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Explosion Hits pro-Israel Centre in the Netherlands
26+ min ago (333+ words) A blast hit a pro-Israeli centre in the Netherlands causing minimal damage and no injuries, police said Saturday, as the targeted group pointed to a spate of similar incidents across Europe. A police spokeswoman told AFP no one was inside…...
Zelensky Sanctions Russian Firms Producing Drones, Missiles, and Kerch Bridge Tech
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (202+ words) The measures, based on National Security and Defense Council decisions from March 26, target those involved in the production of advanced weaponry, the construction of the Kerch Bridge, and illegal business activities in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. A secondary decree…...
‘What Encourages Aggressors is Weakness and Impunity’ – Ukraine’s Deputy FM on Peace, Transatlantic Unity, And Beyond
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (1111+ words) If aggression goes unpunished, it will happen again," Ukraine's deputy foreign minister said as she touched on war accountability and the shifting world order. Mariana Betsa is Ukraine's deputy minister of foreign affairs. Her work focuses in particular on the…...
Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker After Baltic Oil Spill
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (395+ words) The Swedish Coast Guard released the chemical tanker Flora 1 on Friday after investigating an oil spill off the coast of Gotland, despite two crew members being suspected of environmental crimes. The Swedish Coast Guard on April 3 released the chemical tanker…...
Pope Calls Zelensky as Russia Escalates Strikes Ahead of Easter
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (266+ words) Russian strikes intensified ahead of Easter, killing at least 14 people nationwide as Zelensky pushed for a holiday ceasefire and Pope Leo XIV urged peace. As Ukraine prepares to mark Easter - a significant religious holiday observed by millions across the country…...
Russia Hits Kyiv Paper Mill Owned by Austro-German Group, Halts Output
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (283+ words) A Shahed drone attack hit the Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill on April 3, forcing a temporary production halt at a facility that posted $184 million in revenue in 2025. A Russian Shahed drone strike hit the Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill on…...
Russian Su-30 Flanker Warplane Crashes in Occupied Crimea
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (264+ words) The two-seat multirole Flanker-H, based on the Su-27 air superiority fighter, crashed in occupied Crimea during a training flight. A Russian Su-30SM fighter (NATO: Flanker-H) crashed in Russian-occupied Crimea on Friday, April 3, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, as reported by…...
Ukraine Tests New-Tech Belgian Tank Modified From German Cold-War Leopards
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (738+ words) A Belgian company specializing in advanced turrets overhauled a 1960s-era German Leopard 1 tank to meet the Russo-Ukraine War's 21st-century conditions and now Kyiv is testing a prototype. Ukraine's military has begun testing a tank created by a Belgian arms manufacturer…...
Zelensky Warns Uncoordinated Arms Exports Could Undermine Ukraine’s War Effort
1+ day, 6+ min ago (645+ words) The Ukrainian president has warned that uncoordinated arms exports risk undermining Ukraine's war effort as Kyiv pushes for state control and long-term defense contracts. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that uncoordinated arms exports by Ukrainian companies risk undermining the country's war…...
Easter Ceasefire Still on Table Despite Russia’s ‘Unreadiness,’ Zelensky Says
1+ day, 49+ min ago (643+ words) Ukraine would maintain its Easter ceasefire proposal, Zelensky said, despite Russia showing "unreadiness" to respond and ongoing uncertainty around diplomatic talks. Ukraine is holding firm on its Easter ceasefire proposal despite Russia's "unreadiness," according to President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday....