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The family of a British man who is believed to have been kidnapped by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine has expressed hope for a swift resolution to his situation. Shaun Pinner, 48, appeared on Russian official television with another British man, requesting that they be exchanged for a pro-Russian politician detained in Ukraine. It's unclear whether they were forced to speak. The Foreign Office urged the Kremlin to treat detainees with dignity. "The exploitation of prisoners of war for political reasons," according to a department source. Mr Pinner's family describes him as a "funny, much-loved, well-intentioned" man who serves in the Ukrainian Army. They demanded that he be handled in accordance with the Geneva Convention, as was Aiden Aslin, another British citizen captured by the Russians. The convention stipulates that they be treated decently and that humiliating and degrading treatment be avoided. On Monday, both Mr Pinner and Mr Aslin came on

Boris Johnson will appear in front of MPs for the first time since being penalized for Covid violations. The prime minister will not be taking it easy when he returns to work following the Easter vacation. He'll appear in front of MPs for the first time since being punished for breaking Covid regulations on Tuesday, and then address fellow Tory MPs later that evening. It will come a week after the prime minister, his wife, and the chancellor were fined for attending the PM's birthday party in the Cabinet Room at No. 10 in London. It will come a week after the prime minister, his wife, and the chancellor were fined for attending the PM's birthday party in the Cabinet Room at No. 10 in London. After a weekend in which the Sunday Times reported charges that he was involved in "instigating" a leaving do in November 2020, which Downing Street denies, he will face Prime Minister's Questions from the opposition on Wednesday. Meanwhile, he'll be hoping that no add

Her Majesty the Queen The Queen will not attend the Royal Maundy Service at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel. Her Majesty will be represented by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The service will take place on Thursday, April 14th. The Washing of the Feet and the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his Apostles are commemorated on Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, during Holy Week. The Prince will follow the old tradition of awarding Maundy money to community stalwarts at the yearly celebration, which is a significant occasion on the royal calendar. The monarch, who turns 96 on April 21, is unable to commit to attending, according to a royal source, because she does not want her absence to overshadow the event. As a result, a note is made in advance that she will not be present. Since being hospitalized for a night in October for an undisclosed ailment, the monarch has reduced her physical commitments. Doctors had urged her to relax despite the fact that it was

A beloved dog was beaten to death by a health worker in Shanghai, sparking outrage online and revealing the mounting grievances of residents trapped in China's Covid-19 hotspot. After becoming popular on Chinese social media on Wednesday, a video of the beating at a residential compound in the city's Pudong sector was met with outrage. A Covid prevention worker, covered head to toe in protective gear, chases the corgi down a street and hits it three times with a shovel, according to the video, which appears to have been shot by a resident of a nearby building. The dog is then shown lying lifeless. The corgi is seen racing after a bus that is reported to be transporting its owner to an isolation unit in two photographs shared online. Another snap shows its body being placed in a garbage bag and transported away. Multiple users have shared and deleted the video and photographs. According to state-run magazine China News Weekly, the corgi's owner was in quarantine at the time

For the first time in its 233-year history, the US Supreme Court will have a black female justice after the Senate approved Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nine-member bench. By a vote of 53 to 47, three Republicans crossed the aisle to confirm her appointment. The selection of Justice Jackson fulfills President Joe Biden's campaign promise to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court. The majority leader, Chuck Schumer, described it as a "joyous day" for the United States. Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first black woman to occupy the position, oversaw the vote. Ms. Jackson, 51, will succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, a fellow liberal judge whom she previously clerked for, when he retires in June. Ms. Jackson's lifetime appointment will likely keep her on the bench for decades, but it will not change the present court's ideological balance, which is 6-3 conservative. Ms Jackson has stated that she has a "methodology" for deciding cases, but not a