A US journalist named Evan Gershkovich, who was working for the Wall Street Journal, has had his appeal against pre-trial detention rejected by a court in Russia. Mr. Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg and charged with spying. He appeared in court in Moscow for the first time, standing in a bullet-proof glass enclosure wearing jeans […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently made a surprise visit to the occupied regions of Kherson and Luhansk in Ukraine, attending a military meeting to hear reports from commanders. This is a rare move by the Russian leader, who made a similar visit to Mariupol in March. Although the date of the visit to Kherson is […]
On Saturday, anti-atomic activists celebrated a 60-year victory on one side of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, while protests took place on the other side against the closure of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power stations. Germany’s ideological divide on nuclear energy is emotionally charged, and both sides accuse each other of irrational ideology.
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is a former journalist and politician of Russian-British descent, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in Russia. He has been convicted of charges related to treason and criticism of the war in Ukraine. Kara-Murza has denied the charges and has been openly critical of his trial. He […]
Poland and Hungary have implemented bans on Ukrainian grain imports to safeguard their domestic farming industries against low-priced imports. However, the European Commission has rejected these bans, stating that trade policy is not within the jurisdiction of individual member states. The ban covers various agricultural products including grains, dairy products, sugar,
Kim Jong Un’s daughter has accompanied her father for the third time during an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, while most North Korean children were in school. The girl’s age and name remain unknown, and it is uncertain if she has any siblings. However, she has become a regular feature of North Korea’s propaganda efforts […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the controversial pension reforms into law, increasing the state pension age from 62 to 64. The move came after the Constitutional Council approved the changes, rejecting opposition calls for a referendum but also removing some aspects of the reforms due to legal flaws. The reforms have faced strong opposition, […]
Anne Perry, a crime author, who was convicted for helping to murder her friend’s mother when she was 15, has passed away at the age of 84. Perry served five years in prison for bludgeoning Honorah Mary Parker to death in 1954 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was known as Juliet Hulme at the time […]
During the Cold War, Sweden stored 300,000 cubic metres of oil in caverns beneath the city of Västerås, in case of a war that could cut off their energy supplies. Recently, Swedish energy company Mälarenergi has decided to clean and repurpose the caverns as a large underground hot water tank that can hold up to […]
On Thursday, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch a highly ambitious mission, sending a satellite to Jupiter’s major moons – Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede – which are believed to contain oceans of liquid water beneath their icy surfaces. The ESA hopes to determine if the conditions on these moons could potentially support life. The […]









