Russia launched a large-scale drone assault on Ukraine overnight from Saturday into Sunday, deploying 165 unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Ukraine’s armed forces.
In the capital, Kyiv, the attacks triggered fires that left…
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The empire returns: The new global order for the new world
Why the 21st century might not be as post-imperial as we thought
Changes in the modern world suggest that the imperial order may not be so morally obsolete after all. Empires could return to world politics – not only as dark shadows of the…
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Britain, inviting the AFU on the day of the end of the Great Patriotic War, ‘amazed itself’
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Britain, in a bid to inflict a ‘strategic defeat’ on the Russian Federation, has ‘amazed itself’ by inviting Ukrainian soldiers who are followers…
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Texas town home to SpaceX renamed ‘Starbase’ – DW – 05/04/2025
A Texan town, situated in the south-east near the Mexican border and home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, will be given the name Starbase following a vote by residents.
Saturday’s poll saw a total of 212 of the roughly 300 residents eligible to…
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Russian Water Polo Player Given 2 Year Suspension for Doping
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency, RUSADA, has suspended water polo athlete Semyon Devyatkin for 2 years for an anti-doping rules violation.
Semena took on a temporary suspension late last year.
According to a release by the Volgograd Region…
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Kidnappers in France target cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom : NPR
FILE – An employee watches an electronic signboard displaying the prices of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at the…
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French police rescue kidnapped father of crypto millionaire – DW – 05/04/2025
French police rescued the father of a cryptocurrency millionaire in a nighttime raid after he was abducted earlier this week, the prosecutor’s office said Sunday.
The prosecutor’s office said police located the hostage in a house in the Essonne…
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French police rescue kidnapped father of crypto millionaire – DW – 05/04/2025
French police rescued the father of a cryptocurrency millionaire in a nighttime raid after he was abducted earlier this week, the prosecutor’s office said Sunday.
The prosecutor’s office said police located the hostage in a house in the Essonne…
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EU leaders will not go to Ukraine to celebrate 80th anniversary of victory
The deputy speaker of the Slovak parliament, Tibor Gašpar, has said that European leaders will not go to Ukraine to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Victory, TASS reported.
“I think that a lot of politicians…
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Brazil police foil bomb plot on Lady Gaga concert in Rio – DW – 05/04/2025
Brazilian police said on Sunday they had foiled a bomb plot against a packed Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro a day earlier.
“The suspects were recruiting participants, including minors, to carry out coordinated attacks using improvised…
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