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Russia-Ukraine 'days from war' as Vladimir Putin puts 100,000 troops on border

UK senior commanders and Whitehall officials are on "high alert" and monitoring the situation "with growing concern", a source told the Mirror.

Moscow has amassed close to 100,000 troops at the flashpoint border and senior Ukraine military sources fear its war-planners may have wrong-footed them.

Putin’s navy on Thursday piled on further pressure on embattled Kiev by announcing the deployment of a war-fighting fleet towards Ukraine arriving within days.

A source said: “Aggressive Russian troop movements towards the border have caused a great deal of concern within the Ministry of Defence.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops – including reservists- have been called up to the border and US advisers are believed to be “in country,” according to sources.

But western nations and Ukraine have voiced alarm over the build-up as a five strong alliance or “QUINT” of the UK, US, Canada, Lithuania and Poland allies backed Ukraine.

Russia’s Black Sea fleet is based in Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. »

DMX Has Died at 50

Authored by pitchfork.com

DMX has died, as a representative for his family tells Pitchfork.

The rapper was hospitalized on April 2 after suffering an apparent drug overdose and subsequent heart attack at his home in White Plains, New York.

Born Earl Simmons in Mount Vernon, New York, DMX spent much of his early life in Yonkers, New York. »

DMX, New York Rapper and Actor, Dies at 50

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

DMX, New York Rapper and Actor, Dies at 50.

The hip-hop star, whose real name was Earl Simmons, was admitted to a New York hospital April 2 after a reported drug overdose.

"He loved his family with all of his heart, and we cherish the times we spent with him. »

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced

Authored by abc.net.au

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who served as consort to his wife Queen Elizabeth II for more than 60 years, has died at the age of 99.

In January 2019, Prince Philip was unhurt when his Land Rover flipped after a collision with another car near Sandringham.

Prince Philip is survived by his wife the Queen and his children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward and their families. »

Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation

Authored by mcgill.ca

They also found that most of the misinformation circulating on Twitter shared by Canadians was retweeted from US sources.

Canadians who followed more American users were more likely to post misinformation.

South of the border there is intense polarization over the severity of the pandemic, with misinformation being reinforced by American media and political figures alike. »