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Large food convoy violently looted in Gaza, UNRWA says
At least 98 vehicles from a 109-truck convoy were lost Saturday in one of the worst such incidents, the UN agency says.
Berlin police advise LGBTQ and Jews to avoid Arab-majority areas
Berlin Police Chief Barbara Slowik urges visibly Jewish and LGBTQ individuals to exercise caution in Arab-majority neighborhoods, citing open antisemitism and sympathy for terrorism; police recorded 6,200 antisemitic incidents since October 7
UK expected to give Ukraine Storm Shadow missiles to strike inside Russia
Move follows US president Joe Biden’s agreement to supply similar American long range Atacms weapon
Sweden, Finland Urge Residents to be Ready for War
Since the start of the war, Stockholm has repeatedly urged Swedes to prepare both mentally and logistically for the possibility of war, citing the serious security situation in its vicinity.
Calling Putin is a mistake – Polish president
Polish President Andrzej Duda has condemned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his decision to hold a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, describing it as a mistake.
Putin not ready for talks after 4,000 days of war – chief EU diplomat Borrell
Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is not ready for peace talks after 4,000 days of war against Ukraine.
Russia is dropping millions on pay for up to 100,000 North Korean soldiers. They're unlikely to see much of it.
Russia is paying $2,000 a month for each North Korean soldier, per reports. But the soldiers, who could number 100,000, probably won't see any of it.
Swastika sent to Jewish students, labelled non-hate crime by UK police
The Cambridgeshire police deemed the act not offensive enough to be a crime and labeled it a non-crime hate incident (NCHI).
Poland invites Ukraine to take over Russian consulate after expelling Russian diplomats
Berlin police chief warns Jews and LGBTQ+ to exercise caution in certain areas
'There are areas where I would advise people who wear a kippah or are openly homosexual or lesbians to be more attentive,' says Barbara Slowik.
Boris Johnson calls for US$500 billion loan to Ukraine and its NATO membership date to be announced
Boris Johnson, a former UK prime minister, has called for a US$500 billion loan to Ukraine to help it end the war and urged the announcement of a date for Ukraine’s NATO membership.
A data cable across Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause is unknown
German and Finland have expressed deep concern over the discovery of a severed undersea cable between the countries through the Baltic Sea.
Ex-kindergarten teacher destroys Russian cruise missile with first shot
Footage of the shot has gone viral.
Malala: I never imagined women's rights would be lost so easily; The United Nations (UN) says the “morality laws” in Afghanistan amount to "gender apartheid"
Malala Yousafzai is involved in a new film documenting the lives of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
Indigenous senator who yelled 'You are not our king' at Charles III is censured in Australia
Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at King Charles III during a reception in Parliament House last month.
Ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov who criticised Putin’s Ukraine invasion dies in fall from building in St. Petersburg
An acclaimed Russian ballet dancer has died in a fall from his residential block in St Petersburg.
United States 'Will Disappear', Russian Lawmaker Threatens on Live TV
Russian officials mull evacuating families as Biden OKs long-range strikes
Germany to transfer 4,000 mini-Taurus drones to Ukraine – Bild
Germany is reportedly set to begin large-scale deliveries of kamikaze drones to Ukraine, which have high autonomy in conditions of electronic warfare (EW) and can effectively strike distant targets.