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CNNRussia wants to confront NATO but dares not fight it on the battlefield – so it’s waging a hybrid war instead
When someone tried – and failed – to burn down a bus garage in Prague earlier this month, the unsuccessful arson attack didn’t draw much attention. Until, that is, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed it was “very likely” that Moscow was behind it.
- INSIDER
The Houthis are getting smarter with their Red Sea attacks, and the ships sailing these waters are paying the price
The Iran-backed rebels have seen a string of successful attacks this month, striking a number of commercial vessels and even sinking one of them.
- INSIDER
Deadly Russian Su-34 bombers are sitting ducks for Ukraine's ATACMS. But it can't attack without US approval.
Some of Russia's deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield just 100 miles from the border with Ukraine.
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‘Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,’ rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says
Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani has spoken out about her ordeal publicly for the first time since her rescue, saying in a video message that her biggest concern during captivity was for her parents.
- France 24
Gaza City's Shujaiya district heavily bombarded for fourth consecutive day
Gaza City's Shujaiya district was devastated by a fourth consecutive day of heavy fighting on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated area as Israeli forces reported they had eliminated several targets, located weapons and conducted raids on booby-trapped compounds. Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City's Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas's command structure dismantled in the northern area.Tens of thousands of Palest
- The Telegraph
Police arrested Palestine protesters before Pride parade
Police arrested more than 30 pro-Palestinian activists in a pre-emptive operation designed to prevent disruption during Saturday’s Pride parade.
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Several US military bases in Europe on heightened alert amid possible terrorist threat
Several US military bases across Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend, with the level of force protection raised to its second-highest state amid concerns that a terrorist attack could target US military personnel or facilities, according to two US officials.
- Euronews
Officials say at least 11 killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine on Saturday
Russian officials say at least five people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on Kursk with the Defence Ministry saying six Ukrainian drones had been shot down overnight over four regions, including the Crimean Peninsula which Moscow annexed in 2014.
- BBC
More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep
Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced on to the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.
- France 24
Multiple suicide bombings kill at least 18 people in northeast Nigeria
Coordinated suicide attacks claimed the lives of at least 18 people in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has not officially claimed responsibility for the explosions, has been waging violence in the region for more than ten years. At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities said.The region has been scarred by more than a decade of viol
- The Guardian
Defence probed 16 alleged links between personnel and extremism in two years
Exclusive: Documents reveal the ADF has conducted more than a dozen investigations into army and navy personnel since 2022
- The Independent
Two police officers hospitalised in violent clash with protesters at far-right AfD congress in Germany
Seven officers were also reportedly injured
- Associated Press
R. Sampanthan, face of the Tamil minority's campaign for autonomy after Sri Lanka's civil war, dies
Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, an ethnic Tamil leader and lawmaker who became the face of the minority group's campaign for autonomy in Sri Lanka after the end of a brutal quarter-century civil war, has died. A lawyer by profession, Sampanthan entered Parliament for the first time in 1977 as part of a coalition that won election after campaigning on a pledge to seek an independent state for Tamils, alleging continued marginalization by successive governments controlled by ethnic majority Sinhalese.
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Protesters and police clash as Germany’s far-right AfD begin conference
A congress for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party which kicked off in the western city of Essen on Saturday has been met with thousands of protesters.
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Two detained after attack outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade
Two men were remanded in custody Sunday in connection with an attack outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade that Serbian authorities called a "targeted terrorist act", a minister said.Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Saturday thanked Serbian authorities for "strong support and cooperation following the attempted terror act".
- Bloomberg
China’s AI startups head to Singapore in a bid for global growth
When Wu Cunsong and Chen Binghui founded their artificial intelligence startup two years ago in Hangzhou, China, they quickly ran into obstacles, including dearth of venture capital.
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After my husband and I stopped wearing our wedding rings, we tried polyamory. 3 years later, we're happily nonmonogamous.
My husband and I were monogamous before we got married. When we stopped wearing our wedding rings, we decided to try polyamory.
- The Independent
Bodycam footage released after 13-year-old boy shot and killed by police in New York
Body camera footage released by the department shows officers tackling the boy to the ground before firing a gun
- The Telegraph
‘I’m not going to buy electric again – it’s the worst car I’ve ever had’
Ray Bestwick bought an electric car last May in the hope of hassle-free motoring.
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Michael Schumacher's heartbreaking health situation: reclusive life and everything we know
Formula One legend and former Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, 55, has lived a reclusive life with his family away from the glare of the spotlight since his skiing accident in 2013…