summit in Germany, leaders of the powerful bloc mocked Putin over his infamous bare-chested picture atop a horse.
Asked about Johnson's remarks, the prime minister's official spokesman said that "there is not a deliberate policy", adding: "The British public would expect leaders to be robust with someone killing innocent civilians on a daily basis."
Johnson's comments come ahead of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) meeting in Madrid where western allies will discuss how to respond to future threats.
At the summit, Johnson is set to call on fellow members of the defensive alliance to ramp up defence spending.
Meanwhile, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced new sanctions to target Putin’s “inner circle”, including Vladimir Potanin -- Russia’s second richest man and owner of major conglomerate Interros.
Potanin continues to amass wealth as he supports Putin’s regime, acquiring Rosbank, and shares in Tinkoff Bank in the period since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the FCDO said.
Anna Tsivileva, Putin’s cousin and President of the prominent Russian coal mining company, JSC Kolmar Group, has also been sanctioned.
Tsivileva’s husband Sergey Tsivilev is Governor of the coal rich Kemerovo region and the couple have significantly benefited from their relationship to Putin. JSC Kolmar Group is also being sanctioned.
“As long as Putin continues his abhorrent assault on Ukraine, we will use sanctions to weaken the Russian war machine. Today’s sanctions show that nothing and no one is off the table, including Putin’s inner circle,” a UK government spokesperson said.The UK government said it is also sanctioning a group of Russian individuals and companies for their involvement in repressing civilians and supporting the Assad regime in Syria.

'Sweaty fantasies': why Russia invoked Sigmund Freud to slam Boris Johnson

In an interview with the German media at the end of the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau this week, Johnson pointed to Putin&rsquo;s machismo as a contributory factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have embarked on a &ldquo;crazy, macho war&rdquo; against Ukraine if he were a woman, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
In an interview with the German media at the end of the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau this week, Johnson pointed to Putin&rsquo;s machismo as a contributory factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
He also called for more women in &ldquo;positions of power&rdquo; as one of the measures towards global peace.
&ldquo;If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn&rsquo;t, if he were, I really don&rsquo;t think he would have embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has,&rdquo; Johnson told broadcaster ZDF.
&ldquo;If you want a perfect example of toxic masculinity, it&rsquo;s what he is doing,&rdquo; he said, referring to the 69-year-old Russian president.
During the recent G7 Summit in Germany, leaders of the powerful bloc mocked Putin over his infamous bare-chested picture atop a horse.
Asked about Johnson's remarks, the prime minister's official spokesman said that "there is not a deliberate policy", adding: "The British public would expect leaders to be robust with someone killing innocent civilians on a daily basis."
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&nbsp;
Johnson's comments come ahead of a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) meeting in Madrid where western allies will discuss how to respond to future threats.
At the summit, Johnson is set to call on fellow members of the defensive alliance to ramp up defence spending.
Meanwhile, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced new sanctions to target Putin&rsquo;s &ldquo;inner circle&rdquo;, including Vladimir Potanin -- Russia&rsquo;s second richest man and owner of major conglomerate Interros.
Potanin continues to amass wealth as he supports Putin&rsquo;s regime, acquiring Rosbank, and shares in Tinkoff Bank in the period since Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine, the FCDO said.
Anna Tsivileva, Putin&rsquo;s cousin and President of the prominent Russian coal mining company, JSC Kolmar Group, has also been sanctioned.
Tsivileva&rsquo;s husband Sergey Tsivilev is Governor of the coal rich Kemerovo region and the couple have significantly benefited from their relationship to Putin. JSC Kolmar Group is also being sanctioned.
&ldquo;As long as Putin continues his abhorrent assault on Ukraine, we will use sanctions to weaken the Russian war machine. Today&rsquo;s sanctions show that nothing and no one is off the table, including Putin&rsquo;s inner circle,&rdquo; a UK government spokesperson said. The UK government said it is also sanctioning a group of Russian individuals and companies for their involvement in repressing civilians and supporting the Assad regime in Syria.

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Victory Day celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the parade and watched as impeccably straight columns of soldiers marched through Red Square as they do every year on Victory Day.
Tanks, armored personnel carriers and transports carrying huge intercontinental ballistic missiles rattled across the paving stones.
But this year’s observance of Russia’s most important patriotic holiday carries exceptional weight.
In his Victory Day speech, Putin drew parallels between the Red Army’s fighting against Nazi troops and the Russian forces’ action in Ukraine.
He said that the campaign in Ukraine was a timely and necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.

Amid news of bomb-shelter being shelled in Ukraine, Russia marks Victory Day

As Ukrainians attempt to gather the remains of their loved ones, Russia marked their 77th Victory Day with a parade in Moscow. 

