“The close ties between our two countries are more necessary than ever at a time when the world order is undergoing such fundamental changes,” Merz said on Monday alongside the Brazilian leader. “We share an interest in an international order in which we can rely on agreements and treaties, and in which we are capable […]
Continue ReadingDozens of sleuths have traced 45 Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia during an open-source investigative blitz hosted by Europol, it said on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Europol effort saw 40 investigators from 18 countries gather in The Hague for two days last week to use publicly available information known as open-source intelligence or OSINT […]
Continue ReadingMany Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.
Continue ReadingAfter the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, the victory in Bulgaria by Rumen Radev will install a new pro-Russian voice within the European Union.
Continue ReadingPublished on 04/20/2026 – 14:35 GMT+2 United Nations experts expressed concern on Monday over allegations of prolonged incommunicado detention and dire custody conditions in Belarus that may amount to torture. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The group of 17 independent experts said they had received information pointing to “deeply alarming detention practices that may amount to serious violations […]
Continue ReadingA powerful earthquake has struck off the northern Japanese coast and the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami alert in the region and warned of an increased risk of a possible mega-quake. The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there is 1% chance of a mega-quake occurring on the northern Japanese coast […]
Continue ReadingTo offset those unexpected outlays, the government plans to freeze €4 billion worth of expenditures this year and later reassess if the country can afford those costs, French business daily Les Echos reported Friday. It is unclear whether the freeze will hit all spending across the board or will be concentrated in certain ministries. “These […]
Continue ReadingWhether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia’s Federal Security Service stated on Monday that it had detained a 57-year-old German woman with a bomb in her rucksack as part of what it cast as a […]
Continue ReadingRussia opened an exhibition titled “10 Centuries of Polish Russophobia” at the Katyn memorial complex on April 10, drawing condemnation from Polish officials and victims’ families who called the timing and location “disgusting malice”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The exhibition opened on the 16th anniversary of the Smolensk air disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 96 […]
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