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Putin, cash and guns prompt ‘explosive’ rethink of Swiss neutrality

After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO.

Ukraine to stop the transit of Russian gas from the New Year

Ukraine will stop the transit of Russian gas to Europe on 1 January 2025, Mykhailo Podolyak, senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Friday.

Mongolia obliged to arrest Putin if he visits, International Criminal Court says

Moscow says it has "no worries" about the visit, which is expected to happen next week.

Chinese banks stopping transactions with Russia 'en masse,' Reuters reports

Transactions worth tens of billions of yuan are currently stuck in limbo, a source told Reuters.

Putin Talks With Allies About Invading the Baltics

What next for Vladimir Putin? Or, maybe, where next?Bogged down in the Donbas, humiliated by Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into the Kursk region, the Russian strongman faces the clearest threat to his authority since last year’s abortive Wagner revolt.And with his back against the wall, Putin is at his most dangerous, according to critics who describe his “street thug” mentality. The fear is that the Moscow bully could double down on his Ukraine gamble by making war on another front, taking o

Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan this year, report says

Of those 37,227 Japanese people who died alone in their homes in the first half of the year, some 3,939 went unnoticed for over a month.

Japan requests largest-ever defense budget for fiscal year 2025

The Japan MoD issued its largest ever defense budget request. Plans include the construction of three New FFMs.

Putin Defies War-Crimes Arrest Risk With Plan to Visit Mongolia | The Russian President received assurances ahead of a planned visit to Mongolia that he won’t be arrested for alleged war crimes under a warrant from the International Criminal Court

Over a third of teen boys in Europe not using condoms amid 'worringly high' rates of unprotected sex - WHO

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it. In the video, the Iran-backed Houthis chant their motto as the bombs detonated aboard the oil tanker Sounion: “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.”

Ukraine can use Dutch F-16s without restrictions

Dutch Armed Forces Commander Onno Eichelsheim supports Ukraine's unrestricted use of F-16 fighter jets, praising their effective operations in the Kursk region.

NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is

Sweden's foreign minister Tobias Billström said that Ukraine's shock invasion of Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime."

Top Hamas official Mashaal urges resumption of suicide bombings against Israel

Business Insider: Ukraine's invasion of Russia would be going even better if the West ended its weapons restrictions, war experts say

Ukraine's Kursk attack would be going even better if its Western allies gave it a freer hand with weapons in Russia, military experts told BI.

Woman who fled Afghanistan following Taliban takeover wins medal at the Paralympics

Khudadadi earned bronze in the women’s K44 -47kg division at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, becoming the first Refugee Paralympic Team athlete to win a medal

American archeologist dies after Viking ship replica capsizes off Norway

Authorities say that strong winds most likely capsized the boat.

Musk ramps up attacks on Brazil’s top judge as X faces possible suspension, Starlink finances frozen

Brazil's highest court continues to clash with Elon Musk over content moderation on X.

Berlin Holocaust memorial defaced: 'Jews are committing genocide'

"Jews are committing genocide," was scrawled across the Rosenstrasse protest memorial.

EU to Move Forward With Russian Asset Plan Regardless of US

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