Kyiv was reeling on July 4 from a massive overnight Russian strike, the largest of the war so far according to the Ukrainian authorities. More than 20 people were injured but there were no immediate reports of fatalities. Homes, ambulances, and…
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TNT wanted: Europe’s ammunition push is missing its explosive core
Europe’s grand plans to surge ammunition production hinge on a single factory in central Poland – the only place in the EU that still makes trinitrotoluene, or TNT, the explosive core of most weapons production.
Since Russia’s war on…
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China spares major EU cognac-makers in trade war – POLITICO
The announcement adds to headaches already piling up in the lead-up to a summit in China on July 24 and 25. Beijing is reportedly expected to cancel the second part of the summit.
China issued its final ruling Friday in an investigation it…
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Zelenskyy should accept the impossibility of returning Ukrainian territories – British analyst
British military analyst Alexander Mercurius said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy needs to accept the fact that it is impossible to return the lost Ukrainian territories.
‘What is definitely true is that Ukraine will not…
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Europe’s air travel system struggles to cope with post-Covid demand – Firstpost
The two-day strike by French air traffic controllers on July 3–4 has forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights and disrupted travel plans for nearly 300,000 passengers, is more than just a national labour dispute. As reported by Airlines…
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Germany looking to secretly buy US arms for Ukraine Bild
The freeze in deliveries of some American weapons to Kiev is causing alarm in Berlin, the paper has reported
Germany wants to agree a “secret deal” with the US to buy two Patriot air defense systems in order to hand them over to Ukraine, Bild has…
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St. Petersburg Naval Parade Canceled Over Security Concerns – Fontanka
Authorities in St. Petersburg have canceled Russia’s main naval parade this year due to security concerns, the local news outlet Fontanka reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the…
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(National) identity crisis A Moldovan journalist grapples with her home country’s post-independence transformation — Meduza
More than 20 years after moving abroad, multimedia journalist Natalia Jidovanu found herself grappling with Moldova’s struggles over national identity. The following personal essay, first published in The Beet, offers a first-person perspective…
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Hamas says it is consulting other groups on ceasefire plan
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.
President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that expected to…
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The US has quadrupled its plan to purchase air defence missiles
The US Army has quadrupled its plan to purchase Patriot PAC-3 MSE anti-aircraft missiles. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing documents from the Pentagon’s 2026 budget proposal.
‘The Army Requirements…
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