Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his speech last night that the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the Odesa region, which killed at least 21 people and injured dozens more, was not an accident, but a targeted attack. He spoke of a terrorist act and added that the missile used is designed […]
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USA: The Pentagon announced the sending of new military aid to Ukraine, amounting to $820 million.
The Pentagon announced tonight that it is sending $820 million in new military aid to Ukraine, including missiles, shells and anti-aircraft radars. According to the statement, the US is sending to Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, four more radars, missiles for the US HIMARS multiple launchers as well as 150,000 155 mm artillery shells. […]
France: 1/5 flights from Charles de Gaulle airport will be canceled on Saturday morning
Airlines are expected to cancel a flight at 5am on Saturday at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport due to the continuation of a strike, while a new notice has been lodged for the weekend of July 9 and 10, according to the General Confederation of Labor. (CGT). “Due to the absence of a solution to […]
Libya: Protesters stormed the parliament in Tobruk
LAST UPDATE: 23.21 Demonstrators stormed the seat of the Libyan parliament in Tobruk tonight, protesting the worsening living conditions and political deadlock in the country. Several TV channels reported that protesters entered the building and ransacked it. Footage shows thick black smoke billowing around the building as protesters, mostly young, set tires on fire in […]
Russia: Two Britons accused of ‘mercenary action’ in Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 22.48 Britons Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill are accused of “mercenary activities” by prosecutors in the pro-Russian separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, Russian news agency Tass reported. According to this agency, citing sources in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, prosecutions were brought against the two men based on Article 430 of the criminal […]
Russia hit Fidonisi with phosphorus bombs, Kyiv complains
LAST UPDATE: 22.06 The Ukrainian army this evening accused the Russians of hitting Fidonisi, on the Black Sea, with phosphorus bombs, from where the Russian forces withdrew on Thursday. “Around 6:00 p.m. (local time) the Russian armed forces carried out two air strikes with phosphorus bombs in Fidonisi,” Ukrainian commander Valery Zaluzny said via Telegram, […]
Switzerland: The first marriages of same-sex couples took place in the country
The first same-sex couples said yes today in Switzerland, which officially adopted marriage for all in a referendum less than a year ago. Among the first newlyweds, Aline, 46, and Laure, 45, who have been a couple for the past 21 years, said “I do” under the imposing ceilings of the Palais Einardo in Geneva. […]
Italy: Nearly a million Italians test positive for coronavirus – Many hospital ‘Covid wards’ reopen
According to the data of the Italian Ministry of Health, the inhabitants of the country who are currently positive for the coronavirus amount to 929,000. In recent days, their number shows a continuous upward trend. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 18,610,011 people have been infected with the virus in the country, and 168,425 have […]
Ukraine: 90% of Ukrainians in favor of joining the EU, 73% in NATO (poll)
90% of the surveyed Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, while 73% are in favor of joining NATO. According to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, these percentages were recorded by a survey conducted between May 2-11 by the National Democratic Institute, the results of which were published on the website of the Kyiv […]
Russia: Arrested Russian scientist – Accused of spying for China
Russian authorities have arrested a scientist in Siberia on suspicion of high treason for allegedly working with China’s intelligence services, the state-run TASS news agency reported today, citing regional authorities and his family. Dmitry Kolker, a doctor of physics and mathematics at Novosibirsk State University, who according to his website heads the laboratory of quantum […]
