“We received early information from Latvia about a drone that had strayed off course, and Estonia tracked the drone until Romanian fighter jets participating in the Baltic air policing mission shot it down,” the Estonian defence ministry said in a statement.
Blog
-
French presidential candidate Philippe faces embezzlement probe – POLITICO
PARIS — Former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will cooperate fully with investigators after financial prosecutors ordered a judicial inquiry into allegations of embezzlement, a local official linked to Philippe said Tuesday.
Philippe, one of the leading candidates…
Continue Reading
-
Cities struggle to keep pace as war and climate define urban futures, WUF13 delegates warn
War and climate change are reshaping cities faster than governments can rebuild them, delegates at the World Urban Forum in Azerbaijan’s capital warned on Wednesday, as a Ukrainian official said his region alone had restored nearly 30,000 damaged or destroyed structures since Russia launched…
Continue Reading
-
CinC Syrskyi: Russian combat losses far exceed Ukraine’s
The overall losses of Russian forces on the battlefield currently exceed Ukrainian losses by approximately 3.5 times, while on some days the number of Russian troops killed is seven to nine times higher.
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Commander-in-Chief of…
Continue Reading
-
Southampton expelled from Championship play-offs over ‘Spygate’, Middlesbrough reinstated – The New York Times
-
A new Ebola outbreak could be the worst in a decade – The Economist
-
Romania shoots down Ukrainian drone flying over Estonia – politico.eu
-
Le Sénat invité à lever l’immunité parlementaire de Francis Szpiner
PARIS — Le bureau du Sénat doit se pencher le 28 mai prochain sur la levée de l’immunité parlementaire du sénateur Les Républicains Francis Szpiner, a appris POLITICO auprès de deux responsables parlementaires au fait des tractations.
L’ancien maire du XVIe arrondissement de Paris…
Continue Reading
-
Expert: No “mass influx” of labor migrants into Ukraine
Despite widespread claims on social media about an alleged massive influx of labor migrants from Asian and African countries, the real figures indicate the opposite: the number of foreigners coming to work in Ukraine is currently significantly lower than it was before Russia’s full-scale…
Continue Reading
-
Somaliland recognises Jerusalem as capital of Israel and will open an embassy – Middle East Eye