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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed heads elections amid conflict
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading the country towards national elections, which are taking place against a backdrop of deep ethnic conflict and political tension. Despite peace initiatives in...
Japan criticises China for opaque military expansion
Japanese Defence Minister Shinzo Koizumi has rejected accusations of Tokyo's new militarism at the Singapore Security Summit. He stressed the rapid growth of the military...
Drones strike at key Russian oil infrastructure
A large-scale fire broke out at an oil refinery in Saratov after a nighttime drone attack. At the same time, an oil depot in the Rostov region and the Lazarevo production and dispatch station were reportedly damaged...
China's growing military power raises alarm in the Pentagon
During the Shanghai Dialogue in Singapore, Pentagon Chief Pete Hagel called on Asian allies to significantly increase defence spending. This is due to China's rapid military buildup,...
Compulsory conscription of women in Estonia becomes inevitable
The demographic situation in Estonia is forcing the authorities to consider compulsory conscription of women for military service. The head of the Defence Resources Department, Anu Rannaveski, said that due to the drop in...
Putin makes a series of high-profile statements about Romania, Ukraine and the war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on the drone strike on Romanian territory, saying that he had only recently learned about the incident. He suggested that the strike...
Medvedev threatens Europe after drone attack on Romania
Romania closes the Russian consulate general in Constanta and declares the consul general persona non grata in response to a Russian drone attack on a residential building. President...
Russia spends $26bn on life extension project
Russia has launched a large-scale state programme for life extension research, including gene therapy, organ bioprinting and cryotherapy. The initiative is overseen by the President's daughter Maria Vorontsova...
Kremlin steps up pressure on elections in Armenia
Russia has stepped up covert operations to undermine the re-election chances of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Kremlin is organising the transportation of Russian Armenians to support pro-Russian candidates and is conducting...
Georgia opens Stalin's wine cache and prepares collection for auction
Joseph Stalin's wine vault in Tbilisi has been opened for the first time after decades of storage. The collection comprises around 40,000 bottles of French and Georgian wines, including...
Russia is pressuring Belarus to join the war against Ukraine
The spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko, said that Russia is increasing its pressure on Belarus to participate in the war against Ukraine on a larger scale. Although there has been no major troop build-up...
Drone attack in Volgograd: fire at Lukoil refinery«
The largest regional oil refinery, Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka, was damaged in a nighttime drone attack on Volgograd. The fire broke out at the facility, which processes more than 15 million tonnes of oil per...
K-beauty boom: medical tourism in Korea has grown to 2 million people
Medical tourism in South Korea almost doubled in 2025 to reach 2 million foreign patients. Demand is focused on non-invasive cosmetic procedures such as...
The US and Iran reach an agreement to extend the truce
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend the current truce for 60 days, which also includes the lifting of restrictions on shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The final...
Russian drone crashes into a residential building in Romania
In the city of Galati in north-eastern Romania, a Russian drone crashed on the roof of a residential building, causing a fire. Two residents left the building on their own, no fatalities were reported....
Trump circulates plan for peace with Iran among allies
US President Donald Trump has circulated a draft peace agreement with Iran among allies, including Israel. The document envisages the resumption of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of...
