On June 1, Ukraine executed ‘Operation Spiderweb’ drone strikes on Russian bases. They sent shock waves just ahead of the second round of peace talks in Istanbul and NATO’s Eastern Flank summit in Vilnius.
As the Russia-Ukraine war is in its…
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Europe’s Digital Ambitions Confront US Tariffs
Europe wants to go digital. Washington wants to go transactional. Brussels’ push for tech sovereignty risks clashes with the US — it’s already provoking them — but how far can Europe go to disengage from US tech?
The European…
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Poland’s Tusk set to win confidence vote, but faces uphill slog to govern – POLITICO
Dorota Łoboda, a parliamentarian for Tusk’s Civic Coalition, the largest party in the government and spokesperson for its parliamentary caucus, said the aim of the vote was to dispel suggestions that Tusk’s administration was wobbling after Nawrocki’s wafer-thin win.
“We want to…
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At the scene of Austria’s worst shooting in modern history
Eleven people have died in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, including a 21-year-old gunman who took his own life.
It is is the deadliest gun attack in the country’s recent history.
The BBC’s Bethany Bell visited where incident took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in…
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UN Secretary-General’s Office concerned over Russian attacks on hospitals, cultural heritage sites
Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq expressed serious concern over Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine’s civil infrastructure, including maternity hospitals, cultural monuments, and museums.
The spokesman spoke in response to an enquiry…
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“Bakhmut wasn’t the darkest”: Ukrainian medic exposes Russia’s deadlier strategy from the war’s new hell
The cities of Donbas have turned into fortresses—battered, besieged, others reduced to ash and rubble under Russia’s grinding advance that devours territory inch by inch, house by house. Yet Ukraine’s Armed Forces fight and hold what remains. Among those on the line is Mykhailo “Malina”…
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Russia again employs N.Korean missiles against Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky heard the reports from military commanders and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, including as regards countering drones and missiles Russia gets from North Korea.
The head of state reported this in a video address to the nation, posted on…
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Macron says France will ban social media access for under-15s if EU takes no action
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ADVERTISEMENTPresident Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that France will ban access to social media for children under the age of 15 within “a few months” if this is not done at a European level.
“We must ban social media for those under…
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Austria’s deadliest mass shooting: Who are the Graz victims, shooter? | Crime News
A shooter opened fire at a high school in Austria’s second most populous city, Graz, on Tuesday. At least 11 people have died, including the suspect, according to the city’s mayor and police.
The attack on Tuesday represents the Central…
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