Russian Spy Ships In North Sea Preparing Attack
Russian spy ships are in the North Sea preparing to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, an investigation showed Thursday.
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NATO Chief Says ‘Future of Ukraine In the alliance’ (Worthy News Radio)
The secretary general of NATO has said that Ukraine’s future lies within the Western military alliance despite objections from Russia. Jens Stoltenberg made the remarks during his first visit to the country since Russia’s invasion 14 months ago.
270 civilians killed in Sudan as ceasefire fails, “I tried to make children not see the slain bodies on the streets”
At least 270 civilians have been killed in Sudan, and thousands have been displaced, as the battle which broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group at the weekend continued to rage past a purportedly agreed ceasefire on Thursday, India Today reports.
Scores Killed At Charity Event In Yemen
At least 85 people, including women and children, were killed and over 300 injured in wartorn Yemen’s deadliest stampede in years after gunfire erupted during a charity event in Sanaa, the capital, officials said Thursday.
‘Mysterious Light Flash’ Above Kyiv
A mysterious light that briefly eliminated the skies above Ukraine’s capital Kyiv late Wednesday has generated alarm and questions as the U.S. space agency NASA denied its involvement.
Hungary Remembers Shoah Amid Antisemitism
Hungary has come under pressure to tackle antisemitism as the government called the Holocaust one of the nation’s “greatest tragedies.”
NATO: China to triple its nuclear arsenal ‘within a few years’
China will have a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads “by 2035,” according to Western officials who worry that technological advances and geopolitical acrimony have raised the potential for nuclear conflict.
EU Lawmakers Vote To Punish ‘Global Warming’
The European Parliament has approved reforms to the European Union’s carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe.
US Reporter Remains Detained Rules Moscow Court
A Moscow court ruled Monday that the Wall Street Journal paper reporter Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist held in Russia since the end of the Cold War, must remain in pre-trial detention.
Sudan Army, Rival Forces Agree On 24-Hour Truce
The Sudanese army and rival forces battling since the weekend agreed Tuesday to a temporary, 24-hour cease-fire, Arab media report after an American diplomatic convoy was attacked.
Nicaragua Expels ‘Mother Theresa’ Nuns
Nuns from the order founded by the late Mother Teresa have been expelled from Nicaragua amid a broader crackdown on perceived church opponents of the country’s autocratic President Daniel Ortega, Catholic sources confirmed.
East Europe Nations Ban Ukraine Grain Imports
Slovakia on Monday joined Hungary and Poland in banning food imports from Ukraine despite objections from the European Union.
Iranian regime executed nearly 600 people last year, report shows
A new report by the Iran Human Rights (IHR) reveals that the Iranian Shiite governmental regime executed 582 people in 2022, a 75% increase from 2021, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Russian Opposition Activist Jailed For 25 Years
A Russian court sentenced opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years imprisonment on charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine, prompting international condemnation.
US kills 3 Islamic State leaders in 2 Syria operations
U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said.
China Forces on ‘High Alert’ After U.S. Warship Transits Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military on Monday said the United States had “publicly hyped up” an American warship’s presence in the Taiwan Strait after the U.S. Navy sent a destroyer through the sensitive waters for only the second time this year.
Mexico Gunmen Storm Water Park, 7 Killed
Questions remained Sunday after armed men attacked the central Mexican resort of La Palma in the Cortazar municipality of Guanajuato state, killing six adults and a 7-year-old child, authorities said.
Leaked documents show China could quickly establish air superiority over Taiwan during an invasion
Recently leaked classified US intelligence documents show that China is expected to quickly establish air superiority over Taiwan in any future Chinese invasion of the small island nation, the Guardian UK reports. The documents were found to have been among those leaked by US air national guardsman Jack Teixeira, who has since been arrested and taken into custody by the FBI.
Killings in Ukraine Overshadow Orthodox Easter (Worthy News Radio)
Kyiv says Russia has shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, including a toddler. However, Russia said later that Ukrainian forces also attacked a town in Russian-controlled Donetsk, killing at least four and injuring 10 people. The clashes have overshadowed the Orthodox Easter many in Ukraine and Russia celebrated.
Chanting ‘Death to Israel,’ tens of thousands march in Tehran for ‘Jerusalem Day’
Tens of thousands of Iranians, some chanting “death to America” and “death to Israel,” marched in the capital of Tehran on Friday to mark “Jerusalem Day,” an annual show of support for the Palestinians.