Campaigners in London are protesting outside the Department for Business and Trade calling on the UK government to halt arms supplies to Israel.
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Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez has announced that he will not step down amid a corruption probe into his wife’s affairs,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he planned to visit China in May. He did not give a date. Chinese President Xi Jinping travelled to Moscow a year ago to meet Putin, and the two men met again on the sidelines of a Beijing forum last October when Xi said the […]
Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has taken action against private jet operators flouting regulations by suspending the Permit for Non-Commercial Flights (PNCF) of three operators caught conducting commercial flights. This crackdown follows warnings issued in March 2024. Acting Director General Capt. Chris Najomo stated that increased surveillance at Nigerian airports […]
CNN — A lack of air defenses meant Ukraine was powerless to prevent a Russian airstrike last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in Kyiv region, President Volodomyr Zelensky said. Russia fired 11 missiles towards the Trypilska power plant, Zelensky said. Ukrainian air defenses downed the first seven missiles, but the next four completely destroyed […]
Both sides pursued their strategies in the war, with limited success for each, as ammunition shortages plagued Ukraine.
A new drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant has raised the risk of a “major nuclear accident”, the UN’s atomic watchdog has warned. Russia said Ukraine was behind the attack, which it said injured three people. Ukraine has denied involvement. The giant Russian-held nuclear plant, with six reactors, is […]
Three children aged 13 have been wounded in a shooting at a school in the Finnish city of Vantaa, police say. Police say they responded to the incident at Viertola school before 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and urged local residents to remain indoors. A suspect, who police say was […]
Athens (AFP) – Thick clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara once again covered Greek skies Monday, especially Athens and Thessalonika, with temperatures rising as high as 31°C (88°F).
Ukrainian strikes hit Russian airfields in occupied territory, potentially damaging a military helicopter base in Russia Ukrainian special forces early on Tuesday struck two Russian military airfields, saying they successfully destroyed nine Russia military helicopters, an anti-aircraft missile system, and an ammunition warehouse. Ukrainian defense forces made use of US-made long-range ATACMS […]