Russia chooses ballistics instead of negotiating table, Zelenskyy says in Kyiv attack aftermath
“The strikes are successful, the targets are being destroyed, and the special military operation continues,” the Kremlin stated following Russia’s massive aerial attack against Ukraine’s capital on Thursday, killing at…
Somen makers in western Japan close season with cultural ceremony
Makers of somen noodles in Japan’s western Nara Prefecture have marked the end of this year’s production season with a traditional ceremony at Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai. Read more at…
Deforestation linked to thousands of heat-related deaths each year, study warns
New research links tropical deforestation to 28,000 annual heat-related deaths.Read More
UNICEF warns of catastrophic toll on children trapped in Al Fasher
At least 600,000 people, half of them children, have been displaced from Al Fasher and surrounding camps in Sudan in recent months, according to UNICEF figures. Read more at Read…
Hungary sanctions Ukrainian drone commander for bombing oil pipeline in Russia
Robert Brovdi is a key commander of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Hungary’s sanctions will see him face difficulties entering the Schengen Zone, including NATO institutions. Read More
Rocks thrown at Argentina’s President Javier Milei during Buenos Aires rally
Javier Milei and his entourage were unharmed in the incident, which they have blamed on followers of his political opponents. Read more at Read More
Switzerland’s top court upholds Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan’s conviction for rape
The federal court said on Thursday it had rejected Ramadan’s appeal, which alleged procedural flaws and an “arbitrary assessment” of the evidence examined by the appeals court in Geneva. Read…
European NATO allies set to collectively reach 2% spending target for first time
The 2% of GDP guideline was instituted in 2014, but allies have recently pledged to up the target for core defence spending to 3.5% of GDP. Read More
What do we know about the Minnesota school shooting suspect Robin Westman?
Westman, 23, died at the scene from a self-inflicted injury after allegedly killing two children in an armed attack on Wednesday morning. Read more at Read More
Croatian Air Force pilot and partner arrested for alleged espionage in Kosovo, reports claim
Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner for allegedly sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over three years, according to domestic press. Read more at Read…