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☆ Prigozhin resurfaces in Belarus, tells Wagner fighters they have the 'biggest job in the world coming up'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin shared a video Wednesday that appears to show him in Belarus. In recent weeks, however, the Wagner boss had himself been spotted inside Russia. In recent years, Wagner mercenaries have deployed to Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic, where they have been accused of terrorizing local populations as they combat insurgent groups. Prigozhin, in the video posted Wednesday, suggested Wagner's mission is far from over. "The biggest job in the world [is] coming up very soon," he continued, adding: "We'll definitely be traveling all over the world."

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin, It's, it's, Alexandr Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Central African, Wagner Locations: Belarus, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Belarusian, Africa, Libya, Mali, Central African Republic

☆ US soldier in North Korea not the first to flee to the secretive state
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Ed Davies | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A U.S. military spokesman later said an investigation indicated that White crossed into North Korea of his own free will. In a video released by the North, White denounced the United States and praised North Korea and its then leader Kim Il-Sung. - Charles Robert Jenkins walked into North Korea when on patrol on the DMZ in 1965. He later expressed regret for fleeing and explained at his court marital that his motive was to avoid hazardous duty in South Korea and combat in Vietnam. - James Joseph Dresnok was a 21-year old U.S. army private stationed in South Korea in 1962 when he fled to the North.

Persons: Travis T, King, Joseph T, White, Kim Il, Charles Robert Jenkins, Jenkins, Hitomi Soga, Soga, James Joseph Dresnok, Dresnok, Jerry Wayne Parrish, Larry Allen Abshier, Kim Jong, Dresnok's, Ed Davies, Lincoln Organizations: U.S, North, Korea Times, United Nations Command, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: North Korea, South Korea, U.S, Pyongyang, United States, Vietnam, Japan, Korean, Sydney

☆ Analysis: Microsoft tests the limits of Britain's antitrust authority
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Paul Sandle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The European Union approved the deal in May, when it accepted commitments to license games to rival platforms. At the same time, Microsoft offered a "detailed and complex" new proposal to the CMA, prompting the regulator to take the unprecedented step of reopening talks. The CMA said it was awaiting further Microsoft submissions on what had changed and how it would restructure the transaction. "We will then consider whether the proposals create a new merger situation and address the CMA's competition concerns," a spokesperson said on Tuesday. CLOSED FOR BUSINESSAfter the CMA block, Microsoft thundered that Britain was closed for business; exactly what the government did not want to hear as it tries to reignite the economy after the uncertainty sparked by Brexit.

Persons: we've, Becket McGrath, they're, Brexit, Tom Smith, Brad Smith, Jeremy Hunt, Meta, Smith, Marcus Smith, Gareth Mills, Charles Russell Speechlys, Sam Tobin, James Davey, Kate Holton, Sharon Singleton Organizations: CMA, Microsoft, U.S, Activision Blizzard, Markets Authority, Xbox, FTC, Reuters, European Union, Activision, CAT, Euclid Law, Geradin Partners, Brexit, Britain's, Facebook, Meta, Markets Unit, Thomson Locations: U.S, Barcelona, Brexit, London, Brussels, British, United States, Britain

☆ Ukraine may begin using US cluster munitions 'in the coming hours,' Biden advisor Jake Sullivan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine has already received cluster munitions from the US, Jake Sullivan told CNN. Sullivan, a national security advisor for Biden, said the bombs could be used within "hours." "The cluster bombs have arrived in country," Sullivan told CNN's Jake Tapper. Supporters of the decision argue that cluster munitions have already been widely used in Ukraine, primarily by Russia. But "there is a need for a bridge between today and the day when we have hit the mark," he added, and "providing cluster munitions fills a gap for Ukraine."

Persons: Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Biden, CNN's Jake Tapper Organizations: CNN, Service, Ukraine, NATO, Defense, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, United States

☆ Russia moves to ban iPhones for government officials after claiming they were hacked by the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russian government ministries are beginning to ban officials from using Apple iPhones. Russia's trade ministry will impose a ban starting Monday, the Financial Times reported. Beginning July 17, employees at Russia's trade ministry will no longer be allowed to use iPhones on the job, the Financial Times reported. In March, the Kremlin told officials to stop using Apple products, citing fears they were vulnerable to US hacking. Following the Russian claims, Apple announced patches to its iOS software, crediting researchers at the Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab with identifying vulnerabilities.

