Russia Angry Over Ban At Auschwitz Memorial
Russia has condemned the decision to ban a Russian delegation from a ceremony marking the liberation of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in modern-day Poland.
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Ukraine Kills ‘More Than 100 Russians’ In Battle As Some Surrender (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine claims to have killed 109 Russian troops in a one-day battle in its eastern Donetsk, while wounding 188 Russians. News of the casualties, which Moscow has not confirmed, came after at least 11 people died in massive Russian strikes on Ukraine, prompting at least some Russian troops to surrender.
Retired General Pavel Wins Czech Presidential Elections (Worthy News Radio)
Petr Pavel, a retired general who once saved the lives of dozens of French soldiers, has won the runoff round of the Czech Republic’s presidential elections, official results showed Saturday. He faced Andrej Babis, a populist billionaire and former prime minister who the government didn’t back.
Iran can fuel ‘several’ atomic bombs: UN nuclear official
Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations’ top nuclear official is now warning. But diplomatic efforts aimed at again limiting its atomic program seem more unlikely than ever before as Tehran arms Russia in its war on Ukraine and as unrest shakes the Islamic Republic.
Migrant Facing Expulsion Kills Church Worker In Spain, Injures Priest
A young Moroccan man who faced deportation from the country allegedly killed a church caretaker and injured a priest in southern Spain, authorities said Thursday.
Massive Russian Attacks On Ukraine After West Pledges Tanks (Worthy News Radio)
Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine early Thursday as Russia attacked with scores of missiles and drones. The attacks came hours after the U.S. and Germany pledged to send advanced battle tanks to halt the Russian invasion.
Ukraine Under Massive Russian Attacks After West Pledges Tanks
Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine early Thursday as Russia attacked with dozens of missiles, 24 hours after the U.S. and Germany pledged to send advanced battle tanks to halt the Russian invasion.
Finland Ponders Joining NATO Without Sweden After Koran Burning Angers Turkey
Finland says it may join the NATO military alliance without Sweden as Turkey blocks Swedish membership, citing a Koran burning by far-right activists and pro-Kurdish protests in Stockholm.
US Sending 31 Tanks To Ukraine; Germany Over 100
U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States would send 31 powerful Abrams tanks – the equivalent of one battalion – to Ukraine.
Chinese military jets and naval vessels enter Taiwanese space amid concerns of invasion in 2027
Days after Taiwan’s foreign minister said he believes China may invade Taiwan in 2027, the country’s Ministry of Defense announced that Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels again trespassed into Taiwanese air and space early on Wednesday.
Russian frigate tests hypersonic missiles with nearly 600-mile strike capacity
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that its frigate Admiral Gorshkov has successfully tested Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missiles that have a range of over 560 miles, i24NEWS reports. Much harder to track and intercept than traditional projectiles, hypersonic missiles can travel more than five times the speed of sound and maneuver in mid-flight.
Scotland: Convicted male rapist may serve time in women’s jail after claims he is transitioning to female
A 31 year-old Scottish man convicted yesterday of raping two women may serve his sentence in a women’s prison because he claims that, since being charged with the sex attacks in Glasgow, Scotland, he has become a trans woman, the Daily Mail reports.
Palestinian Knife Attack In German Train Kills 2, Injures 7
At least two people were killed and seven injured after “a stateless Palestinian” attacked several passengers on a train in northern Germany before police detained him, German authorities said Wednesday.
Germany, US To Send Tanks To Ukraine
In a significant policy shift, Germany decided Tuesday to send tanks to Ukraine while the U.S. is edging closer to making a similar announcement as early as Wednesday, officials and news reports said.
Raped Woman’s Daughter Killed In Haiti; Nun Seeks Safe House
At night, when Mamaille stares up at the ceiling in her shack, she can see the sky through a rash of bullet holes left in her metal roof after a stretch of gang fighting in Haiti last summer.
European Union backs off from calling Iranian Revolutionary Guards a ‘terror group’
The European Union is set Monday to impose sanctions on several more Iranian officials suspected of playing a role in the crackdown on protesters, but won’t add the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard to the EU’s terror group blacklist.
Russia Says No Date Set for Talks With U.S. on Nuclear Arms Treaty
Russia said on Monday that no new date had been set for talks with the United States on the New START nuclear arms treaty, accusing the U.S. of ramping up tensions between the two sides.
The rotation of the Earth’s inner core may be reversing, scientists have found in a study that sheds new light on geological processes occurring deep within our planet.
The rotation of the Earth’s inner core may be reversing, scientists have found in a study that sheds new light on geological processes occurring deep within our planet.
‘Great Pain’ Remembered as Britain’s Ex-Premier Johnson Visits Ukraine (Worthy News Radio)
Pope Francis, who last year unexpectedly visited the Russian embassy in Rome, has expressed concerns about what he calls “the great pain” suffered by the people of Ukraine, where the government fears that Russia is preparing a major military offensive. His words came while former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in Ukraine on Sunday after the Western NATO military alliance failed to unite on sending tanks to the war-facing nation over the weekend.
CIA chief Burns meets Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv as Washington ups support
CIA Director William Burns visited Kyiv last week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a US official said Thursday, in the latest example of high-level contacts between the US and Ukraine.