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Videograb shows explosions after drone attack on Russian ammunition depot
Ukraine claims to have destroyed large Russian ammunition depot 
KYIV — A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast.The Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian defense ministry-operated warehouse in the city of Toropets, which was storing Iskander tactical missile systems, Tochka-U tactical missile systems, guided aerial bombs and artillery ammunition, the source said.Large fires broke out from the debris of drones repelled by local air defenses, the regional government said, prompting the governor, Igor Rudenya, to order a partial evacuation of the area during the early hours of Wednesday.Earthquake monitors now believe explosions from the drone attack may have generated seismic activity....
September 19, 2024

Ukraine claims to have destroyed large Russian ammunition depot 

A drone view of a flooded area close to the Nysa Klodzka river in Nysa, Poland on September 16, 2024
Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe
LISBON — Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe following torrential rainfall, and wildfires tear through Portugal.Seven people have now died in fires in Portugal since Sunday, including three firefighters, whose vehicle burst into flames on Tuesday. At least 17 have been killed in what authorities have called the worst floods to hit central and eastern Europe in decades.The mayor of Nysa in Poland ordered the evacuation of all 44,000 residents as water levels in the city’s river rose and threatened to send more floods through its neighborhoods.Grzegorz Grochowski from Nysa recounted how rescuers and residents ferried sandbags down to the river embankment, working through the night into the early hours of...
September 18, 2024

Entire city evacuated after floods, 7 die in wildfires as extreme weather sweeps Europe

Map showing Tver region with Toropets town and the capital of Moscow in Russia, and Ukraine's capital Kyiv
Russia region orders evacuation after Ukraine drone attack
KYIV — A partial evacuation has been ordered in Russia's Tver region after a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire there, the local governor has said.Igor Rudenya said emergency services in the town of Toropets were trying to "localize" the blaze caused by falling drone wreckage. He did not say whether there were any casualties.Meanwhile, unverified footage has emerged purportedly showing a massive blast in the town, amid unconfirmed reports that a weapons depot was hit overnight.Toropets lies about 380km (236 miles) northwest of Russia's capital Moscow, and some 470km north of the border with Ukraine.On Wednesday morning, Toropets authorities said buses had already been prepared for the evacuation.They also claimed that the situation was "under...
September 18, 2024

Russia region orders evacuation after Ukraine drone attack

Russian troops march during the Victory Day military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024
Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.The increase would take the overall number of Russian military personnel to nearly 2.4 million, including 1.5 million troops, according to the decree published by the Kremlin Monday. The new staffing will come into effect in December, it said.Putin’s decree comes after Ukraine last month launched a lightning attack across the border on Russia’s southern Kursk region – the first foreign invasion of Russian territory since World War II. Last week, Russia stepped up its efforts to expel Ukrainian troops from Kursk and is inching forward toward the crucial Ukrainian...
September 17, 2024

Putin orders Russia to boost size of army by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million

Firefighters at work during a forest fire in Bornes de Aguiar, Portugal
Thousands of firefighters battle 'raging' wildfires across Portugal
LISBON — More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling wildfires that Portugal's Prime Minister has said are "raging across the country".Louis Montenegro named one firefighter who had died of "a sudden illness" while battling a blaze in Oliveira de Azeméis as João Silva.Temperatures in Portugal exceeded 30C (86F) over the weekend and are expected to remain elevated for days. At least two people have died due to the fires, according to local media reports.Portuguese authorities say there is the highest possible risk of wildfires breaking out across many central and northern regions of the country through to Wednesday - with the threat remaining "very high" until Friday.Ten thousand hectares (37 sq miles) have already been burned between Porto and...
September 17, 2024

Thousands of firefighters battle 'raging' wildfires across Portugal

RT logo on smartphone on green data background
Russian state media networks banned by Facebook owner
WASHINGTON — Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection on its platforms."After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity," Meta said.The bans are expected to come into effect in the next few days.The Russian embassy in Washington, broadcaster RT, formerly Russia Today, and the owner of the Sputnik news agency, Rossiya Segodnya, did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.Russian state media outlets have come under increased scrutiny over claims they have tried to influence...
September 17, 2024

Russian state media networks banned by Facebook owner

Ryan Wesley Routh in Ukraine
Ukraine military units refute links to suspected Trump shooter
KYIV — The suspected shooter of former US President Donald Trump was not a member of Ukraine's International Legion or the Azov Brigade, the two units said on Monday, despite reports and videos on social media linking him to them."We would like to clarify that Ryan Wesley Routh has never been part of, associated with, or linked to the International Legion in any capacity," the unit told Euronews. "Any claims or suggestions indicating otherwise are entirely inaccurate."The International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine, also called the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, is a unit of the Ukrainian army composed of foreign volunteers. It was established in February 2022, right after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country.After Routh was identified as a...
September 16, 2024

Ukraine military units refute links to suspected Trump shooter

France's European Commissioner-designate Stéphane Séjourné
France names Stéphane Séjourné as European Commissioner after Breton steps down
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated outgoing foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné to become the country's next European Commissioner, after Thierry Breton abruptly resigned from his post and withdrew his bid for a second term earlier on Monday.In a statement, the Élysée Palace said that the decision was made "in accordance" with newly-appointed Prime Minister Michel Barnier, and confirmed France was angling for a "key" portfolio related to "industrial and technological sovereignty" and "European competitiveness."It adds that Séjourné's prior experience, as chair of Macron's centrist Renew Europe group in the European Parliament and as France's Minister of Europe and foreign affairs, equips him to take the...
September 16, 2024

France names Stéphane Séjourné as European Commissioner after Breton steps down

German federal police check cars arriving at the German-Polish border on September 10
Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders
BERLIN — Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing restrictions on a wide area of free movement known as the Schengen Zone and stirring anger among its European neighbors.From Monday, as well as existing border controls with Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Poland, Germany will now also have internal border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark.Berlin will have the power to reject people at all land borders, a statement from the Interior Ministry said. The new rules will last for six months initially.The move marks how far Germany has shifted in recent years on the flashpoint issue of migration.The German government under Angela Merkel welcomed more than one million new arrivals...
September 16, 2024

Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders

People walk on a flooded road after heavy rain triggered flooding in Cuza Voda, Galati county, Romania, September 15, 2024
At least 8 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe
VIENNA — At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption.A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped a month’s worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region into Sunday.In Poland on Sunday, one person drowned in Klodzko county and authorities advised residents of Moszczanka and Laka Prudnicka to evacuate after a dam at risk of collapse was breached. In Austria the same day, a firefighter died in action, the fire department told CNN.In Romania, two more people were confirmed to have died from flooding on Sunday, following four deaths on Saturday.Rescuers have been...
September 16, 2024

At least 8 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe

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