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Information A fire broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region after drone debris fell onto the facility, but it was quickly extinguished, according to local emergency services. The Russian Defence Ministry reported that nine Ukrainian drones were shot down in the area overnight, while Ukraine confirmed its drone units had targeted […]

Information Turkish authorities have arrested 23-year-old youth and LGBTQ+ activist Enes Hocaogullari after he publicly criticised President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government during a speech at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Hocaogullari, who denounced police violence and democratic backsliding in Turkey, was detained at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport upon returning from France. He faces charges of

Information The Dutch Defence Ministry has become the first NATO member to purchase U.S. weapons for Ukraine under a new NATO initiative known as the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) scheme. This mechanism allows NATO allies to fund U.S. military equipment and munitions that will be delivered to Ukraine. The Netherlands announced a €500 million

Information The Kremlin called for restraint in nuclear rhetoric on Monday after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued provocative warnings to Donald Trump about Russia’s nuclear capabilities. Medvedev’s threats came in response to Trump’s decision to shorten a ceasefire deadline for Moscow regarding the war in Ukraine. In turn, Trump announced the repositioning of two

Trump orders nuclear subs near Russia amid spat with Kremlin Trump’s order came in response to what he called “highly provocative” online remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The impact of repositioning patrolling US nuclear submarines remains unclear amid fraught Ukraine ceasefire talks. German welfare payments up by €4 billion last year Payments of

Information German authorities are investigating a suspected act of sabotage after a fire broke out in a cable tunnel near Düsseldorf, severely disrupting rail traffic between Düsseldorf and Duisburg. The fire, discovered by a train driver who saw smoke, damaged a key section of railway infrastructure, destroying about 60 meters of cable. This led to

Information A fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has largely held following a week of deadly border clashes that left at least 38 dead and displaced nearly 300,000 people. The agreement, reached in Malaysia, came under immediate strain when Thailand accused Cambodia of renewed attacks, which Cambodia denied. The truce, effective from midnight Monday, was

Information The Kremlin has acknowledged a new, more urgent ultimatum from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has significantly shortened his deadline for Russia to demonstrate progress toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded by reiterating Russia’s commitment to its “special military operation” and stated that Moscow remains open to a peace process

Information Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire starting at midnight on July 28, 2025, following deadly clashes that left at least 35 people dead and displaced around 200,000. The ceasefire announcement was made by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who mediated the talks in his capacity as chair of ASEAN.