Victory Day celebrates&nbsp;the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.&nbsp;

As Ukrainians attempt to gather the remains of their loved ones, Russia marked its 77th Victory Day with a parade in Moscow
Victory Day celebrates&nbsp;the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.&nbsp;
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the parade and watched as impeccably straight columns of soldiers marched through Red Square as they do every year on Victory Day.
Tanks, armoured personnel carriers and transports carrying huge intercontinental ballistic missiles rattled across the paving stones.
But this year&rsquo;s observance of Russia&rsquo;s most important patriotic holiday carries exceptional weight.
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In his Victory Day speech, Putin drew parallels between the Red Army&rsquo;s fighting against Nazi troops and the Russian forces&rsquo; action in Ukraine.
He said that the campaign in Ukraine was a timely and necessary move to ward off a potential aggression.

Search for more than two dozen crew members whose ship broke in half and sank after being caught near the center of Typhoon Chaba was under way on Saturday, according to the Hong Kong search and rescue authorities.
One crew member was winched up to a rescue helicopter as waves lashed the sinking vessel which had split in two.
As per reports crew members encountered difficulty as a result of the typhoon which was reaching maximum winds of 110 kilometres per hour.The statement did not disclose the name and origin of the ship, but said that about 30 crew members abandoned the ship, approximately 300 kilometres (186 miles) southwest of Hong Kong, during Typhoon Chaba.
Hong Kong authorities raised the typhoon warning on Thursday as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the city to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain to China.
Typhoon Chaba brought heavy rain and wind to the city, restricting public transport and forcing many businesses to close.

Watch: Rescuers search for crew as typhoon snaps ship into two in Hong Kong

More than 20 people are missing after an engineering vessel carrying 30 crew members snapped in half during a typhoon in the South China Sea.

Typhoon Chaba creates havoc, snaps ship into two 

Typhoon which was reaching maximum winds of 110 kilometres per hour

Search for more than two dozen crew members whose ship broke in half and sank after being caught near the center of Typhoon Chaba was under way on Saturday, according to the Hong Kong search and rescue authorities.
One crew member was winched up to a rescue helicopter as waves lashed the sinking vessel which had split in two.
As per reports crew members encountered difficulty as a result of the typhoon which was reaching maximum winds of 110 kilometres per hour. The statement did not disclose the name and origin of the ship, but said that about 30 crew members abandoned the ship, approximately 300 kilometres (186 miles) southwest of Hong Kong, during Typhoon Chaba.
Hong Kong authorities raised the typhoon warning on Thursday as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the city to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain to China.
Typhoon Chaba brought heavy rain and wind to the city, restricting public transport and forcing many businesses to close.
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Airports across US and Canada faced chaos as thousands of flights were delayed, and hundreds cancelled amid pilot and crew shortages, as industry experts warned of travel chaos this US Independence Day holiday weekend.
As per data available, more than 7,800 flights were delayed within, into, or out of the US, and 586 cancelled.Independence Day holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year.As per media reports, passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Michigan to Minnesota reported that the airline offered them $10,000 this week to give up their seat on an oversold flight. Posts of filled airports, and baggage mountains went viral on social media. 

Over 8000 flights delayed or cancelled, American airports in complete chaos

Posts of filled airports, baggage mountains went viral on social media.&nbsp;

Airports across US and Canada faced chaos as thousands of flights were delayed, and hundreds cancelled amid pilot and crew shortages, as industry experts warned of travel chaos on the US Independence Day holiday weekend.
As per data available, more than 7,800 flights were delayed within, into, or out of the US, and 586 cancelled.Independence Day holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. As per media reports, passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Michigan to Minnesota reported that the airline offered them $10,000 this week to give up their seat on an oversold flight.&nbsp; Posts of filled airports, and baggage mountains went viral on social media.&nbsp;
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Ukraine's Armed Forces shared footage late on Friday showing what it said were Russian forces bombing Snake Island.
In a statement General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that a pair of Russian Su-30 warplanes carried out strikes against the island using phosphorus bombs.
The AP could not independently verify the video or the commander's claims.
Russian forces withdrew from the strategic Black Sea island Thursday.
The Kremlin portrayed the pullout from Snake Island as a "goodwill gesture" to help unblock exports of grain in the area.
Ukraine's military has claimed it forced the Russians to flee in two small speedboats following a barrage of Ukrainian artillery and missile strikes.

Ukraine video shows Russian warplanes dropping 'phosphorus bombs' on Snake Island

Ukraine military said that a pair of Russian Su-30 warplanes carried out strikes against the island using phosphorus bombs.

