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North Korean units that arrived in Kursk last month were involved in assaults at the weekend near three villages, according to Ukraine’s defense intelligence service.
Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk 
KYIV — Ukraine said on Monday that North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops suffered heavy losses during fighting at the weekend in the Russian region of Kursk.North Korean units that arrived in Kursk last month were involved in assaults at the weekend near three villages, according to Ukraine’s defense intelligence service.It added that some 30 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded in the fighting and three had gone missing during clashes near the villages of Plekhovo, Vorozhba and Martynovka close to the border.Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed Monday that North Korean soldiers had suffered casualties in the Kursk region.“We do assess that North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat in Kursk, with Russia, alongside Russian forces,” Ryder...
December 17, 2024

Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk 

Gudauri is the largest ski resort in Georgia
Twelve dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort
TBILISI — Twelve people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia, police have said.The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian national were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant in Gudauri, the largest and highest ski resort in the former Soviet state, according to officials.Police said "preliminary tests do not indicate any trace of violence on the bodies" and it appeared to be an accident, the AFP news agency reported.An oil-powered generator had been turned on after the building lost electricity on Friday, officers added.The bodies were discovered on Saturday on the second floor of a building housing an Indian restaurant.Authorities have opened an investigation into the incident and the identities of the victims have not yet been...
December 16, 2024

Twelve dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort

François Bayrou has long been a centrist ally of President Macron
Macron names centrist Bayrou as French PM in bid to end political instability
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist leader François Bayrou as France's next prime minister, in a bid to end months of political turmoil.A Macron ally, Bayrou is a mayor from the southwest and leads the MoDem party. Ahead of the announcement, the two men spent almost two hours in talks described as tense by French media.The president's task is now to ensure Bayrou lasts longer than his predecessor. Ex-Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier lasted just three months and was ousted by MPs nine days ago.Macron is half-way through his second term as president and Bayrou will be his fourth prime minister this year.French politics has been deadlocked ever since Macron called snap parliamentary elections during the summer and an opinion poll for BFMTV on Thursday suggested 61%...
December 13, 2024

Macron names centrist Bayrou as French PM in bid to end political instability

A man waits for evacuation to western Ukraine as he stands by a bed in a city theatre that hosts refugees running from Russian offensive in the Donetsk region, in Pavlohrad
EU Parliament delegation visits Georgia and marches with pro-EU protesters
TBILISI — A delegation from the European Parliament has visited Georgia and marched with pro-EU protesters with demonstrations against the government's decision to suspend accession talks now in a second week.The six MEPs also met with Georgia's pro-Western president Salome Zourabichvili, as well as representatives of the opposition, civil society groups and the media.The six members of the delegation were Rasa Juknevičienė from Lithuania and Michał Szczerba from Poland, both members of the European People’s Party.Nathalie Loiseau and Bernard Guetta from France, of the Renew Europe group.Germany's Tobias Cremer of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and Reinier van Lanschot from the Netherlands, who is a member of the Greens/European Free Alliance.Police...
December 13, 2024

EU Parliament delegation visits Georgia and marches with pro-EU protesters

The Russian flag flies over the Kremlin between the spires of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia -
Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park
MOSCOW — A Russian weapons expert who helped to develop cruise missiles used in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine has reportedly been assassinated in a forest in the Moscow region.Mikhail Shatsky, deputy general designer and head of design at the Mars Design Bureau — which develops missiles used by the Russian military — was shot dead this week in Kuzminsky forest, about 13 kilometers from the Kremlin, according to Ukrainian media.Exiled Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov posted a photograph on Telegram of a man resembling Shatsky lying dead on blood-stained snow. Similar photographs were published on several pro-Ukraine channels on the messaging app.Independent Russian outlet Important Stories said it had geolocated the site where the body was found as a 10-minute walk from...
December 13, 2024

