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Saturday April 27, 2024

Explosions heard across Ukraine amid missile attacks

Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions late on Friday amid Russian missile attacks, reported Xinhua, quoting local media. In particular, blasts have rocked Ukraine's central Vinnytsia region and the western Ivano-Frankivsk region, the government-run Ukrinform news agency said. Several explosions also rattled Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv,

Published: 00:20 am,Saturday 27 April 2024

German, France sign deal on developing future weapons system

The French and German defence ministers signed an agreement in Paris on Friday for a joint Franco-German led armaments project worth billions of euros, which includes the development of a next-generation main battle tank. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu signed the memorandum of

Published: 05:38 am,Saturday 27 April 2024

Erdogan, Rutte discuss NATO chief candidacy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed Rutte's candidacy for the position of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during a meeting in Istanbul on Friday, reported Xinhua. Following the meeting at the Vahdettin Mansion on the Asian side

Published: 00:31 am,Saturday 27 April 2024

German filmmaker Verhoeven, known for 'The White Rose,' dies

German filmmaker Michael Verhoeven, best-known internationally for directing the 1982 film "The White Rose" and the 1990 film "The Nasty Girl," has died, reported dpa. He was 85 years old. Verhoeven died on Monday after a short, serious illness, according to his family, who confirmed his death to dpa

Published: 00:39 am,Saturday 27 April 2024

German wine growers worry over recent late-spring frosts

Late spring overnight frosts in Germany's wine-growing regions have raised concerns among winemakers about potential impacts on the harvest, reported dpa. The German Winegrowers' Association (DWV) fears that the cold temperatures could damage wine yields this year: "The frosts at this point in time are so devastating because the

Published: 03:17 am,Friday 26 April 2024

Sweden to send troops to Latvia as NATO member: PM

Sweden has finalized its integration into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and will send a reduced battalion to Latvia early next year, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. A declaration would be signed Thursday afternoon to finalize Sweden's military integration into NATO, Kristersson said at

Published: 03:08 am,Friday 26 April 2024

9 Turkish rail officials jailed for deadly train crash

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced nine officials to jail over a train crash in 2018 that killed 25 people, reported Xinhua, quoting local media. The verdict in the case against 13 defendants, who were on trial for "causing death and injury by negligence," was announced after six

Published: 03:30 am,Friday 26 April 2024

Russia expels 2 Latvian diplomats in retaliation

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it will expel two diplomatic employees from the Latvian diplomatic mission in Moscow as a retaliatory move, reported Xinhua. The ministry on Thursday summoned Latvian Charge d'Affaires Dace Rutka and expressed strong protest over announcing two Russian diplomats in the

Published: 21:37 pm,Thursday 25 April 2024

Baltic Sea states meet in Riga to discuss pollution

Environment ministers from countries on the Baltic Sea convened in Riga on Thursday to discuss pollution, reported dpa. "The cleanliness of the Baltic Sea is our joint goal," Latvian Environment Minister Inga Bērziņa said after a meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM). Berzina said that marine pollution had declined, but

Published: 22:24 pm,Thursday 25 April 2024

Hundreds search for missing minor boy in Germany

Volunteers and police are continuing to comb the woods in north-western Germany for a 6-year-old boy who went missing on Monday evening, reported dpa. The boy, Arian, disappeared on Monday evening from the town of Bremervörde. A massive search has been underway since then, and authorities say it remains

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