Egils Helmanis, the mayor of Ogre, a Latvian town located just over 30 kilometers from Riga, has sustained injuries during a Russian attack in Ukraine. According to Latvia’s public broadcaster LSM, Helmanis was in the country on a humanitarian…
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Iceland volcano leaves visual spectacle in 12th eruption in four years – The Washington Post
- Iceland volcano leaves visual spectacle in 12th eruption in four years The Washington Post
- An eruption has started on Sundhnúksgígaröð crater row Icelandic Meteorological office
- Watch as lava spews from Iceland volcano BBC
- Southwestern…
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Rare New York Times report from Russia’s Kursk region draws praise from Chechen special forces commander and fury from Ukraine — Meduza
Last weekend, The New York Times published a report from the part of Russia’s Kursk region that was occupied by Ukrainian forces from August 2024 to March 2025. The piece, titled “A Landscape of Death: What’s Left Where Ukraine Invaded…
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Commission proposes EU budget of €1.816 trillion
BRUSSELS ― The European Commission has proposed a central EU budget of €1.816 trillion for the seven-year period from 2028 after days of fraught internal negotiations.
That figure would represent an increase in the European Union’s…
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Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of iconic geothermal spa
LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV…
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Russian Customs Authorities Seize $153M Worth of Cocaine Hidden in Banana Shipment
Russian customs authorities said Wednesday that they seized 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas, calling it their largest bust of drugs from Latin America this year.
The haul, valued at more than…
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Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group Disrupted by European Authorities
European authorities said they’ve disrupted the computer infrastructure of a pro-Russian hacktivist group that’s claimed responsibility for more than 1,000 denial-of-service attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The…
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Trump’s change in rhetoric towards Russia is not related to his sympathy for Ukraine,
According to the Atlantic, US President Donald Trump’s change in his rhetoric towards Russia is not related to his sympathy for Ukraine or Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“This change does not reflect Trump’s adoption…
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World’s richest man a year after endorsing Trump – DW – 07/16/2025
Elon Musk is the world’s richest man and, for the past year, a persistent political figure, in no small part for his big role helping propel Donald Trump back to the White House.
It’s been a year since Musk endorsed Trump for the US…
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Zelenskyy is changing Ukraine’s government to get closer to Trump – WP
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making personnel changes in the government in order to improve relations with the administration of US President Donald Trump. This was reported by the Washington Post (WP).
On July 14,…
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