On June 13, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 422-0 to approve a bipartisan resolution calling on Russia to immediately free Evan Gershkovich on.wsj.com/42G8orT
Evan Gershkovich has written exclusive accounts about the Kremlin’s war efforts, profiled Russian dissidents and reported from Russian border towns on the toll of the Ukraine war. Read a selection of his work here. on.wsj.com/4611sZg
Follow updates on Evan Gershkovich, including the latest news of his imprisonment on.wsj.com/3Nb4FfY
A desperate Russian soldier under bombardment in the trenches hatched an idea to try to save his life: surrender to a Ukrainian drone on.wsj.com/42GHD6v
Russian draftee Ruslan Anitin was being hunted by drones dropping small bombs, according to drone footage reviewed by WSJ on.wsj.com/4417J5u
Using hand signals, Anitin proposes a messaging system to the drone pilots. He asks them to spare his life. on.wsj.com/3Cu1LOF
Breaking: Elon Musk has completed his takeover of Twitter and fired the company’s CEO and CFO, people familiar with the matter say on.wsj.com/3WmrQbl
Elon Musk fired Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal after the $44 billion deal closed Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. It wasn’t immediately clear who would step into those top positions. on.wsj.com/3DjvCtj
Elon Musk also fired Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s top legal and policy executive, and general counsel Sean Edgett in his takeover of the company, people familiar said on.wsj.com/3sDK6iu
“Welcome to hell”: How everyday Ukrainians found the will and means to beat the Russians in Kyiv and change the course of the war on.wsj.com/3LChG1h
During the first month of the war, Ukrainians formed armed groups with whatever weapons they could find. They climbed trees in search of cell phone reception to report on enemy movements. The result was a domestic insurgency fused onto a traditional army. on.wsj.com/3Stv1LA
After Russia invaded, a Ukrainian city council member led preparations for a fighting stand on the western edge of Kyiv. Around half of the citizen soldiers, which included a firefighter and bus driver, had never fought before. on.wsj.com/3S4Ky4s
WWE's Vince McMahon paid out $12 million in settlements to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity over the past 16 years, people familiar say on.wsj.com/3yobIut
The deals include a $7.5 million pact with a former wrestler who alleged that McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex and then demoted her and ultimately declined to renew her contract after she resisted further sexual encounters, people familiar say on.wsj.com/3NQVU9l
In another deal, a WWE contractor presented the company with unsolicited nude photos of McMahon she reported receiving from him and alleged that he had sexually harassed her on the job, people familiar say. McMahon agreed to pay her roughly $1 million. on.wsj.com/3uxMSqW
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spurred the biggest price shock in decades, hitting developing countries particularly hard.
“If this conflict continues, the impact will probably be more consequential than the coronavirus crisis,” said a World Bank official. on.wsj.com/3ipc8cF
In Kenya, bread prices jumped 40%. In Brazil, gasoline prices are up 19%. In Turkey, there was panic buying of sunflower oil. on.wsj.com/3wB1bN8
Over 120 years, a Beirut bakery survived war, financial crises and the Covid-19 pandemic. Fighting in Ukraine may soon put it out of business, as the cost of a bag of flour on the black market has gone up more than 1000% since Russia’s invasion. on.wsj.com/36nGn0Z
Elon Musk has spurned Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan for years, turning to other banks while expanding Tesla and his broader empire. Conversations over the years between the two companies have often upset one side or the other, people familiar with the matter say. on.wsj.com/2ZeIkte
Musk and Dimon have tried to patch things up but clashed instead, the people said. JPMorgan decided some time ago that it is better off without Tesla, according to people familiar with the matter. on.wsj.com/3CAbsZu
A small part of the quiet feud spilled into the open last week when JPMorgan sued Tesla, saying the car maker owes it $162 million from a trade the bank helped arrange in 2014. Typically, bankers seek to avoid public fights with big clients. on.wsj.com/3oPEUpF