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Poland arrests sabotage suspects and warns of potential hostile acts by Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that three people were recently arrested on suspicion of links to foreign-sponsored sabotage, adding to nine others already under arrest. Tusk was speaking at a weekly news conference about what steps his...
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponizing space, a possible future global trend that members of the United Nations Security Council condemned even as they failed to pass a measure against it. The...
Russian court freezes assets of 2 German banks in gas project dispute
VIENNA (AP) — A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has ordered the seizing of assets of Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in the country, the Russia state news agency Tass says. The order is in response to a lawsuit over the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas...
Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
Today in History Today is Sunday, May 19, the 140th day of 2024. There are 226 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of...
Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up
A second senior Russian defense official was arrested on bribery charges, officials said Tuesday, days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up that fueled expectations of more such purges. Lt. Gen. Yury Kuznetsov, the 55-year-old chief of...
Today in History: May 14, state of Israel is proclaimed
Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 135th day of 2024. There are 231 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv...
Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians voted in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions, particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. The popular incumbent,...
Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces fighting in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world. Even...
As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power. Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has...
Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list
Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry's list of people...
