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Russia will target NATO nuclear weapons in Poland if they appear, TASS says

Russia will make NATO nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there, the TAS

U.S. pier attacked during construction work off Gaza coast

On Wednesday, terrorists launched mortars at the maritime construction site, damaging several pieces of engineering equipment

UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds

Study by World Health Organization shows more than half of children had drunk alcohol by age 13

Belarus says it thwarted attack on capital by drones launched from Lithuania

Zelensky on US aid: 'We will do everything to compensate for the 6 months that have passed in debate and doubt'

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his April 24 evening address that Ukraine "will do everything" to compensate for the six months that passed while the country waited for the U.S. to pass further assistance for Kyiv.

Russia would lose a war with NATO, Poland warns

“It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said.

Macron Says EU Can No Longer Rely on US for Its Security

World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers

Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa sign motion for fairer tax system to deliver £250bn a year extra to fight poverty and climate crisis

‘Cheap and simple’ Bill Gates-backed fusion concept surpasses heat of the Sun in milestone moment

Z pinch fusion device ‘less expensive and quicker to build’ than mainstream technologies, claims start-up

US state China ''picked side'' and is no longer neutral in Russia's war against Ukraine

US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith has said that China is helping Russia achieve its military goals in Ukraine by continuing to sell goods such as drone technology or gunpowder components.

Seven teens with alleged 'extremist ideology' arrested in Sydney raids

Police say they belong to the same network as the 16-year-old boy who allegedly attacked a church last week.

Zelensky: Russia planning to disrupt global peace summit in Switzerland

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 24 that Ukraine has precise intelligence information that Russia is preparing to disrupt a global peace summit set to take place in Switzerland in June.

Ukrainian Intelligence Says They Got the Russians to Arrest One of Their Own

An intelligence source said law enforcement detained Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov for bribery after an operation by HUR revealed huge number of secret documents, embarrassing the Kremlin.

Masked attackers storm anti-fascist event in Sweden

Three people have been taken to hospital after masked attackers stormed a meeting in Swedish capital Stockholm, police said on Wednesday, adding that they had begun an investigation. An evening event by the Left Party about growing fascism in Sweden was just about to start when a group of masked people entered the venue, said anti-racist foundation Expo, which had a member participating in the event. The attackers used self-defence spray and tossed smoke grenades, Expo said on its website.

South Korea bans iPhones for military males but home-grown Samsung Android phones are alright

South Korea is banning iPhones from military buildings because of security reasons. However, they are allowing Samsung’s Android devices to be used. The ban targets all devices that can record and share recordings and can’t be controlled by third-party app controls, but names iPhones specifically

Hamas releases video of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin in proof he survived Oct. 7 injuries

‘Underground hell’: Hamas publishes first video of mutilated American hostage, says 70 have been killed

Hamas published a propaganda video of Israeli-American dual citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday, marking the first sign of life from the 23-year-old since he was abducted by the terror group on October 7.

[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns

South Korea’s military is considering a comprehensive ban on iPhones in military buildings due to increasing concerns about possible leaks of sensitive information through voice recordings, according to multiple military sources on Tuesday. The sources, a group of ranking officers who wished to speak on condition of anonymity, said that the Air Force headquarters released an internal announcement on the militar...

Hamas publishes propaganda video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Hamas periodically publishes videos of hostages to increase pressure on the Israeli government and as a form of psychological warfare.