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KYIV — Ildar Dadin, a well-known Russian opposition activist who was fighting in Ukraine on the side of Kyiv, has been killed in action, according to the group that recruited him.A spokeswoman for that group, the Civic Council, told the BBC that Dadin had died, adding that "he was, and he remains a hero".The activist-turned-fighter was killed when soldiers from his volunteer battalion, the Freedom of Russia Legion, came under Russian artillery fire in the Kharkiv region of north-eastern Ukraine.For now, there are no more details and the Legion itself won’t comment whilst it says a military operation is still active.But Ilia Ponamarev, an exiled Russian opposition politician with previous links to the Legion, has told the BBC he is "certain, alas" that Dadin is...
October 07, 2024
Russian opposition activist killed fighting for Ukraine
BEDFORDSHIRE — A British climber who went missing in the Himalayas has spoken of her relief after surviving for two days in "brutal" conditions that put her life in danger.Fay Manners, originally from Bedfordshire, and her climbing partner, Michelle Dvorak from the United States, were stranded on Chaukhamba mountain in northern India when the rope lifting their food, tent and climbing equipment snapped, leaving them without supplies.The pair sent an emergency message at more than 20,000ft (6,096m), but search and rescue teams had initially been unable to find them.Ms Manners told the BBC the pair were "terrified" as they tried to make part of the descent alone, before being met by rescuers.Ms Manners is an alpinist, a mountain climber who specializes in difficult...
October 07, 2024
Climbers rescued after three days on mountain
October 04, 2024
At least 15 killed in severe flooding after heavy rainstorm hits Bosnia
October 04, 2024
EU hits China with tariffs in electric car sales battle
October 04, 2024
Thousands rally in Vienna against the far right ahead of coalition talks
October 03, 2024
Cruise ship still stuck off the coast of Northern Ireland after ‘paperwork’ setback
October 02, 2024
Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine's east
BRUSSELS — As Mark Rutte takes the reins at NATO, the defense pact is confronting challenges new and old – but is the former Dutch Prime Minister well-placed to meet them?The 57-year-old, one of Europe’s longest-serving democratic leaders, will have to face up to a belligerent Russia, fractious EU relations, and the potentially existential threat from a Donald Trump White House, defense experts have told Euronews.Rutte, a history graduate, has since 2010 presided over four different governments in the Netherlands — but resigned in July after his four-party coalition fell apart over how to curb migration.As of Tuesday (1 October), he’ll take over as Secretary-General of the 32-nation NATO alliance, as former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg steps down – and Rutte’s...
October 01, 2024
New NATO chief Mark Rutte inherits multiple security headaches
October 01, 2024
UK's Prince Harry celebrates 'little legends' at London charity awards
September 30, 2024
Hungary's Orbán rallies China and Brazil in renewed Ukraine peacemaking push
