Norway bans entry of Russia-registered passenger cars from Oct. 3
Norway joined Finland, the Baltic states and Poland in banning entry of Russian-registered passenger cars from Oct. 3, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
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Pakistan suicide bombing near mosque in Balochistan kills more than 50 gathered for religious procession
Pakistan's Interior Minister condemned the "heinous" suicide bombing that killed dozens of people gathered at a mosque to mark the Prophet Mohammed's birthday.
'Messianic' Putin Fell Victim To His Own Propaganda, Says Veteran Journalist
Veteran journalist and New Yorker columnist Susan Glasser talks to RFE/RL’s Georgian Service about Vladimir Putin’s evolution from “incrementalism” to “messianism,” authoritarianism and the “Russian river” of history, and Putin and the Ukraine war in the context of looming U.S. elections.
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Hungary’s ambassador to Belarus presented letters of credence to the country’s dictator on Thursday. This is the first case in which an EU country has sent an ambassador to Belarus since the 2020.
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US monitoring large Serbian force along Kosovo border
The United States is monitoring a troubling Serbian military deployment along the border of Kosovo that is destabilizing the area, the White House said on Friday and called for the forces to be withdrawn.
Transactions involving the world’s second-richest person French billionaire Bernard Arnault investigated over suspected money laundering
Bill to legalize marijuana in Germany advances after state representatives fail to block it
Opponents of a proposed bill to legalize marijuana in Germany did not muster enough support to block the measure in legislative body representing states, meaning it will now continue through the process. Germany’s legislature is composed of two main bodies: the Bundestag, which is comprised of democratically elected lawmakers, and the Bundesrat (or Federal Council), […]
Ukrainian soldiers heartened by delivery of US Abrams tanks
Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine had taken delivery of its first shipment of US jet-powered Abrams tanks to help in the defense against Russia's invasion.
Elon Musk wades into German debate over migration
Billionaire Elon Musk waded into German politics on Friday, sharing the post of another account on his social media platform X that attacked the government's handling of illegal migration and backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Taiwan reaffirms sovereignty over all South China Sea islands
In response to the latest territorial dispute between China and the Philippines, the Foreign Ministry reaffirmed Taiwan’s sovereignty over all the isl...
Ukraine's occupied regions to be included for first time in new round of Russian conscriptions
Sycamore Gap: Boy, 16, arrested after iconic tree at Hadrian's Wall 'deliberately felled'
The tree, which is one of the UK's most photographed, was made famous after it featured in the 1991 Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. One man who proposed under it said he chose the place so he could revisit one day with his family.
A PhD student in the UK has been found guilty of 3D-printing a chemical weapon drone in his bedroom for a terrorist attack
Mohamad al-Bared, 26, was found guilty on Thursday of building a drone using 3D-printed parts he made himself in his home in Coventry.
Iranian forces aimed laser at American military helicopter "multiple times," U.S. says
"This unsafe, unprofessional, and irresponsible behavior by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy risks U.S. and partner nation lives," the U.S. Navy said.
Russia pardoned a murderer who put his girlfriend through a meat grinder because he agreed to fight in Ukraine, his mom says
A Russian convicted murderer who confessed to killing his girlfriend served less than half of his sentence after he agreed to fight against Ukraine.
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights
The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day.
Trade between Russia and China is booming so much that shipping containers are ‘piling up’
‘Stunningly Ignorant’ Elon Musk Blasted for Latest Ukraine Tweet
“A dedicated follower of the Neville Chamberlain school of appeasing murderous dictators reveals his appalling ignorance,” wrote one person in reply to Musk.