Drone strikes dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan | Russia-Ukraine war

Drone strikes dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan | Russia-Ukraine war

NewsFeed A suspected Ukrainian drone struck a dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan region – sending fireballs into the air and people scattering. At least 7 people were injured in the attack that struck an industrial part of town, where a factory making Iranian-designed drones is reportedly located. Published On 2 Apr…

Russia says explosives sent from Ukraine via EU countries seized | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia says explosives sent from Ukraine via EU countries seized | Russia-Ukraine war News

Authorities say they have seized cargo comprising of home-made explosives as Ukrainian drones hit deep inside Russia. Russia’s top security agency says it has seized dozens of kilos of explosives sent from Ukraine concealed in Orthodox Christian religious icons that had transited through the European Union. The seizure took place…

One killed, two wounded as child opens fire at Finnish school | Gun Violence News

One killed, two wounded as child opens fire at Finnish school | Gun Violence News

Three children were wounded after another minor opened fire at a primary school near Finland’s capital Helsinki. A child has been killed and another two wounded after another minor opened fire at a primary school in Finland, according to authorities. Finnish police said the 12-year-old shooter was arrested early on…

Russian court extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June | Freedom of the Press News

Russian American is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’ and spreading ‘false information’. A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5, her employer Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) says. The Prague-based editor, 47, was arrested last year in the city…

‘We Jews are just arrested; Palestinians are beaten’: Protesters in Germany | Israel War on Gaza News

‘We Jews are just arrested; Palestinians are beaten’: Protesters in Germany | Israel War on Gaza News

German-Israeli activist Iris Hefets was arrested for the first time in Berlin just a few weeks after the start of Israel’s war on Gaza last October – for holding a sign which read, “As a Jew and Israeli, stop the genocide in Gaza”. That time, the police told Hefets, a…

The UK’s new minimum wage ‘badly needed’ but many calling for more | Business and Economy News

The UK’s new minimum wage ‘badly needed’ but many calling for more | Business and Economy News

Keerthi Subramanian, a shop clerk in South London, earns 10.42 pounds ($13.15) an hour. From Monday that will go up by 1.02 pounds ($1.29) to 11.44 pounds ($14.44) as a new United Kingdom minimum wage kicks in. That is not much help, she says. “At just over 10 pounds, I…

Turkey’s opposition set to hold power in major cities, partial results show | Elections News

Turkey’s opposition set to hold power in major cities, partial results show | Elections News

Partial results in local elections show CHP candidates ahead of their AK Party rivals in Ankara and Istanbul. Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) appears set to retain its control over key cities, according to preliminary partial results from the country’s local elections. With 49 percent of…

Two killed as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure | Russia-Ukraine war News

Two killed as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s attacks on such infrastructure in recent days have also caused severe power outages. Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have killed two people, one in the country’s western Lviv region, the other in an attack in the northeast, officials said. The attack in Lviv destroyed a building and sparked…