A few thousand citizens gathered tonight, for the second day in a row, in front of the government building of North Macedonia, in Skopje, asking the country’s government to reject the proposal submitted by the French presidency of the EU until a few days ago to resolve the disputes between Skopje and Sofia. The rallies […]
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17-year-old Palestinian who was shot by Israeli soldiers succumbs to his injuries
A Palestinian teenager who was wounded on Saturday by fire from Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank succumbed today, the Palestinian Authority’s health ministry announced. Kamel Alaunach, 17, succumbed to his wounds “to the abdomen and hand”. Israeli soldiers shot him in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the source. The […]
UK: Army Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked
The British Army has announced this evening that its Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked earlier today. The Army’s Twitter account (@BritishArmy) has retweeted a series of posts related to digital intellectual property certificates (NFTs). On YouTube the account was renamed “Ark Invest” and featured several videos about cryptocurrencies. “We are aware of the hacking […]
Many dead from the attack on a shopping center in Copenhagen – ‘A terrorist act is not ruled out’
LAST UPDATE: 23.15 Multiple people were killed and injured this afternoon at one of Denmark’s largest shopping malls, according to police, who have arrested a 22-year-old Dane as a suspect. The young man, who according to eyewitnesses was armed with an automatic rifle, was arrested shortly after the first police officers arrived at the Field’s […]
Uzbekistan: Reports of thousands of injured by domestic media – The opposition says at least 5 dead
Thousands of people have been hospitalized after riots in the capital of Uzbekistan’s autonomous Karakalpakstan province, the Daryo.uz news website reported on Sunday, citing a local official, as reported by Reuters. He cited Sultanbek Ziyayev, head of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, who said that hospitals in the city of Nukus […]
German health minister wants to increase use of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill
Germany’s health minister said today he will push for more prescriptions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill from family doctors to reduce severe cases of the disease. “A system involving family doctors will be set up to administer this very rarely used life-saving drug more regularly,” he tweeted on Sunday, adding that there were sufficient stocks. The […]
Turkey seizes Russian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian grain
LAST UPDATE: 18:11 Turkish customs authorities seized a Russian cargo ship carrying grain that Ukraine considers stolen, Reuters reported, citing Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey. “We have full cooperation. The ship is currently at the port entrance, it has been seized by Turkish customs authorities,” Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar told Ukrainian national television. Bodnar said the fate […]
Czech Prime Minister: Our fighter jets will monitor Slovakian airspace from September
Czech fighter jets will monitor Slovakian airspace from September, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said today. Slovakia has asked its NATO allies to patrol its airspace as it decided to ground its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets, which it has and are likely to deliver to neighboring Ukraine, to help Kyiv in its fight against country […]
The UK is speeding up checks on hiring new airport staff
The British government is speeding up national security checks for new airport workers to address post-pandemic staff shortages that have contributed to chaos for travelers in the UK and across Europe, according to Bloomberg. The UK has speeded up the vetting process that all new aviation hires must undergo, with accreditation checks completed in around […]
DW: A Wagner group mercenary confesses
Moscow no longer denies the existence of the Russian mercenary group “Wagner” either. For the first time a militant sheds light with a book on the activities of the Kremlin’s shadow army. For years Russian mercenary Marat Gabidulin has been killing in the service of the infamous Wagner Group in war zones in Syria and […]
