Russia has detained a German citizen on suspicion of explosives-smuggling and terrorism, accusing him of blowing up a pipe at a gas distribution station, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday. The FSB said the man, identified as Nikolai Gaiduk, had been involved in the attack in Rus
Russia has begun serial production of mobile bomb shelters that can protect against a variety of threats including shockwaves and radiation from a nuclear blast. The emergency ministry's research institute said the "KUB-M" shelter could offer protection for 48 hours against these and other natural
Police in Georgia detained 16 people in the capital Tbilisi on Tuesday after clashing with protesters opposing the results of last month's parliamentary election, which the opposition and the pro-Western president say were rigged. Video showed police throwing some protesters to the ground and drag
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia could consider using nuclear weapons if it was subject to a conventional missile assault on it supported by a nuclear power, reports Reuters.The decision to change Russia's official nuclear doctrine
The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with US-supplied longer-range missiles adds "fuel to the fire" of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher. Biden's shift in policy added an uncertain, new factor to
Blasts shook Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other cities while neighbouring Poland scrambled its air force early on Sunday after the two countries said a Russian missile attack was under way. "Due to the massive attack by the Russian Federation using cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and unmanned ae
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would defend decisions taken in his Labour government’s first budget “all day long”, while farmers protested over changes to inheritance tax. Addressing a Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno, north Wales, Starmer did not re
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy. In a radio interview aired on Saturday, Zelensky conceded that the battlefield situation in eastern Ukraine was difficult and Russia was making advances. He said
Russia has imposed temporary restrictions on exporting enriched uranium to the United States, the government said Friday. The restrictions apply to exports to the United States and those under foreign trade agreements with entities registered in US jurisdictions, with waivers allowing deliveries u
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof saved his governing coalition on Friday despite threats of an exodus by cabinet members over the right-wing government's response to violence against Israeli soccer fans last week. Junior Finance Minister Nora Achahbar unexpectedly quit the cabinet on Friday to pro
Austrian energy company OMV said Friday that Russia's energy giant Gazprom will suspend gas deliveries to Austria starting Saturday. The move came after OMV announced on Wednesday that an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce awarded it 230 million euros (242 million US dolla
At least 10 elderly people were killed when fire ripped through a retirement home in the northern Spanish town of Villafranca del Ebro early on Friday, authorities said. The blaze started in one of the rooms, Fernando Beltran, the national government’s top official in the region, told report
Britain's King Charles will celebrate his 76th birthday on Thursday by opening two food distribution hubs which are part of his project designed to cut waste and support charities that help those who are hungry. Last year, the king, an outspoken campaigner on environmental issues and supporter of