Persons: Apple Organizations: Apple, Financial Times, Service, Kremlin, iOS, Washington Post, Federal Security Service Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Chris Christie says Trump deserved to be indicted and is misleading his supporters: 'He's a liar and a coward'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie told CNN Trump is lying to supporters about his indictment. Christie, who is running for president, had a falling out with Trump after the 2020 election. At a rally last month, former President Donald Trump claimed that his indictment for illegally retaining classified information was a "great badge of honor." It accuses Trump, in particular, of misleading his own counsel by falsely representing to them that he was returning any classified information. Christie noted that Trump is now seeking to delay his trial over the matter until after the 2024 election.

Persons: Chris Christie, CNN Trump, Christie, Trump, Donald Trump, I'm, Jake Tapper, —, Jack Smith, Mark Meadows, CNN — Organizations: New Jersey Gov, CNN, Trump, Service, Republican, White Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Jersey, Iran

☆ Nearly a third of the Bradley armored vehicles the US provided Ukraine may have already been lost or damaged
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The US has provided Ukraine with at least 100 Bradley armored personnel carriers. In January, the Biden administration announced it was sending Ukraine no fewer than 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, an armored personnel carrier that pairs heavy firepower with the ability to transport about 10 soldiers. The New York Times reported Saturday that Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade is the only unit known to have received the vehicles. That means nearly a third of the Bradley vehicles may have already been lost or damaged. "If we were using some Soviet armored personnel carrier we would all probably be dead after the first hit."

Persons: Bradley, Biden Organizations: Bradley, Service, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, New York Times, 47th Mechanized Brigade, Brigade, ABC Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, United States, Russia, Russian

☆ Anti-LGBTQ+ activism spiked during Pride Month, with California leading the way
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Anti-LGBTQ+ activism spiked in June, according to the monitoring group ACLED. Pride Month saw more anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations than any other period since 2020. As the LGBTQ+ community has become increasingly visible in entertainment, politics, and corporate America, there has been an accompanying spike in anti-LGBTQ+ activism. "This new peak in our data comes after anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations had already surged to their highest point on record by late 2022." That — visibly showing up for LGBTQ+ rights — is what Bjorn-James argues will determine whether far-right activism proliferates or recedes.

Persons: Vanderbilt, Sophie Bjork, James, ACLED, Kieren Doyle, Wesley Phelps, Hodges, there's, Phelps, It's, There's, they've, Bjork, Donald Trump —, —, Bjorn Organizations: Service, University of North, Lone Star State, District of Columbia, Golden State, Vanderbilt University, Miss America, Target Locations: Wall, Silicon, America, California, United States, North America, University of North Texas, Obergefell, ACLED, Texas , New York, Golden

☆ South Africa says it doesn't want Putin to visit later this summer because it doesn't want to have to arrest him
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

South African officials are hoping Russian President Vladimir Putin does not visit next month. "We would be happy if he doesn't come," South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile said Friday. "We would be happy if he doesn't come," South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile told the Mail & Guardian. In February, it held joint naval exercises with China and South Africa just off the latter's coast. A spokesperson for Mashatile later told the Financial Times that the South African government is "speaking to President Putin directly on the ICC problem."

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Paul Mashatile, BRICS, Mashatile Organizations: Service, Mail, Guardian, Financial Times, ICC Locations: Russian, Johannesburg, Wall, Silicon, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India, China, United States, Europe, Ukraine, Rome

☆ UK extends Activision deadline after receiving Microsoft's 'complex' proposal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Paul Sandle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is also opposed, but it suffered a major defeat on Tuesday when a federal court ruled in favour of Microsoft. It is battling on and filed an emergency motion to an appeals court requesting a "temporary pause" to the deal closing late on Thursday. Yet on Tuesday, less than an hour after a U.S. federal court ruled the deal could go ahead, the CMA said it could look again at a modified proposal. A Bloomberg report said Microsoft and Activision were considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in Britain to appease the CMA. Additional reporting by Muvija M; editing by Jason Neely and Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brad Smith, Jeremy Hunt, Smith, Gareth Mills, Charles Russell Speechlys, They'll, Muvija, Jason Neely, Louise Heavens Organizations: CMA, Microsoft, Activision, Markets Authority, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Bloomberg, Thomson Locations: Britain, EU

