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Information Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 390,000 have been injured since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. As the war nears its third anniversary and remains at a stalemate, Zelenskyy expressed willingness to engage in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it could lead to […]

Information The alliance of rebel groups that captured Goma, a strategic city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons. This pause in fighting with the Congolese army, set to begin on Tuesday, comes after hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and amid increasing calls for

Information Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders, Nika Melia and former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava, during a protest against the ruling Georgian Dream party. The protests erupted after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia would not seek EU membership talks before 2028. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas condemned the crackdown on protesters, journalists,

Zelenskyy says Russia attacking ‘own civilians’ in Kursk Ukrainian President Voloydymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of using bombs “even against their own civilians” after an air strike hit a boarding school in the Russian town of Sudzha. But Russia blamed Ukraine for the attack. Trump orders strikes on IS targets in Somalia The United States has

Information Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s newly appointed interim president, pledged to establish an inclusive transitional government and hold a national dialogue conference to shape the country’s future. In his first televised address since the fall of Bashar Assad in December 2024, he emphasized the importance of civil peace, territorial unity, and free and fair elections. He

Information Swedish police have arrested five individuals in connection with the fatal shooting of Salwan Momika, an Iraqi Christian known for publicly desecrating the Quran. Momika, 38, had been streaming live on TikTok when he was shot indoors and later died from his injuries. He was due to appear in Stockholm District Court the same

Information Russian diplomats have made their first visit to Syria since the fall of former dictator Bashar Assad in December 2024. The delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentyev, is set to meet with Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who heads the Hayat Tahrir ash-Sham (HTS) Islamist group. This

Information Denmark has announced a significant investment of 14.6 billion kroner ($2.05 billion / €1.95 billion) to bolster its military presence in the Arctic. This move comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions, particularly following US President Donald Trump’s controversial statements about acquiring Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. The investment aims to enhance surveillance capabilities in the

Information Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya dismissed the recent presidential election in Belarus as fraudulent, following the declaration of Alexander Lukashenko as the winner. Western observers echoed her sentiments, stating that the vote was neither free nor fair, with independent media banned and opposition figures either imprisoned or exiled. Tsikhanouskaya, who many in the West