Russia arrests Japanese journalist on espionage charges
Detention of Hokkaido Shimbun reporter follows series of arrests denounced as politically motivated
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Detention of Hokkaido Shimbun reporter follows series of arrests denounced as politically motivated
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that German Police had arrested two suspects on behalf of Polish services and called the attack “another act of hybrid warfare” in a post on X.
It comes after Andy Burnham said Moscow had tried to interfere in the 2016 referendum.
The Aksaykardandetal plant manufactures drive shafts and metal components for agricultural and specialized machinery, and has metalworking capabilities which could potentially be used to manufacture military equipment components.
Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.
Slovakia is restoring military-diplomatic relations with Russia for the first time since 2022. The government has defended the move but critics warn of espionage risks and further damage to trust within NATO.
Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
The Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit has released Last Seen in Crimea, a new documentary investigating a system of detention in Russian-occupied Crimea where Ukrainian civilians have been held without contact with the outside world, often without formal charges, and subjected to torture and other forms of abuse.
Ukrainian drone strikes on three data centers operated by Russia’s Yandex will reportedly take months to repair and have caused widespread disruption in everyday life across Russia and other countries the sprawling tech company operates in.
Russia’s 2027 draft budget allocates a record share to defence and security, as regions quietly divert funds for foster children and orphans to war payments and “coffin money” for soldiers’ families is cut by up to 95% in some areas.
Russia has nearly finished the steel frames for the first three of 16 large aircraft shelters it is building at Engels-2, the main base for its strategic bomber fleet, satellite imagery published by open-source analysis group AviVector shows. An Airbus Defence and Space image dated Oct.
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The European Commission pushed back against what appear to be inflated claims by Russia — and the United States — regarding the bloc’s spending on Russian energy since 2022.
Footage shows the French Navy intercepting and escorting an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Indian Ocean.
He argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effortAndy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EUZia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, has said he does not agree with his colleague Suella Braverman’s assertion that black people cannot be English.Asked about her views in an interview on Sky News, Yusuf said:In my view Ashley Cole is the best English fullback in history, and I won’t take any other position.
So in my view, Ashley Cole is English. I think the argument that he’s not English doesn’t hold water with me.Nasser Hussain, who I grew up watching when I went to the cricket, the idea that those people aren’t English is an alien concept to me.I would respectfully disagree with people, who make the opposite argument.To say I’m English is to take a ‘laissez-faire, anything-goes’ attitude to ethnicity, citizenship and identity.
It also denies me my Asian heritage. The liberals (many of them in today’s Conservative party) take this cosmopolitan approach to Englishness. They’re terrified of being called racist so they say that anyone, as long as they’re born here, can be English.I take the conservative approach.
Englishness is an ethnicity. There have been English people for centuries and we need to recognise this more if we are to start taking a more muscular approach to citizenship and nationality. And no, it’s not racist to say this. Continue reading...
After a glide bomb killed his wife and younger daughter, Yevhen Ovcharov was determined to prevent other Ukrainians from dying the same way.
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Europe must accelerate the production of ammunition and weapons to match Russia’s pace, warning that failure to do so would negatively impact Europe.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Assistant Secretary for European Affairs Dan Hamilton about NATO's detailed plans to counter any possible Russian attack on the alliance.
Slovakia is restoring military-diplomatic representation with Russia for the first time since 2022. The government has defended the move; critics warn of espionage risks and further damage to trust within NATO.
Ukraine’s part of that exchange was to stop striking Russia’s oil plants, a request Kushner repeated at the Miami meeting.
Beijing and Moscow vowed deeper maritime and logistical cooperation to protect shipping lanes and energy supplies, as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Nikolai Patrushev, chairman of the Russian Maritime Board in the Chinese capital on Monday. “China stands ready to work with Russia to align maritime strategies and leverage their complementary strengths to protect each other’s legitimate maritime interests,” Wang said, according to a foreign ministry statement released late on Monday.
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The French Navy intercepted and boarded the sanctioned oil tanker DF Peak more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion. France suspects the vessel of using a false flag and participating in illegal fuel transportation linked to Russia’s shadow fleet.
Good morning from Brussels. It’s Tuesday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In today’s newsletter: Russia hits Ukraine’s energy sites despite Trump’s truce announcement, Europe stands firm behind Kyiv and France braces for fresh protests.
Poland blames Russia for an arson attack on a Starlink satellite station in September and two Turkish citizens have been arrested in connection with the sabotage
Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and warehouses have led to casualties among the foreigners easing Russia’s labor shortage.
Trump will headline a rally in Alaska Tuesday, federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home Monday, Trump's diesel deal with Russia frustrates European leaders.
Bulgaria plans to summon Russia’s ambassador following attacks on commercial vessels near its territorial waters. All crew members aboard the Chelsea 3 survived and were rescued, while Ukraine said Ukrainian and Azerbaijani citizens were injured.
U.S. President Trump dismissed the claims in a Truth Social post, as China agreed to import at least 10 million tonnes of U.S. coal in 2027 and 2028 following Xi Jinping’s September visit
A former Ukrainian army officer is going on trial in Germany over undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany four years ago
In a rare glimpse into life under Russian occupation, Tetiana Hasanenko, head of the Oleshky city military administration, told Euronews of spreading hunger and residents risking their lives to find food on the "road of death."
NATO's top commander has a message for Moscow: any attack on the alliance will be blocked, blunted and broken. In Warsaw, Zelenskyy says Russia has already broken Trump's energy ceasefire. And in France, student protests enter a new phase as the country's budget reaches the French Assembly.
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explicare.deIn his first interview since being forced from his post, Gen Syrskyi speaks about Ukraine's future in the war.
In an embarrassing U-turn Andy Burnham admitted he has no evidence that the Kremlin meddled in the 2016 vote, a claim he made just 24 hours earlier.
Russia is developing a modified version of the Kinzhal missile, equipped with a warhead that strikes targets with fragments and a blast wave.
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich outlined NATO's strategy to "block, blunt and break" enemy forces at the Warsaw Security Forum amid rising Russia tensions.
While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.
On Sunday, Andy Burnham ripped open Britain's Brexit wounds by claiming Russia had interfered in 2016's referendum.
The new claim about the fraught 2016 referendum has set off an almighty row in Britain, where merely talking about whether leaving the EU was a good idea or not can send some into conniptions.
Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.
A Ukrainian company that got rich making smartphone-controlled cameras to watch pets at home now outfits first-person-view drones with an image recognition system powered by artificial intelligence.
The European Union (EU) on Monday added three individuals and four entities to its sanctions list targeting North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs and ties with Russia. "The Council today adopted additional restrictive measures against three individuals and four entities under its autonomous sanctions list on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)," the European Council said in a statement.
The DPRK is the acronym of North Korea's official name. The council said the individuals and entities were responsible for supporting, promoting or facilitating activities contributing to North Korea's nuclear weapons, ballistic missile and other weapons of mass destruction programs, as well as for violating and evading United Nations sanctions.
With the latest additions, the EU's sanctions list on North Korea now covers 80 individuals and 25 entities.