Ukraine's Armed Forces shared footage late on Friday showing what it said were Russian forces bombing Snake Island.
In a statement General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that a pair of Russian Su-30 warplanes carried out strikes against the island using phosphorus bombs.
The AP could not independently verify the video or the commander's claims.
Russian forces withdrew from the strategic Black Sea island Thursday.
The Kremlin portrayed the pullout from Snake Island as a "goodwill gesture" to help unblock exports of grain in the area.
Ukraine's military has claimed it forced the Russians to flee in two small speedboats following a barrage of Ukrainian artillery and missile strikes.
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US President Joe Biden on Friday said that the federal government would protect women travelling to get abortions. 
On June 24, the Supreme Court in US overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement. This decision has taken away the constitutional right to abortion of millions of women in the country. It has also paved the way for states to create their own legislations to ban the procedure. 
Women in states where abortion will be completely banned or restricted will be forced to cross states borders to areas in the country where abortion is still legal. 
There are a number of ways through which the law will be able to persecute people going for abortions. Individuals who will aid women to get abortions will also come under the scanner, reports say. 
Addressing a virtual meet with Democratic state governors, Biden said that he believed some US states would attempt to arrest women who cross states for availing abortion. 
"I don't think people believe that's going to happen. But it's going to happen," he said.
The president also ensured access to medications that aid in abortions in states where they are prohibited. 
But the government's intervention will lead to more legal problems that might even get the Supreme Cout involved. A political science expert told the BBC that these legal woes will particularly arise if states have a reason to believe that the federal government is working to undermine state laws. 
Thirteen states have already restricted or banned abortion since the court's decision last week. 
The question that is on the public's mind is when will the federal government restore the abortion rights? 
The President has said that Democratic victories in the mid-term elections would give Congress the power to restore the federal abortion rights. This will happen only after November, one way or another, he added. 
Supreme Court's decision to overturn its own judgement while was anticipated still shocked the country. Roe V Wade ensured that pregnant women were entitled to an abortion during the first three months of their pregnancy, while allowing for legal restrictions and bans in the second and third trimester. 
 

Roe V Wade: why Biden assuring women seeking abortion may trigger judicial clash

A political science expert told the BBC that these legal woes will particularly arise if states have a reason to believe that the federal government is working to undermine state laws. 

A political science expert told the BBC that these legal woes will particularly arise if states have a reason to believe that the federal government is working to undermine state laws.&nbsp;

US President Joe Biden on Friday said that the federal government would protect women travelling to get abortions.&nbsp;
On June 24, the Supreme Court in US overturned its 50-year-old Roe V. Wade judgement. This decision has taken away the constitutional right to abortion of millions of women in the country. It has also paved the way for states to create their own legislations to ban the procedure.&nbsp;
Women in states where abortion will be completely banned or restricted will be forced to cross states borders to areas in the country where abortion is still legal.&nbsp;
There are a number of ways through which the law will be able to persecute people going for abortions. Individuals who will aid women to get abortions will also come under the scanner, reports say.&nbsp;
Addressing a virtual meet with Democratic state governors, Biden said that he believed some US states would attempt to arrest women who cross states for availing abortion.&nbsp;
"I don't think people believe that's going to happen. But it's going to happen," he said.
The president also ensured access to medications that aid in abortions in states where they are prohibited.&nbsp;
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But the government's intervention will lead to more legal problems that might even get the Supreme Cout involved. A political science expert told the BBC that these legal woes will particularly arise if states have a reason to believe that the federal government is working to undermine state laws.&nbsp;
Thirteen states have already restricted or banned abortion since the court's decision last week.&nbsp;
The question that is on the public's mind is if and when will the federal government restore the abortion rights?&nbsp;
The President has said that Democratic victories in the mid-term elections would give Congress the power to restore the federal abortion rights. This will happen only after November, one way or another, he added.&nbsp;
Supreme Court's decision to overturn its own judgement while was anticipated still shook the country. Roe V. Wade ensured that pregnant women were entitled to an abortion during the first three months of their pregnancy, while allowing for legal restrictions and bans in the second and third trimester.&nbsp;
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China on Tuesday announced an easing of its quarantine requirement for people arriving from abroad.
Anyone coming from outside the country will be required to stay in a quarantine hotel for seven days, followed by three days of home quarantine, as per China's latest pandemic response plan.
The previous plan called for 14 days in a hotel plus seven days of home quarantine.
The latest move makes it easier for foreign business to resume work in the world's second-largest economy after 2.5 years of isolation period.
China has so far kept tight restrictions on international travel under a "zero-COVID" strategy that seeks to keep the virus out and stop any infections from spreading through lockdowns and mass testing.
Other countries including the United States and Japan have opened their borders to some extent while Europe is facing long lines of passengers as summer travel has overwhelmed airlines and airports.
The move is also significant as recent outbreaks in mainland China have largely eased.

China's easing of quarantine period a glimmer towards easing of global isolation?

The previous plan called for 14 days in a hotel plus seven days of home quarantine.

China on Tuesday announced an easing of its quarantine requirement for people arriving from abroad.
Anyone coming from outside the country will be required to stay in a quarantine hotel for seven days, followed by three days of home quarantine, as per China's latest pandemic response plan.
The previous plan called for 14 days in a hotel plus seven days of home quarantine.
The latest move makes it easier for foreign business to resume work in the world's second-largest economy after 2.5 years of isolation period.
China has so far kept tight restrictions on international travel under a "zero-COVID" strategy that seeks to keep the virus out and stop any infections from spreading through lockdowns and mass testing.
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Other countries including the United States and Japan have opened their borders to some extent while Europe is facing long lines of passengers as summer travel has overwhelmed airlines and airports.
The move is also significant as recent outbreaks in mainland China have largely eased.

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