German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assured Moldova on Friday of Germany’s continued support against threats from Moscow. He visited the country against the backdrop of the Russian war in neighboring Ukraine. Pistorius was received with military honors by his Moldovan counterpart Anatolie Nosatîi in the capital Chişinău. “Together we will oppose Russia’s hybrid warfare efforts […]

In western Kenya, residents around Lake Victoria use a network of water buses to commute from the coast to the lake’s islands. Recently, two images surfaced online alongside the claim that these water buses were on display. However, this claim is incorrect: the photos, which date from 2009, show an amphibious vehicle built in Malta.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners for the first time in months. Seventy-five Russian soldiers “who were in mortal danger” have been sent back, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Friday. In return, 75 prisoners of war were handed over to the Ukrainian armed forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the exchange on his

Ukraine said Thursday it used naval drones to take out two Russian naval vessels. Footage shows a drone passing through heavy air fire and attacking a patrol warship. It is the latest Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, which has been forced to disperse. Images shared by Ukraine’s intelligence service on Thursday showed two

Spain’s data protection agency AEPD has stopped Meta from releasing two election information apps, claiming they could breach Spanish data protection law. The ban on Meta’s two apps, “Election Day Information” and “Voter Information Unit,” is temporary and could last up to three months, according to a statement from the AEPD. “This decision is based

A German police officer who was stabbed in a knife attack on the market square in Mannheim suffered life-threatening injuries and is undergoing surgery in hospital, security sources told dpa on Friday. A knife-wielding attacker injured several people on the square in Mannheim, located in southwestern Germany, before being shot by police. The attacker was

In a bleak assessment of the dire situation in Sudan, where the conflict continues for the second time in a year, the heads of 19 global humanitarian organizations have warned that further obstacles to delivering aid will mean “swift and massive” that “more people will die”. UN Aid Coordination Office OCHA Spokesman Jens Laerke told

BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it would be “difficult to respond” to calls for discussion the war between Russia and Ukraineciting problems with the arrangements that appear to reflect Beijing’s strongly pro-Moscow stance. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said: “China’s hopes seem difficult to realize at the meeting. “There is still a clear gap

Ukraine has signed security agreements with Iceland, Norway and Sweden. “The agreement is a strong signal to Russia that it is actually pointless to continue the war on the assumption that Western countries will grow tired,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Friday before the signing ceremony in Stockholm. Kristersson described supporting Ukraine in

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army has confirmed that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah during its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. The army said in a statement on Friday that its forces had uncovered Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels in the center of Rafah and dismantled a weapons warehouse