BRUSSELS/PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister and government minister have called EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to reconsider her appointment of a U.S. economist and former antitrust official to a senior job at the European Commission overseeing Big Tech. Vestager on Tuesday announced the hiring of Fiona Scott Morton, the former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Justice during former President Barack Obama's tenure. Scott Morton will take up her post on Sept. 1 when the current chief economist, Pierre Regibeau, retires. French foreign minister Catherine Colonna said she was astonished at the appointment. "I invite the @EU_Commission to reconsider their choice."

Persons: Margrethe Vestager, Fiona Scott Morton, Barack Obama's, Scott Morton, Pierre Regibeau, Catherine Colonna, Jean, Noel Barrot, Foo Yun Chee, Conor Humphries Organizations: European Commission, Big Tech, Vestager, Tuesday, U.S . Department of Justice, Charles River Associates, DG, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, PARIS, France, Europe

☆ Taliban leader endorses Elon Musk's Twitter, accuses Mark Zuckerberg's Threads of having an 'intolerant' policy on free speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Charles R. Davis | Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Anas Haqqani, a Taliban official, said Twitter is more committed to "free speech" than its rivals. Haqqani's father founded the Haqqani Network, a US-designated foreign terrorist organization. The Taliban was designated a terrorist group more than a decade earlier, following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. "The Taliban wanted to counter their propaganda and that's why we too focused ourselves on Twitter," the Taliban member said. "Social media is a powerful tool to change public perception."

Persons: Anas Haqqani, Haqqani's, Haqqani, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, El Pais, Critics, Musk, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Hedayatullah Hedayat, Abdul Haq Hammad Organizations: Taliban, Twitter, Haqqani Network, Service, El, Haqqani, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, National Counterterrorism Center, Meta, Facebook, BBC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Turkey, India, Radio Free Europe, Afghanistan, WhatsApp

☆ Trump's claim that he could end Ukraine's war in a day is a 'beautiful' thought but not true, Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Trump's claim he could end the war in a day. Zelenskyy told ABC that the idea is "beautiful" but not grounded in "real-life experience." He argued that Trump failed to achieve peace during his four years as president. Zelenskyy, asked about that assertion, was himself diplomatic, saying the "desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful." Zelenskyy, on Sunday, said that he doesn't have much interest in any peace deal that envisions him ceding land to an invader.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump's, Zelenskyy, Trump, Donald Trump, ABC's Martha Raddatz, Ron DeSantis —, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Mark Esper, —, Biden Organizations: ABC, Service, Republicans, Biden, Florida Gov, Democratic Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Crimea

☆ France is banning the sale of fireworks on its biggest national holiday after protesters used them as weapons against police
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The French government has imposed a temporary prohibition on the sale of fireworks. The ban comes after anti-police protesters used fireworks as weapons during civil unrest. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The ban comes after fireworks "became the staple weapon of rioters" during the days of unrest sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old outside Paris, Le Monde reported. The temporary fireworks ban comes after French lawmakers on July 5 approved a measure that increases authorities' ability to track criminal suspects using their phones.

Persons: Le Monde, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Service, BBC, Police Locations: France, Wall, Silicon, Paris, Le

☆ Ukraine marks 500 days of war by admitting it blew up Russia's bridge to Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian official says the bridge to Crimea was targeted last year to disrupt Russian logistics. The bridge was seriously damaged after a truck rigged with explosives blew up while traveling on it. At the time, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of carrying out a "terrorist act." She noted that Saturday marks 273 days since the "first strike" on the bridge, which was carried out "in order to break the logistics of the Russians." Ukrainian responsibility for the October 2022 attack has been an open secret.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Hanna Maliar, —, Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, — Putin Organizations: Service, New York Times, Twitter, Moscow Times Locations: Crimea, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Kerch, Russia

☆ 6 people dead after private jet crashes in Southern California
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A private Cessna jet crashed in Southern California early Saturday morning. All six people on board the plane were found dead at the scene, according to the FAA. At 4:15 a.m., police officers responded to reports of a plane crash in Murrieta, about a 90-minute drive from Los Angeles. The reported location of the crash is immediately adjacent to French Valley Airport, which has a single runway and averaged just under 300 aircraft operations per day in 2022. The C550 is a twin-engine jet, popular for corporate travel, with some models that have been in service since the late 1970s.

