New Russian strikes reported in Ukraine – media (VIDEOS)

Several regions are facing partial blackouts, local outlets report Russia conducted a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine on Saturday morning, triggering power outages in multiple regions and disrupting railway traffic, local media and officials report. The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to comment. Nikolay Kalashnik, the…

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The Israeli PM wants to be absolved of his corruption charges; is he preparing for a clean exit or a fight with the rising opposition? Israel’s domestic political life is boiling over. Against the backdrop of war, disputes over the limits of executive power, and a deepening crisis of trust…

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Critics warn that the new rules could be misused, enabling overreach and intrusion into privacy Berlin police will be allowed to secretly enter private homes to install spyware, after the German House of Representatives approved sweeping changes to the city’s police law. Backed by the governing CDU-SPD coalition and opposition…

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Brussels and Kiev are covering up for each other instead of “confronting the truth,” the Hungarian leader says The EU is still claiming “the moral high ground” despite “drowning” in corruption, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said, accusing Brussels and Kiev of shielding each other from graft scandals. Orban ripped…

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The Ukrainian leadership had backtracked on the plan last year after NATO objected The Ukrainian government has ordered the merger of two major military procurement agencies into one entity, despite corruption-related concerns over the move voiced by its NATO backers last year. Defense Minister Denis Shmigal announced this week that…

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They should be ready to defend themselves by 2027, according to the news agency European NATO members are facing a US deadline to take more responsibility for the military bloc’s intelligence gathering and missile production, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Pentagon officials warned…

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The social media platform will have to pay $140 million for breaching the Digital Services Act The US has accused Brussels of an “attack” on Americans after the EU fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X €120 million ($140 million) for violating the bloc’s content-moderation rules. The European Commission announced…

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