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Drone attack sets energy facility on fire in Russia's Belgorod region - governor

A drone attack set an energy facility on fire in Russia's Belgorod region in the early hours of Monday, the re

Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame as New Zealand honours former PM

Ardern, who said she felt conflicted about the honour, was recognised for her service to the country during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks

France legally bans short-haul flights where a train alternative of 2.5 hours or less exists

France has passed the bill to ban short-haul flights through parliament where a train alternative of 2.5 hours or less exists

Li Shangfu: War with US would be unbearable disaster, says China defence minister

Defence Minister Li Shangfu says Beijing is open to dialogue in his first major speech in the role.

Nearly 80 school girls poisoned and hospitalized in Afghanistan

Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalized in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said Sunday.

Ukrainian army retakes southwest of Bakhmut, says Russia’s Prigozhin - I24NEWS

Prigozhin announced on May 25 that he was pulling out his troops from Bakhmut after what had been the longest and bloodiest battle of the Ukraine war - Click the link for more details.

Scholz Goes Harsh on Pro-Russian Protesters Booing Him at Event

German chancellor rebuts pro-Russian screamers, condemns Putin, and says Ukraine has to be supported.

Kyiv wants guarantees that Ukraine will accede to NATO soon after the war

Ukraine wants to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization soon after securing a military victory over Russia, and hopes to receive guarantees that this will happen during the NATO summit in Vilnius this July.

Warsaw City Hall: Half a million people turn out to protest Poland's right-wing government

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in an anti-government protest in Poland’s capital. Poles traveled from across the country to voice their anger Sunday at a conservative government that has eroded democratic norms. Warsaw City Hall hall estimated that up to 500,000 people took part. The march was held on the 34th anniversary of the first democratic elections in 1989 after Poland emerged from decades of communist rule. Critics argue that a recently passed law that would allow a commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland will be used by the ruling party to remove opposition party leader and former Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other rivals from public life.

Ukrainian army destroys Russia’s mainland route to Crimea with blasts in Berdyansk and Melitopol

There are two main reasons why explosions in the occupied south of Ukraine have grown in frequency, Ukrainian military expert Denys Popovych told Radio NV on June 4.

Men in Russia to be registered for military service without appearing in military registration and enlistment office

The Ministry of Defense of Russia submitted a draft resolution according to which military registration will be carried out without a personal appearance of citizens in the military registration and enlistment office.

Universal basic income of £1,600 a month to be trialled in England

Scheme to run for two years and participants will be monitored to see what effect it has on mental and physical health

Ukraine shelling continues in Russia's Belgorod as thousands relocated - governor

Over 4000 people were relocated after the shelling of Russia's Belgorod region by Ukrainian forces led to two casualties.

Ukrainians expect immediate response from Hungarian government over map of Ukraine without Crimea in propaganda video

The Ukrainians say that the video contradicts Hungary's official position of supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

NATO does not challenge Russia's security, but Russian imperialism – Estonian Prime Minister

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stressed that Estonia’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance was the country’s free choice, and Russia’s claim that NATO enlargement threatens its security is a fiction.

Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut suffer 7.5 times fewer casualties than Russians – Ukraine's National Defence and Security Council Secretary

Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Defence and Security Council, has stated that Russian losses in the battles for the city of Bakhmut over the past six months have amounted to almost 23,000 soldiers, while Ukraine’s losses are 7.5 times lower.

German Chancellor rebukes critics opposed to supplying weapons to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has delivered an impassioned speech during a pro-European rally in Berlin, organised by the ruling Social Democratic Party.

China warns 'NATO-like' alliances could lead to conflict in Asia-Pacific

Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable

Concerns around civilian safety have spiked in Ukraine, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after Russian missiles allegedly killed a woman in Kyiv as she waited outside a shuttered shelter. The Ukrainian interior ministry said through its press service that of the “over 4,800” shelters it inspected, 252 were locked and a further 893 “unfit for use.” That same day, the Kyiv regional prosecutor's office reported that four people were detained in a criminal probe into the 33-year-old woman's death on Thursday.