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Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind, report Reuters.Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, w

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow

A bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow on Tuesday, Russia's investigative committee said. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside

Four killed in shooting in northern France

Four killed in shooting in northern France

Two security agents and two migrants were killed in a shooting in Loon-Plage near the northern city of Dunkirk, French media reported on Saturday, citing security sources. A 22-year-old man turned himself in to nearby authorities following the shooting, saying he had been the attacker and had also

Russian missiles batter Ukraine's embattled power grid

Russian missiles batter Ukraine's embattled power grid

Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack on Friday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was one of the largest yet on the ailing grid and evidence of why Kyiv needed more Western support before any peace with Russia.   Russia's 12th major assault on the energ

Ukraine's new procurement agency aims to boost NATO ambitions

Ukraine's new procurement agency aims to boost NATO ambitions

Ukraine's Defense Ministry last year introduced a state agency to reform its military procurement process and combat long-standing corruption, a significant step in its pursuit of NATO membership. The State Logistics Operator, locally known as DOT, oversees purchases of nonlethal military goods, i

Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire

Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire

The word "Merci" was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse five years ago, reports Reuters.  The cathedral's bells rang out and the Arch