Russia's top missile expert gunned down in Moscow park

A man waits for evacuation to western Ukraine as he stands by a bed in a city theatre that hosts refugees running from Russian offensive in the Donetsk region, in Pavlohrad
Russia targets Ukraine's power grid in massive aerial attack
KYIV — Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, lobbing dozens of rockets and drones, including the Kinzhal ballistic missile.Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said Russia targeted the country's energy grid. “The enemy continues its terror,” he said.Halushchenko said energy workers were working to “minimize negative consequences for the energy system,” promising to release more details on damages once the security situation allows it.Ukraine’s air force reported swarms of strike drones were launched at Ukraine overnight, followed by multiple cruise missiles in the country’s air space. It said Russia also used air-launched ballistic Kinzhal missiles against Ukraine’s western regions.Friday’s attack is the latest in a series of...
December 13, 2024

Russia targets Ukraine's power grid in massive aerial attack

Romania and Bulgaria will become full members of Schengen as of 1 January 2025
Romania and Bulgaria are granted full Schengen membership
BRUSSELS — Romania and Bulgaria's shared journey to join the passport-free Schengen Area came to an end on Thursday morning as interior ministers from the European Union gave their final blessing to their hard-fought candidacy.The momentous decision was made possible after Austria, the most ardent opponent, lifted its firmly held veto last month during a meeting in Budapest."A great victory for Bulgaria, Romania, and all of Europe," said the Hungarian presidency of the EU Council, which had made the completion of Schengen a key priority.As a result, the two Eastern countries will join Schengen as of 1 January 2025 in the capacity of fully-fledged members, closing the chapter that began in 2011, when the European Commission first determined their readiness for accession.Back...
December 12, 2024

Romania and Bulgaria are granted full Schengen membership

Georgia's new Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili speaks with Euronews in Budapest, Hungary
Georgia's foreign minister says pro-EU protests not 'necessarily peaceful'
BUDAPEST — Mass protests in Georgia are about to enter their third week, with thousands of Georgians taking to the streets to demonstrate against the recent decision by Tbilisi to put EU accession talks on hold.Protesters vowed to continue to demonstrate for as long as it takes until their demands are met, despite the intensifying violent nature of the clashes.Police have resorted to more heavy-handed tactics in an attempt to clamp down on the unrest, such as the use of water cannons and tear gas. They have detained more than 300 protesters so far, including opposition leaders and activists, while more than 100 people were treated for injuries.On Tuesday, Georgia's public ombudsman described the violence as torture and brutality, accusing the police of using excessive force against...
December 12, 2024

Georgia's foreign minister says pro-EU protests not 'necessarily peaceful'

This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo calls for abolition of nuclear weapons
OSLO — A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons, as he accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday.“Imagine this: there are 4,000 nuclear warheads that could be launched immediately. This means that the damage that occurred in Hiroshima and Nagasaki could be multiplied by hundreds or even thousands,” said Terumi Tanaka.“Let us all strive together to ensure that humanity is not destroyed by nuclear weapons, and to create a human society where there are no nuclear weapons and no war," he urged.This year’s prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Japanese atomic bombing survivors who have worked for nearly 70 years to maintain a taboo around the use of...
December 11, 2024

Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo calls for abolition of nuclear weapons

Police have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protesters
Georgian anti-government protests continue amid intensified police crackdown
TBILISI — Protests in Georgia entered a 13th day despite arrests and physical attacks against activists and opposition figures.Protesters gathered outside the Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi, chanting and blocking the street on Tuesday.Police have detained an increasing number of people as the crackdown on anti-government protests intensifies.The ruling Georgian Dream retained control of parliament in the disputed October 26 election, a vote widely seen as a referendum on Georgia’s EU aspirations.The opposition and the pro-Western president Salome Zourabichvili have accused the governing party of rigging the vote with neighbouring Russia’s help and have boycotted parliament sessions.Opposition protests gained new momentum following the Georgian Dream’s decision last...
December 11, 2024

Georgian anti-government protests continue amid intensified police crackdown

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