Persons: Harry Reid Organizations: Cessna, FAA, Service, Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Harry Reid International, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Southern California, Wall, Silicon, Murrieta, Los Angeles, Riverside, Las Vegas

☆ The US says the cluster bombs it's giving Ukraine fail less than 3% of the time. Experience suggests the real number is far higher.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The United States is providing Ukraine with cluster bombs it says have a failure rate of 2.35%. Cluster bombs that fail to explode can pose a risk to civilians for decades to come. He compared it to the alleged failure rate for Russian cluster munitions of 30-40%. 'Failure rates of 10% to 30%'Russia has been criticized not just for using cluster bombs but for deploying them in densely populated civilian areas. The US military has said it will select from its stockpile only cluster munitions that have been assessed to have a failure rate of 2.35%.

Persons: Colin Kahl, I'm, Kahl, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, New York Times, Congressional Research Service, CNN Locations: States, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Laos, Russian, United States

☆ Biden due to meet King Charles, PM Sunak during brief UK visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will arrive in Britain on Sunday for a brief visit during which he will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and discuss climate change issues with King Charles ahead of the upcoming NATO summit. Sunak's spokesperson said their discussions would likely include the upcoming NATO summit and Ukraine. The president and the king are due to discuss climate issues, a subject on which Charles, 74, has campaigned and spoken out about for more than five decades. When the two men met at the COP26 U.N. climate summit in Scotland two years ago, Biden praised Charles' leadership on the subject, telling him "We need you badly". Following the meeting, Biden and Sunak leave Britain for Lithuania where NATO leaders will gather for a key summit.

Persons: Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, King Charles, Sunak, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Donald Trump, Biden, Queen Elizabeth, Barack Obama, Charles, Michael Holden, Muvija, Helen Popper Our Organizations: British, NATO, Downing, California's Stanford University, Biden, European Union, Trump, Nordic, Thomson Locations: Britain, Washington, Ukraine, United States, Santa Monica, Windsor, London, Scotland, Lithuania, Helsinki

☆ There's no evidence that Russia has rigged Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya plant with explosives, nuclear watchdog says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The IAEA said Friday there's no sign Russia plans to destroy the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Inspectors "have not seen any mines or explosives," according to the head of the nuclear watchdog. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that his intelligence services found evidence that Russia had "placed objects resembling explosives" on those rooftops, possibly "to simulate an attack on the plant." Ukrainian officials have for months asserted that Russia is planning a potential "false flag" attack at the nuclear plant. The Ukrainian armed forces have suggested Russia could also stage a lesser disaster, using explosives to accuse Ukraine of "shelling" the plant.

Persons: —, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Grossi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyrlo Budanov, Dmitry Peskov, Ukraine's Budanov Organizations: IAEA, Service, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, New Statesman, Reuters Locations: Russia, Europe, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kahkovka

[1/3] One of Tiger Brands' most popular beverage products, Oros, is seen during production at a manufacturing facility in Germiston, South Africa November 17, 2022. This investment, sometimes at the cost of essential capital expenditure, will eventually be passed onto consumers, making food prices higher for longer, food companies, economists and lobby groups told Reuters. It comes at a time when South Africa is already struggling with acute unemployment, 14-year high interest rates and ballooning inflation and complicates efforts of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to ease interest rate hikes. Poultry producer Astral (ARLJ.J), diversified food producers AVI (AVIJ.J) and RCL Foods (RCLJ.J) have indicated in their recent earnings statements the mitigating measures would eventually translate into higher food prices. The listed food producers have collectively lost almost 15% in their market value since the beginning of the year.

