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Information The war between Russia and Ukraine has caused significant environmental damage. According to a study by the Initiative of GHG Accounting of War, the conflict has led to an additional 150 million tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to Belgium’s annual output. Professor Daniel Hryhorczuk, who led the research team, found that landscape destruction, shelling, […]

Information On Wednesday, traffic in the Spanish capital was severely disrupted as farmers gathered in the city centre to protest against Spanish and EU agricultural policies. Five columns of tractors made their way to Madrid’s Independence Square before marching towards the Agriculture Ministry. The protest caused substantial disruptions to public transport and traffic in some

Information Russian authorities in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg have arrested a US-Russian dual national on treason charges, the state-owned TASS media outlet said Tuesday. “The Federal Security Service (FSB) in Yekaterinburg suppressed the illegal activities of a 33-year-old resident of Los Angeles, who has dual citizenship of Russia and the United States,” TASS

Information Germany is pushing for more sanctions against Russia at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. The move comes after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died on Friday after falling unconscious at a penal colony in Kharp. Germany’s top diplomat, Annalena Baerbock, said that her country would propose new sanctions against

Alexei Navalny’s team demand his body’s return The team of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has confirmed his death and demanded the return of his body. Meanwhile, more than 200 people mourning the politician’s death were arrested across Russia. Opposition protesters call for early elections in Croatia Protests on Saturday were prompted by the government’s appointment

Information German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bilateral security agreement worth €1.13 billion ($1.22 billion) in Berlin on Friday. This agreement, named the “Munich Package”, is focused on air defence and artillery and includes provisions of 120,000 rounds of 122-millimetre calibre ammunition and an additional 100 IRIS-T SLS missiles for

Information South Africa’s efforts to promote peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have encountered a tragic beginning. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) reported on Thursday that two of its soldiers lost their lives in a mortar strike near the city of Goma. Additionally, three soldiers sustained injuries during

Information According to a Defense Ministry spokesman and NATO forecast, Germany will meet NATO’s defence spending target of 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time since the early 1990s. German news agency DPA reported that the German government has allocated $73.41 billion (€68.58 billion) for defence spending in the current year,

Information With major wars being waged on multiple continents, the world is facing “what is likely to be a more dangerous decade,” a British military think-tank said on Tuesday. “The current military-security situation heralds what is likely to be a more dangerous decade, characterised by the brazen application by some of the military power to