The intensity of drone strikes between Ukraine and Russia has sharply decreased following Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This reduction in attacks has not been seen even after the Trump-Putin phone call, when Putin ordered a halt to strikes on Ukraine’s…
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Body of fourth missing US soldier found in Lithuania
The body of a fourth US soldier has been found, a week after going missing in Lithuania.
The soldier was part of a team of four who were conducting military drills in a large armoured vehicle when they disappeared near the city of Pabrade.
The vehicle – a M88A2 Hercules – and the bodies of…
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This is the weirdest mating ritual in the animal kingdom
Deep-sea anglerfish have a very weird way of mating. Tiny males bite onto the much bigger females and in some species, his body tissues fuse with hers.
The male effectively turns into a sack of sperm hanging onto the female, ready for her to use whenever she needs to fertilise her eggs.
Female…
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Europe must give as good as it gets – POLITICO
Away from tariffs, the Brussels veteran has enthusiastically embraced the European Commission’s efforts to mobilize more funds for European defense, in the face of what he called an “existential threat” from Russia.
He supported a Commission proposal to borrow €150 billion to…
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Fourth US soldier missing in Lithuania swamp found dead, President Nausėda says
The announcement comes after the bodies of three of the four US Army service personnel were found on Monday after their armoured Hercules vehicle was recovered from a peat bog.
The fourth US solider who went missing in Lithuania last Tuesday has been confirmed…
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Three civilians, incl 5-year-old child, killed in Kyiv in March by enemy attacks, 10 injured – city administration
Air raid sirens were sounded 35 times in Kyiv in March, and three civilians, including a 5-year-old child, were killed as a result of enemy attacks, said Yevhen Ievlev, a representative of Kyiv City Military Administration.
“In…
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EU anti-fraud chief – POLITICO
The organization shared the original tip related to that open letter signed by eight MEPs with OLAF, which subsequently dismissed it due to “insufficient suspicions.”
“[G]iven we had also raised this bilaterally in a meeting we had with [Itälä] on the 20th of Dec. 2022, they had…
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Minerals deal with US cannot contradict Ukraine’s EU integration – Sybiha
A key principle for Ukraine in the minerals agreement with the United States is ensuring it does not conflict with the country’s integration into the European Union.
This position was reiterated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and German Foreign Minister…
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Judge who sentenced Marine Le Pen under police protection amid online threats
A torrent of online abuse has been directed at Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who presided over the Paris court on Monday.
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Putin begins biggest Russian military call-up in years
President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia’s highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military.
The spring call-up for a year’s military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size…
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