Persons: James Oatway, Derek McKernan, Kobus, Pieter Taljaard, Thomas Funke, Charles Rossouw, Rosle, Cloete, Gertenbach, Tannur Anders, Anait, Promit Mukherjee, David Evans Organizations: Tiger Brands, REUTERS, Reuters, South African Reserve Bank, Reuters Graphics, Premier, RCL, Grain SA, Cane Growers ' Association, Food, Agricultural, Thomson Locations: Germiston, South Africa, JOHANNESBURG, Africa

☆ Russia has 'lost nearly half' of its combat effectiveness since invading Ukraine, UK defense official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has "lost nearly half" its combat power since invading Ukraine, a top UK defense official said. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin claimed Russia is now "so weak" it cannot wage a counter-offensive. "Russia has lost nearly half the combat effectiveness of its army," Radakin said, according to the Financial Times. Radakin's claims about Russia's combat losses in Ukraine are roughly in line with previous reporting. In February, Oryx, an open-source intelligence group, said that at least 1,000 Russian tanks had been destroyed in Ukraine — and another 500 captured.

Persons: Sir Tony Radakin, —, Sir Tony Radakin —, Rishi Sunak —, Radakin, Ukraine's, They've, Jeffrey Edmonds, Insider's Jake Epstein Organizations: Service, British, United, Financial Times, Ukraine —, PBS, Center for Naval, CIA Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Moscow attacked by drones, Russia says, forcing authorities to temporarily close international airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An apparent drone attack on Moscow led to flights being delayed at one of the city's international airports. The defense ministry said all the drones were disabled, and no injuries were reported. But in May, after a previous drone attack on Moscow, one expert told Insider it looked to be a case of the Ukrainian government giving Russia "a taste of its own medicine." Ukraine has acknowledged carrying out drone strikes against military targets in its own internationally recognized territory. Earlier this year, a Ukrainian military intelligence official said one of his government's drone strikes had targeted a Russia oil facility in occupied Crimea.

Persons: —, Sergei Sobyanin, Maria Zakharova, Russia's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Moscow, Vnukovo Airport, TASS, Kyiv Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Kubinka, Russia, Ukrainian, Crimea

☆ Judge blocks new Florida election law, signed by DeSantis this spring, calling it the 'latest assault on the right to vote'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new election law in Florida. The law imposed new limits on voter registration and get-out-the-vote operations. Groups that retained certain voter registration information, such as for get-out-the-vote operations, could under the law also face felony prosecution. Critics also argued that the limit on non-citizen participation on registration drives violated the right to equal protection under federal law. "Herrera-Lucha, a noncitizen who, herself, lacks the right to vote, has spent years registering and encouraging citizens to exercise that solemn right," Walker wrote.

Persons: —, Ron DeSantis, Mark Walker, Walker, Barack Obama, Critics, Cord Byrd, Veronica Herrera, " Herrera Organizations: Service, Gov, Republican, Groups, Northern, Northern District of, United, NAACP, Lucha Locations: Florida, Northern District, Northern District of Florida, El Salvador

☆ Stop shooting your guns at the sky, Philadelphia officials plead ahead of July 4: 'Don't do stupid'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Philadelphia officials are urging residents to refrain from "celebratory" gunfire on July 4. District Attorney Larry Krasner said firing a gun in the air is both dangerous and a crime. "Don't do stupid," Krasner urged Philadelphians. "Celebration should be safe," District Attorney Larry Krasner told reporters during a Monday morning press conference in West Philadelphia. The woman, who received stitches, told a local ABC affiliate that she agreed whoever was firing their gun into the air was "stupid."

Persons: Larry Krasner, Krasner, Philadelphians, —, Benjamin Franklin, celebrants, WHYY, Krasner —, Vonda Hairston, Hairston Organizations: Service, Philadelphia, ABC, Philadelphia Sheriff's Locations: West Philadelphia, Port Richmond, Pennsylvania

☆ Jews should leave Russia 'before it's too late,' says former chief rabbi of Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The former chief rabbi of Moscow is urging Jews to leave Russia. Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt himself fled the country following last year's invasion of Ukraine. Russia on Friday labeled Goldschmidt a "foreign agent," citing his opposition to the war. In a statement on Saturday, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who himself fled the country in March 2022, noted that he had spent three decades supporting the Jews of Russia. "I call on the Jewish community to leave the country, before it is too late."

Persons: Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, Goldschmidt, —, " Goldschmidt Organizations: Service, Synagogue, Conference, Guardian, Russian, Ministry, Friday Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Jerusalem

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