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Von der Leyen was travelling to Bulgaria as part of a tour to eastern EU states
EU chief von der Leyen's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming
BRUSSELS — The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission said.A spokesperson said the "GPS jamming" happened while the Commission president was about to arrive in southern Bulgaria on Sunday, but she still landed safely.They added: "We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia."The Financial Times, citing unnamed officials, reported that von der Leyen's plane had to land at Plovdiv Airport with the pilots using paper maps.The European Commission said "threats and intimidation are a regular component of Russia's hostile actions" and that the incident would reinforce its...
September 01, 2025

EU chief von der Leyen's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a family photo session at the SCO summit in Tianjin, 1 September 2025
Putin blames West and NATO for war in Ukraine at China summit
TIANJIN - Russian President Vladimir Putin openly blamed the West and NATO for his ongoing all-out war against Ukraine during his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin on Monday.Putin defended his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, telling those gathered that the war was "a result of a coup in Ukraine, which was supported and provoked by the West," a reference to bloody Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, which ended in the removal of Kremlin-allied President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014."The second reason for the crisis is the west's constant attempts to drag Ukraine into NATO," Putin added.The Russian president has repeatedly lobbed similar accusations in the past without providing evidence.The Russian leader spoke ahead of bilateral...
September 01, 2025

Putin blames West and NATO for war in Ukraine at China summit

The Lithuanian military is attempting to limit the possibility of using unused roads connecting the country to Russia to reduce the risk of a land invasion
Lithuania installs 'dragon's teeth' fortifications along its border with Russia
VILNIUS — Lithuania has finished putting up the so-called "dragon's teeth" on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.The concrete fortifications, meant to stop incoming tanks, are the latest step in a series of defence measures taken by the Baltic country to deter Russian aggression."We are starting from the tactical level — specific obstacles on the border — and later we will combine the entire engineering plan into one conceptual system," said Raimundas Vaiksnoras, commander of the Lithuanian army."This is a precautionary step aimed to ensure more effective defence," the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence stated in a post on X.The three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, are members...
September 01, 2025

Lithuania installs 'dragon's teeth' fortifications along its border with Russia

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gets into a car after visiting a memorial wall in Kyiv, 20 September 2024
Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside
SOFIA — The nationalist Revival party tried to prevent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen from entering a weapons plant in Bulgaria's city of Sopot on Sunday, attacking a vehicle that those gathered believed she was in. Revival's leader Kostadin Kostadinov, who has previously called for Bulgaria's withdrawal from NATO, organised demonstrations with another nationalist party, Velichie, at the Vazov Machine Engineering Plants in Sopot in opposition to Bulgaria's European path and demanded protection of national sovereignty. Kostadinov was filmed blocking a black vehicle, claiming that the Bulgarian police — who were attempting to get the demonstrators to allow the car to pass — "wanted to run me over". In a video he shared on social...
September 01, 2025

Bulgarian nationalists attack car believing von der Leyen was inside

Princess Diana attends the sealing of a time capsule at a children's hospital in London in March 1991
Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital
ATLANTA — A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana in 1991 has been dug out of a children’s hospital in London to enable the construction of a new cancer center.Workers who were either born in 1991 or already working at the hospital that year helped remove the capsule which revealed items including a pocket size television, Kylie Minogue CD, and some tree seeds, according to a press release Wednesday from the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).Janet Holmes, Senior Health Play Specialist, who was working at GOSH in 1991, said her favorite item was the pocket TV.“It brought back so many memories seeing the pocket TV in there – I had bought one for my husband back in the day, for when he had a break whilst driving his coach around the country. They were very expensive...
August 29, 2025

Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital

Ukrainian rescuers carry the body of a victim recovered during a search and rescue operation at the site of a residential building heavily damaged following a Russian missile strike on Thursday
Russia launches second-biggest air assault of Ukraine war, killing at least 21 
KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials.Buildings belonging to the European Union and the British Council were damaged in the strikes into Thursday, causing both the EU and the United Kingdom to summon the top Russian diplomats in their capitals.Among those killed are children aged 2, 17 and 14, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.Ukraine’s air force said that the Kremlin unleashed 629 air attack weapons on the country overnight, comprising 598 drones and 31 missiles.Yuriy Ihnat, head of communications for the air force, told CNN that the strikes comprised “one of the largest...
August 29, 2025

Russia launches second-biggest air assault of Ukraine war, killing at least 21 

A five-story residential building was destroyed in the attack Thursday
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 17 and damage EU headquarters
KYIV — The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July — which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital. Seventeen people including four children were killed and dozens more wounded in the bombardment, Ukrainian officials said. A five-story residential building was destroyed, and the EU mission and nearby British Council were damaged. In a strongly worded statement, von der Leyen said that Russian missiles struck in close proximity to the diplomatic mission: "Two missiles hit in a distance of 50m (165ft) of the delegation within 20 seconds." The overnight attacks followed a US-led diplomatic offensive aimed at bringing an...
August 28, 2025

European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 17 and damage EU headquarters

Kaja Kallas
EU summons Russian envoy after strike damaged the bloc's delegation in Kyiv
BRUSSELS — The European Union has formally summoned the Russian envoy in Brussels in response to the Russian strike that severely damaged the bloc's delegation in Kyiv."No diplomatic mission should ever be a target," High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Thursday as she announced her decision.The Kremlin's chargé d'affaires to the EU is Karen Malayan.The overnight attack, part of Moscow's campaign of sowing terror and chaos, has killed at least 14 people and left dozens injured, causing major destruction across the city.Two Russian missiles hit within 50 metres of the delegation in the span of 20 seconds."While the world seeks a path to peace, Russia responds with missiles," Kallas said earlier on Thursday. "The overnight attack on Kyiv shows a...
August 28, 2025

EU summons Russian envoy after strike damaged the bloc's delegation in Kyiv

Rescuers work at the site of a building which was hit by a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, August 28
Rescuers race to reach victims as Russian strikes pound Kyiv, killing at least 12
KYIV — The Ukrainian capital was struck by a “massive attack” from Russia overnight with drones and missiles killing at least 12 people, including three children, a city official said.“Sadly, among them, are three children aged 2, 17 and 14,” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, confirmed Thursday.Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed the Kremlin unleashed 629 air attack weapons on Ukraine overnight, comprising 598 drones and 31 missiles.“People may still be trapped under the rubble. Dozens are wounded,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X.“These Russian missiles and attack drones today are a clear response to everyone in the world who, for weeks and months, has been calling for a ceasefire and for real diplomacy,” he added.Ukrainian...
August 28, 2025

Rescuers race to reach victims as Russian strikes pound Kyiv, killing at least 12

The destruction inside the EU delegation in Kyiv
EU delegation in Kyiv severely damaged by shock wave of Russian strike
KYIV — The shock wave unleashed by Russia's latest strike against Kyiv has "severely" damaged the delegation of the European Union in the Ukrainian capital, the bloc's ambassador Katarina Mathernova announced on Thursday morning.The overnight attack, part of Moscow's campaign of sowing terror and chaos, has killed at least 10 people and left dozens injured, causing major destruction across the city."This is Moscow's true answer to peace efforts," Mathernova said.Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, confirmed that all members of the EU delegation were "safe"."Russia must stop its indiscriminatory attacks on civilian infrastructure immediately and join negotiations for a just and lasting peace," she said on...
August 28, 2025

EU delegation in Kyiv severely damaged by shock wave of Russian strike

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