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CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there is a “serious danger” of NATO being drawn further into the Ukraine war if members of the alliance continue to supply military weaponry to Kyiv. “NATO, of course, is being drawn into the war in Ukraine, what are we talking here,”…
CNN — Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces has not yet gained the momentum that some overly optimistic observers anticipated. So far it feels like the prelude to a more expansive act. Offensive operations so far have yielded modest gains in the southern regions like Zaporizhzhia with multi-layered Russian defenses proving…
Kalamata, Greece CNN — Nine crew members have been arrested for people smuggling after a packed vessel sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, as human rights campaigners accused Greek authorities of neglecting those on board. The Greek coastguard said nine Egyptian nationals aged between 20 and…
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine CNN — In a deserted shell of a building, a Ukrainian drone pilot blocks off his surroundings and focuses solely on the controller in his hands. The wall-less room gives him and his unit some cover in the moonless night. The small screen on the soldier’s remote control,…
Rome, Italy CNN — Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital Friday where the 86-year-old was recovering from abdominal surgery. Hospital staff had gathered by the hospital entrance to say goodbye and people lined the walkway outside the facility in a bid to see the pope, as seen by…
Parts of a Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence unit are seen at a compound of the Scientific Research Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 12. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters A Ukrainian military commander has detailed how he says his brigade shot down one of Russia’s most modern ballistic…
CNN — Till Lindemann, the lead singer of German industrial metal band Rammstein is under investigation on allegations relating to sexual offenses and the distribution of narcotics on the basis of “several criminal complaints,” according to a spokeswoman for the Berlin’s Public Prosecutor’s office. The announcement comes in the middle…
CNN — A 21-year-old American woman died after being assaulted and pushed down a slope by an American man near one of Germany’s most popular tourist sights, Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, according to local police. The woman died overnight after sustaining serious injuries, police in Bavaria said in a statement…
Kalamata, Greece CNN — A boat that sank killing dozens of people was caused by a “sudden” shift in weight, Greek authorities said Thursday, in one of the largest-scale migrant vessel disasters in southern Europe this year. At least 78 people died after the vessel went down on Wednesday, with…
CNN — Two-time Oscar-winning actress and former UK politician Glenda Jackson “died peacefully” after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent confirmed, according to PA Media. Born in the western town of Birkenhead in England in 1936, Jackson joined an amateur theater group as a teenager before…
CNN — Ukrainian forces spared the life of a Russian soldier when he surrendered to a drone on the battlefield just moments before its operators were about to open fire, a Ukrainian commander has confirmed to CNN. Drone footage from a unit of Ukraine’s 92nd mechanized brigade, published by the…
Eastern Ukraine CNN — His forearms bulged with the effort of holding onto the straining leash of a slobbering dog. The creature’s muffled grunts could be felt as much as heard – like the growls of a souped-up truck. Which was fitting, given that his owner’s call sign is Brabus…
His forearms bulged with the effort of holding onto the straining leash of a slobbering dog. The creature’s muffled grunts could be felt as much as heard — like the growls of a souped-up truck. Which was fitting, given that his owner’s call sign is Brabus — after the German…
Here’s a look at the life of Prince William, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Birth date: June 21, 1982 Birth place: London, England Birth name: William Arthur Philip Louis Father: Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Mother: Diana, Princess of Wales Marriage:…
CNN — Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate was served with legal papers by UK lawyers Wednesday after Romanian authorities upgraded the severity of the trafficking charge against him and his brother. Tate, a professional fighter-turned media personality from Chicago who has racked up billions of views online for his rants…
CNN — Part of the summit of a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol has collapsed, sending more than 100,000 cubic meters of rock crashing into the valley below and triggering mudslides. Rocks started falling Sunday from Fluchthorn, a nearly 3,400 meter (11,155 foot) mountain in the Silvretta Alps…
CNN — Mourners have gathered in Milan for the state funeral of Silvio Berlusconi, the divisive and domineering former premier who remained omnipresent in Italian public life for decades until his death on Monday. Berlusconi’s coffin left Villa San Martino in Arcore, outside Milan, and was transported through the city…
CNN — Two teenage students and a man in his 50s were stabbed to death, and a further three people were injured after a stolen van plowed into them, in a spree of violence across the English city of Nottingham early Tuesday morning. Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, both 19-year-old…
Velyka Novosilka, Ukraine CNN — Under clear and sunny skies, a Ukrainian soldier speeds down a long, straight road toward forward positions close to the front line. “We have to go fast,” the soldier says, the urgency underlined by the near-constant thud of shelling and the threat of Russian drones…
CNN — At least 59 people drowned after a migrant boat sank off the Greek coast in the early hours of Wednesday, that country’s Coast Guard said. No one on board the fishing boat was wearing a life jacket, the Coast Guard said. A total of 104 migrants who were…
CNN — As the early stages of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders is unfolding on the battlefield, hundreds of warplanes from some of Kyiv’s biggest supporters are in the skies over Germany as NATO holds its largest aerial war games ever. “Air Defender 2023” is bringing together 250 warplanes –…
Dutch military intelligence warned the CIA last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines three months before they were hit, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday, without specifying a source. The report was based on a joint investigation by NOS, Dutch television news show…
CNN — Dutch military intelligence warned the American intelligence service, CIA, last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines three months before they were hit, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday without specifying a source. The report was based on a joint investigation…
A Ukrainian serviceman rides an armored recovery military vehicle in Donetsk region, Ukraine on June 12. Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters Russia-backed officials and military bloggers are reporting intense fighting along the border of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, in an area where Ukrainian forces have made gains in recent days. The fighting is taking…
CNN — Russian and Ukrainian forces are reporting intense fighting along the border of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and southern Zaporizhzhia regions as Kyiv’s military attempts to break through the front lines and recapture territory in an ongoing counteroffensive. The new reports came as Russian missiles attacked the central Ukrainian city…
CNN — Three British tourists died after a boat in Egypt’s Red Sea caught fire on Sunday, British holiday company Scuba Travel said on Monday. “It is with great regret that we, as Tour Operator, with heavy hearts, must accept that three of our much-valued dive guests, who had not…
Paris CNN — An 11-year-old British girl was shot dead in Saint-Herbot, a hamlet in Brittany, western France, on Saturday, according to the local prosecutor. The girl’s parents were seriously wounded in the gun attack. Her 8-year-old-sister escaped and was found “unharmed but in a state of shock,” Quimper prosecutor…
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Silvio Berlusconi at Fiumicino airport in Rome, on July 5, 2019. Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images Berlusconi’s political career was marked by many controversies over the decades, but perhaps the most recent came last fall, when audio released by Italian news agency LaPresse revealed the 86-year-old…
Rome CNN — Silvio Berlusconi, the flamboyant billionaire and former Italian prime minister who once described himself as the “Jesus Christ of politics,” has died at a Milan hospital at the age of 86, his press office confirmed on Monday. Berlusconi, who had a recent history of health issues, had…
CNN — Ukraine has lost 16 US-supplied armored vehicles in the past several days, according to open-source intelligence analysis, as the country’s military announced its forces had captured three villages from Russia in an offensive in the eastern Donetsk region. The 16 US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles either destroyed or…
