Nearly 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, said Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on Monday. According to the pentagon number three, the objectives announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin have not yet been achieved. “The Russians lost …
Read More »Monkeypox: Belgians forced to travel to France to get vaccinated
Belgians traveled to France in order to get vaccinated against monkeypox, as there is a lack of doses in their country, RTBF reported. Faced with the lack of available doses, conditions for access to the monkeypox vaccine are restricted in Belgium. Sex workers, people who contracted two sexually transmitted infections …
Read More »UN chief denounces “suicidal” attacks on nuclear power plants in Ukraine
UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres on Monday called any attack on nuclear power plants “suicidal” and called for a halt to military operations around that of Zaporizhia, Ukraine, so that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can access it. According to the UN head, any attack on nuclear power plants is …
Read More »Germany: World War II munitions and bombs explode in storage site
Explosions, white smoke, disrupted transport: a fire broke out in Berlin’s largest forest on Wednesday, a very unusual event, from a police ammunition depot, media reported. The skies over Berlin took on a very unusual look in the heart of summer, with billowing white smoke visible over a large wooded …
Read More »Belgium: suspect escapes from police station after breaking toilet
A 25-year-old man arrested in a case of rebellion against the police managed to escape from a police station in Brussels after breaking the toilet bowl in his cell, investigators said on Tuesday. The facts occurred on the night of Monday to Tuesday at the police station of the Brussels …
Read More »Ukrainian war: Estonian authorities take serious action against Russian students
Authorities in Estonia on Thursday said they would prevent Russian nationals from obtaining temporary residence permits or visas to study in Estonia. The Estonian Foreign Minister, Urmas Reinsalu, said in a statement that “maintaining sanctions against Russia is essential to ensure unrelenting pressure on this country.” “If sanctions help to …
Read More »Spain: prosecution demands eight years in jail for Shakira
The Barcelona public prosecutor’s office in Spain announced this Friday they will seek more than eight years in prison for tax evasion against the Colombian star. The singer, who claims her innocence, refused on Wednesday to seal an agreement with the prosecution and want to go to trial. The prosecution …
Read More »Diplomacy: Russia’s seduction towards Africa
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the Republic of Congo on Monday, the second leg of an African tour aimed at strengthening ties between Moscow and Africa, the continent which keeps its line of neutrality in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. African countries, which have a tangled heritage of relations with the …
Read More »North Korea accuses US of waging biological warfare in Ukraine
North Korea on Sunday accused the United States of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing an accusation already made by Russia and dismissed by the United Nations in March. Washington has “installed numerous biological laboratories in dozens of countries and regions, including Ukraine, in defiance of international treaties”, the official …
Read More »Ukraine-Russia conflict: two Americans killed in the Donbass
Two Americans died in the Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, where the war is raging between Kyiv forces and those of Moscow, confirmed this Saturday the State Department, without specifying whether it was lots of fighters. “We can confirm the recent deaths of two US citizens in Ukraine’s Donbass region bordering …
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