U.S. lifts ban on controversial Ukrainian military unit using American weapons
The lifting of restrictions by the State Department was a “new page” in its history, the Azov Brigade said Tuesday.
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Sinwar in internal correspondence: civilian deaths help Hamas, report
Hamas leader in Gaza's correspondences with members of the terror group since October 7 and throughout the ongoing war come to light including his description of civilian casualties as 'necessary sacrifices' in his war
Russian fighter-bomber crashes after ‘technical fault’
The Su-34 is just the latest air force plane to suffer an accident, with analysts blaming inadequate training and a spare parts shortage
Hungary's Orbán shows weakest performance in EU elections in 20 years, opening path to pro-EU rival
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government in Hungary has declared a big win in the European Parliament elections.
Russia Is Sending Young Africans to Die in Its War Against Ukraine
S.Korea fires warning shots as N.Korean soldiers briefly cross border
South Korea's military says its troops fired warning shots when North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the military demarcation line between the two countries on Sunday. More than 10 North Korean soldiers apparently violated the land border by mistake.
Russia sending Africans to die in Ukraine war
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Yemen's Houthis say they have arrested an 'American-Israeli spy cell'
Nearly 20,000 Wagner mercenaries died taking Bakhmut, media investigation confirms
BBC Russia and Mediazona obtained documents shortly after the death of Wagner Group's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin in August 2023, detailing the posthumous payments to relatives of those killed fighting in Ukraine between January 2022 and August 2023.
Zelenskyy: Russia “failed to execute” its new Kharkiv offensive
“A significant outcome is that the Russian army has failed to execute their Kharkiv operation ,” Zelenskyy said.
Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe
Russia suspected of being behind a recent failed arson attack in Prague, Czech prime minister says
Prime Minister Petr Fiala says Czech authorities suspect that Russia might have been behind last week’s attempt to set buses of Prague’s public transport on fire.
Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study
Chinese scientists say further research on potential harm to reproduction from contamination is ‘imperative’
Israeli special forces dressed as Palestinian refugees for hostage rescue: Sources
Israeli special forces were disguised as Palestinian refugees looking for a place to live when they entered the buildings where hostages were being held.
UN Security Council backs US Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan
The proposal sets out conditions for a "complete ceasefire" and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Al Jazeera rejects accusations hostage captor was a journalist on their platform
Al Jazeera, early Monday morning, denied accusations that it employed Abdullah Al-Jamal; who held the recently
Nordic left-wing parties gain as far-right declines in EU vote
US confirms Ukraine used Patriot to down Russia's valuable A-50 radar plane in January - Euromaidan Press
A senior US Army officer has confirmed that Ukraine used American-supplied Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft in January 2024, a historic first.
UN food agency pauses its aid work at US pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback
The director of the U.N. World Food Program said Sunday the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, saying she was “concerned about the safety of our people" after what had been one of the deadliest days of the war there. Saturday saw both an Israeli military assault that freed four hostages but left 274 Palestinians and one Israeli commando dead, and, Cindy McCain said, two of WFP's warehouses in Gaza had been “rocketed” and a staffer injured. Sunday's U.N. announcement of the pause appears the latest setback for the U.S. sea route, set up to try to bring more aid to Gaza's starving people.
Portugal’s socialists and liberals defeat far-right in EU elections
The Portuguese centre-right party (S&D) and the Liberal party (Renew) were the winners of Sunday's European elections in Portugal, which, unlike most other EU countries, saw the defeat of the far-right Chega party (ID).