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Hungary will continue to oppose bellicose proposals pushed by Ukraine’s supporters, the prime minister has pledged The EU leadership appears intent on pushing the bloc into a war with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. In a post on X, the long-time critic of Western policy on Ukraine warned that “outright pro-war proposals are on the table,” …

Russia has warned that a Donald Trump go-ahead to supply long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine will lead to a Kremlin declaration of nuclear war against the US and Britain. New signals from Washington say the American president has authorised providing Kyiv with beefed-up intelligence for long-range missile strikes on Russia‘s energy infrastructure, and is calling on NATO allies to do …

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A Norwegian-led training center for Ukrainian soldiers opened in southeastern Poland on Wednesday. Camp Jomsborg, constructed by engineers from Norway’s Brigade Nord in the town of Lipa, can host up to 1,200 troops at a time, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X. He added that the base will focus on “developing drone capabilities.” Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that NATO would …

A water-themed music festival scheduled for this weekend has been postponed due to a forecast of possible strong winds and an approaching typhoon. Waterbomb Hong Kong 2025 said on Wednesday that tickets purchased would be refunded in accordance with the policies of each ticketing platform, and further details regarding the rescheduled date would be announced as soon as possible. The …

In the dying days of the Second World War, German forces were in full retreat as the Russians approached from the East and British and American forces closed in too. Amid what seemed like certain defeat, Adolf Hitler was holed up in his Berlin bunker and many of his most trusted lieutenants were plotting their escapes, reports the Daily Mail. …

The activists, including Greta Thunberg, attempted to breach the blockade of the Palestinian enclave by sea The Israeli Navy has intercepted a flotilla carrying activists and aid bound for the Gaza Strip.  The Global Sumud Flotilla, which departed from Spain a month ago, carried participants from 44 countries seeking to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of the Palestinian enclave. Israeli naval …

With China’s three most economically important cities recently rolling out policies to address renewed weakness in the property sector, analysts say stabilising the industry would be significant in terms of boosting consumer sentiment, but that no quick market rebound should be expected. Those efforts in the three first-tier cities, dubbed by some as the last line of defence for China’s …

Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, has issued a stark warning to European nations, urging them to arm themselves as Russia continues its “hybrid war” against the continent. Speaking at a summit of European Union leaders in Copenhagen, Frederiksen highlighted the escalating threat posed by Russia. “I hope that everybody recognises now that there is a hybrid war and one day …

Russia is still the leading supplier of nuclear fuel to the US despite an import ban introduced under former President Joe Biden, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed. According to the agency’s annual uranium marketing report, released on Tuesday, Russia provided 20% of the enriched uranium purchased for American commercial reactors in 2024. France supplied 18%, the Netherlands …