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Russian warship 'fires flares" at German helicopter: NATO reconnaissance aircraft incident over Baltic Sea sparks new conflict escalation fears
The crew of the Russian ship fired signal ammunition, the German Press Agency in Brussels has learned.
Mayor of town in Zaporizhzhia Oblast abducted by Russians in March 2022 dies in captivity
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, has reported that Yevhen Matvieiev, the mayor of the temporarily occupied town of Dniprorudne, who was abducted by the Russians in March 2022, died in Russian captivity.
Up to 100 ‘suspicious incidents’ in Europe can be attributed to Russia, Czech minister says
Czech foreign minister says Europe ‘needs to send a strong signal to Moscow that this won’t be tolerated’
Trump's plan for Ukraine comes into focus: Territorial concessions but NATO off the table
Germany Open to Deploying Troops in Ukraine for Peacekeeping, Says FM Baerbock
During a NATO meeting, Baerbock stated Germany could deploy soldiers to Ukraine for peace support, contingent upon a genuine ceasefire with Russia.
Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say
Afghanistan: Women suspended from midwife and nurse training
Women at training colleges across the country were told they are not allowed to return to class.
Namibia elects first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah - Times of India
Rest of World News: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has become Namibia's first female president, securing 57% of the vote and continuing the SWAPO party's 34-year rule. Her electi
World War III has begun, West not prepared for it, says Ukraine’s former military commander
India abandons Russian weapons in favour of American ones – Bloomberg
India has sharply reduced orders for defence equipment from Russia and now buys more from Western suppliers.
Europe Quietly Prepares for World War III
NASA images show Antarctica getting greener as ice melts
Death sentence upheld for property tycoon in Vietnam — unless she pays $9 billion before execution
Truong My Lan was convicted of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and sentenced to death for fraud totaling $27 billion.
Opposition parties hint at proceeding immediate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol
Opposition parties hinted at proceeding with an immediate impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shortly after he agreed to the parliament's request to lift martial law. A group of over 40 lawmakers from opposition parties declared that the Assembly should impeach Yoon, calling him "the mastermind of a treasonous act of state mismanagement." Hwang Un-ha, floor leader of the Rebuilding Kore...
Russian Woman Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Russian Intelligence
The FBI has charged Russian national Nomma Zarubina with providing false information to U.S. law enforcement and maintaining connections with Russian intelligence services, linking her to another suspected spy who fled the United States while being pursued by authorities.
Ukraine won't accept security guarantees substituting NATO membership
"Having the bitter experience of the Budapest Memorandum behind us, we will not settle for any alternatives, surrogates, or substitutes," the Foreign Ministry said.
Court rules former Nazi camp guard, 100, can face trial in Germany
Gregor Formanek is charged with aiding and abetting 3,322 murders at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp