Denmark is leading a major NATO exercise in Greenland, involving over 550 troops from Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, and Norway, to boost Arctic defense readiness amid growing tensions over the region. The drills include ship boardings, live-fire exercises, and F-16 flyovers, with U.S., U.K., and Canadian observers present. Danish commanders cite Russia as a regional threat but stress strong ties with the U.S. military, despite … Continue reading Denmark leads drills in Greenland at time of tensions with U.S.

Independent lab tests on smuggled samples from late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny indicate he was poisoned while imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said. Navalny, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, died in February 2024 at age 47, with Russian authorities claiming he collapsed during a walk. Navalnaya has long accused Putin of responsibility and called on labs to … Continue reading Alexey Navalny’s widow says lab tests prove Russian opposition figure was poisoned in prison

Christian Brückner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance, has been released from a German prison after serving time for a separate rape conviction. The 48-year-old, a convicted sex offender with a history of crimes in Portugal, was fitted with an ankle tag but faces no charges in relation to Madeleine’s case, which remains unsolved. German prosecutors suspect his involvement, citing phone data placing him … Continue reading Madeleine McCann suspect freed from German prison

Thieves have stolen $700,000 worth of gold samples from Paris’s Natural History Museum after breaking into its geology gallery with power tools. The theft exploited a security weakness caused by a recent cyberattack that disabled alarms and surveillance. The museum warned the stolen items carry irreplaceable heritage value despite their raw gold worth, CBS News has reported. The heist is the latest in a series … Continue reading Gold worth $700,000 stolen from Paris’s Natural History Museum amid string of similar heists

Israeli forces have intensified their ground offensive in Gaza City, carrying out heavy air and artillery strikes that have destroyed residential blocks, hit a children’s hospital, and forced mass displacement. The UN says Israel is committing genocide, while the Palestinian death toll has reached 65,000. Hundreds of thousands have fled south, though many remain trapped due to hunger, cost, or fear that the south is … Continue reading IDF try to force civilians out of Gaza City as ground offensive continues

Constance Marten, a 38-year-old British aristocrat, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 51, were sentenced to 14 years in prison for the manslaughter of their newborn daughter while on the run in 2023. The couple hid from authorities after Marten secretly gave birth, living in a tent during freezing weather where their baby, Victoria, died of hypothermia. Her body was later found in a shed in … Continue reading British aristocrat and her boyfriend sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing their newborn

Polish authorities detained a young Belarusian woman and a Ukrainian man after a drone was spotted flying over the presidential palace in Warsaw on Monday night. The drone was neutralized by state security, and officials stressed it was too early to determine the suspects’ motives, rejecting rumors of a major espionage operation. The incident comes as Poland remains on high alert following recent Russian drone … Continue reading Suspects accused of flying drone over Polish presidential palace are Belarusian and Ukrainian

The Israeli military launched a ground offensive into Gaza City on Tuesday, advancing toward the territory’s largest urban center after weeks of bombardment. Hundreds of thousands have fled, but many remain as the assault intensifies. Israel says the operation aims to destroy Hamas’ remaining fighters and infrastructure, though officials warn it could last months. The push came the same day U.N.-commissioned experts accused Israel of … Continue reading Israel’s military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City

China and the Philippines clashed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after China accused a Philippine ship of ramming one of its vessels, while Manila said Chinese forces damaged its fisheries ship with water cannons, injuring a crew member. The incident came days after Beijing declared part of the shoal a nature reserve, prompting a Philippine protest. Manila said Chinese coast guard ships blasted its vessel … Continue reading Tensions flare as Chinese and Philippine ships collide in South Sea