CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange Friday, swapping hundreds of soldiers and civilians in the first phase of an exchange that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a…
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Ukraine and Swedish defense giant SAAB launch talks on modernizing Soviet-era jets
On 23 May, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced it held a meeting with representatives of SAAB, a leading Swedish defense and security company that produces a wide range of advanced military solutions, including Gripen fighter aircraft.
In April, Micael Johansson, CEO of Saab, said Canada…
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Several injured in knife attack at Hamburg train station, German police say
Hamburg police said in a post on X that “several people” were injured and that the suspect has been detained.
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Several people stabbed in a train station in Hamburg, Germany, police say
BERLIN (AP) — An assailant stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg on Friday, injuring 12 people — six of them critically, authorities said.
A suspect in the attack was arrested, police…
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Death toll from Russian missile strike on Odesa rises to two
The death toll in Odesa has risen to two after a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure.
According to Ukrinform, Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa regional military administration, shared the updated details via Telegram.
“The number of victims of today’s missile…
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Why Trump’s $175bn ‘Golden Dome’ could be a disaster, according to a weapons expert
On 20 May 2025, Donald Trump announced one of the most ambitious and controversial defence initiatives in US history: the Golden Dome.
The proposed $175 billion programme, which Trump wants completed before the end of his term in January 2029, aims to create an all-encompassing missile shield to…
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Russian forces attack two districts in Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring civilian
Russian troops launched drone, artillery, and guided aerial bomb strikes on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day, injuring one civilian.
According to Ukrinform, Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional…
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AI can now clone your face in seconds. Should you be worried?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could create your digital doppelgänger all too easily.
AI tools have been learning to create faces for decades. In fact, faces were the first thing used to test their abilities, for several reasons.
For one thing, faces are similar in structure and layout…
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Russia strikes global food lifeline in Ukraine, killing two civilians and injuring many others
In a midday of 23 May, Russian forces struck a civilian port facility in Odesa with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, killing a 40-year-old port worker and a 71-year-old man, and injuring at least eight civilians, four of them critically.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion,…Continue Reading
