Fifteen people from Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Ukraine have been charged over a Russia-backed plot to carry out arson attacks across Europe, Lithuanian prosecutors said. Investigators linked the suspects to Russia’s GRU and found they used courier services to send incendiary devices hidden in massage pillows and cosmetics. Explosions occurred in the UK, Germany, and Poland in 2024, including at a DHL warehouse in … Continue reading Russia-backed network behind detonating parcels in Europe, Lithuania says

NATO jets intercepted two Russian Su-30 fighters armed with supersonic Kh-31 missiles over the Baltic Sea, alongside an Il-20 intelligence aircraft. Sweden and Denmark carried out the operation after detecting aircraft flying without flight plans or transponders. The incident comes amid a surge in Russian provocations, including drone incursions into Polish, Romanian, and Latvian airspace, and large-scale Zapad 2025 war games with Belarus. In response, … Continue reading NATO jets intercept Russian warplanes carrying supersonics over Baltic

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