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Ukraine has 'successfully' used UK-provided Storm Shadow missiles against Russia, says British Defense Secretary

Montreal group suspected of hosting Chinese 'police station' received up to $200,000 in federal funding

Italy will join training of Ukrainian military

Italy will train Ukrainian recruits in schools and military facilities in Italy and participate in EU training programmes for Ukraine in Brussels, Poland, and Germany.

Damaged Patriot missile system is already repaired – Pentagon

On Thursday, the US Department of Defence confirmed that the Patriot air defence system in Ukraine was indeed damaged and has already been repaired.

Moldova, fearing Russia, wants to join EU 'as soon as possible'

‘Outright Scum Will Be Punished’ – Ukraine Intel Chief Admits Assassinating Russian Propagandists

Kyrylo Budanov unapologetically admitted that Ukrainian intelligence was involved in successfully undermining and targeting several key public figures in Russia.

Car rushes Vatican gate, is fired on by gendarmes; driver apprehended after reaching courtyard

A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed one of the entrance gates of the Vatican

Kremlin’s ‘Presidential Academy’ Gets Hit With a Mass Purge

The sudden firing spree appears to be the latest sign that Moscow’s wartime paranoia is spiraling.

The United States unveiled "significant" new sanctions targeting Russia's "war machine" on Friday, as President Joe Biden meets fellow G7 leaders in Japan

Pentagon: Accounting Mistake Leaves U.S. with $3 Billion More in Arms for Ukraine

Owner of Dutch-based defense business arrested in Paris per US request after supplying sensitive technology to Russia

The owner of a defense company in Rijen, Noord-Brabant, was arrested in Paris on suspicion of spying for the Russians, the United States Department of Justice announced. The man allegedly passed on sensitive American technology to Russia. The 59-year-old Nikolaos B., of Greek origin, was arrested on May 9 and is awaiting extradition to the United States. He owns the Aratos Group, a group of companies with branches in the Netherlands and Greece that develops satellite technology, the American justice wrote in a statement.

El Salvador has deployed at least 5,000 soldiers and 500 police to surround a town in the northwest of the country in a push to arrest those responsible for the suspected gang killing of a police officer, President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday

El Salvador has deployed at least 5,000 soldiers and 500 police to surround a town in the northwest of the country in a push to arrest those responsible for the suspected gang killing of a police officer, President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday. The officer was killed while on patrol in Nueva Concepcion, some 42 miles (67 km) northwest of the capital on Tuesday in an attack by alleged gang members, security authorities said. "Since early morning, we have established a security perimeter around Nueva Concepcion," Bukele wrote on Twitter, saying this would enable the "search for those responsible for the murder and the entire structure of gang members and collaborators still hiding there."

Scientists say they are ‘locked out of the room’ at UN plastic waste talks

Limits on numbers at Paris summit mean some of those ‘most needing to be heard’ will not be in attendance

At least nine dead and 20,000 homeless in Italy’s worst flooding in 100 years

Older and disabled people trapped in homes as rescuers battle harsh conditions in Emilia-Romagna region

Anti-tank fortifications appear on Belarusian border with Ukraine

In Belarus, a line of anti-tank fortifications, the so-called dragon’s teeth, appeared near the border with Ukraine.

Putin appears to downplay concerns of his own finance minister who acknowledged “a problem” with Russia’s energy revenues by saying the situation is ‘absolutely stable’ in a televised interview

Putin appears to downplay Anton Siluanov’s concerns by saying the situation is ‘absolutely stable’

Ukraine intelligence chief says Kyiv wants a demilitarized border zone up to 60 miles inside Russia to prevent future conflicts

Ukraine's intel chief said a demilitarized zone to prevent future conflicts "shouldn't be an issue" for Russia unless they're planning more attacks.

Ukrainian military says it shot down 29 out of 30 missiles in Russian May 18 attacks

Ukraine's air defense successfully shot down 29 Russian missiles, two kamikaze drones, and two reconnaissance drones on May 17-18, according to the General Staff.

Moldova no longer using Russian natural gas, PM says

Moldova is no longer using Russian natural gas or electricity after cutting its dependence since the war start