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US to withdraw military personnel from Niger, source says

Russia's Smolensk governor says Ukrainian drone sets fuel depot ablaze

The governor of Russia's western region of Smolensk said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot o

Blinken: China 'primary contributor' to Russia's military-industrial complex

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China is supplying Russia with semiconductors and other dual-use technologies that can be used for military purposes.

Kyiv Destroys Russian Long-Range Bomber Used in Odesa Attack

Kyiv Post sources in military intelligence confirm that it destroyed a Russian TU-22M3 bomber using an S-200 air defense missile, the first successful destruction of a strategic bomber in the air.

Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds

Research into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines

Air Force: Ukraine downs Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for first time

Ukrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on April 19.

Israel targeted air defense system for Iran nuclear site - ABC News

The Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that’s part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility," ABC said, in the name of the official. 

Azov Brigade asks to be removed from blacklists blocking supply of Western weapons

Denys Prokopenko, the Commander of the Azov Assault Brigade, has called for the brigade to be removed from the US Appropriations Bill, which prohibits Azov from receiving Western weaponry.

H5N1 Strain Of Bird Flu Found In Milk: WHO

Huge blast at military base used by Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, army sources say

A huge blast hit an Iraqi military base used by Popular Mobilization Forces near Baghdad.

Argentina's inflation falling ‘a little faster than expected,’ says Georgieva

Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, says "inflation is coming down faster than expected" in Argentina.

UN warns 800,000 people in Sudan city in 'extreme, immediate danger'

China is leading supplier for Russian military complex – Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has criticised China for supporting Russia’s defence industry, saying Beijing is currently the leading supplier of critical components for the war of aggression that Russia is waging against Ukraine.

Zelensky: Russia must pay a painful price as sole culprit of this war

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia must pay a “painful price” for its war in Ukraine and frozen Russian assets should be utilized to help Ukraine’s fight against “terror.”

Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say

The authors of the paper, published by the journal Science, found that 45% of China’s urban land was sinking faster than 3 millimeters per year.

Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses

Trade bodies say ongoing confusion about when checks will come in is ‘incredibly challenging’

Russia's conditions for ceasefire in Ukraine: "Hungarians, Poles, and Romanians might not end up with anything"

The media in Moscow has released Russia’s conditions set to end the war in Ukraine (the so-called Special Military Operation) and establish peace in the country. In an article published in Pravda titled „Moscow announces Ukraine’s capitulation for the first time, following the Special Military Operation,” we read, among other things: „Russia is preparing to …

Amsterdam was flooded with tourists in 2023, so it won't allow any more hotels

Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ransom

Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two hundred years ago