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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. accused the Kremlin on Thursday of an elaborate plot to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces that Russia could use as a pretext to take military action against its neighbor.Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the scheme included production of a graphic propaganda video that would show staged explosions and use corpses and actors depicting grieving

A DAY long ‘summer spree’ is being planned in Lerwick to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. Living Lerwick is looking to host the all-day event in the town on 4 June, with “music, games, competitions and fun at Da Street” on offer. It is proposed to go on from...

With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers.And it could be just in time.There's an unusually high number of green cards available this year for foreign professionals, including nurses, who want to move to the United States — twice as many as just a few years ago. That's because U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces conducted a large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwestern Syria overnight Thursday, in what the Pentagon said was a “successful mission.”“The mission was successful," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a brief statement. "There were no U.S. casualties. More information will be provided as it becomes available.”The

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, the Supreme Court moved to the left or right only as far as Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy allowed.They held pivotal votes on a court closely divided between liberals and conservatives.

A THIRTY four year old man from Lerwick has admitted possessing over 1,000 images of child sexual abuse that he accessed over a 16-year period dating back to his late teens.  Henry Hunter, of the town’s Hoofields, pleaded guilty to taking or permitting to be taken indecent...

LERWICK will have to wait a little longer for the first cruise ship of the year after tomorrow’s (Thursday) arrival of Viking Venus was cancelled. Operator Viking Cruises called off the visit due to weather in the North Sea. But the ship is due to call at Lerwick on Monday (7...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kurt Groszhans set out from North Dakota for Ukraine in 2017, he was eager to connect with his family's ancestral homeland and to farm the rich, black soil for which the country is known.But his farming venture with a law professor who's now a high-ranking Ukrainian government official soon collapsed in acrimony and accusations, culminating in his arrest

TWO BROTHERS from Glasgow who admitted assaulting staff members at a bar in Lerwick town centre last summer have been fined a combined total of £1,900. Forty five year old Brian Kirkpatrick and 44 year old Paul Kirkpatrick, both of Birgidale Terrace, Castlemilk, admitted...

A THIRTY five year old mechanic from Sandwick has been ordered to carry out 220 hours of unpaid work after admitting possession indecent photos and videos of children. Erik Stove, of Setter, had previously pleaded guilty to possessing and “taking or permitting to be taken”...