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A 23-year-old man in Denmark who opened fire at a mall last year and killed three people believing the victims were zombies was sentenced Wednesday to detention in a secure medical facility. The Copenhagen District Court convicted the man, who was not identified during the trial because of court rules, of murder and attempted murder […]

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of planning an imminent attack against one of the world’s largest nuclear plants.  In a video address Tuesday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged that information from Ukrainian intelligence officials shows the “Russian military has placed objects resembling explosives on the roof of several power units” of the […]

Ukrainian police are investigating an explosion at a court building in the nation’s capital of Kyiv on Wednesday, the nation’s Internal Affairs Ministry announced. Initial reports suggest the blast may have been set off by a man who was brought to the court building for a hearing. Officials have offered no details regarding casualties. “law […]

Russian mercenary warlord-turned-rebel Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to call on the Russian public to join the Wagner Group as his troops continue to recruit troops for the war in Ukraine, which would break the terms of his exile and truce with the Kremlin.  “Today, more than ever, we need your support,” Prigozhin allegedly said in audio […]

The European Union should put a priority on stopping illegal migration instead of trying to persuade the 27 member nations to share responsibility for people who arrive without authorization, the prime ministers of Italy and Poland said Wednesday. Italy’s right-wing leader, Premier Georgia Meloni, traveled to Warsaw for a meeting with her conservative Polish counterpart, […]

Heavy monsoon rains lashed Pakistan on Wednesday, causing deaths, flooding roads and disrupting lives in areas where residents already were struggling to recover from floods last summer that affected 33 million people and killed 1,739, officials said. Six people died in weather-related incidents in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province, officials said. At least […]

Israeli military forces have withdrawn from the West Bank city of Jenin after completing a two-day operation.  Palestinian leaders accused Israel of conducting an “invasion” of Jenin, while Israeli leaders said the raid was aimed at “the Hamas terrorist organisation responsible for all terror activities emanating from the Gaza Strip.” One Israeli soldier and 12 […]

Some 15.3 million Syrians are currently in need of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations – nearly 70% of the country’s population. The crisis has made its impact on people in every corner of the country. “People are living in extreme poverty today in areas of Damascus,” Atlantic Council senior fellow Qutaiba Idlbi said. […]

A photographer in Hong Kong has been convicted of disrespecting the Chinese national anthem. Cheng Wing-chun, 27, is the first person to be convicted under the law after he edited footage of fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long at the Tokyo Olympics award ceremony to replace the Chinese national anthem with the protest song “Glory to Hong […]

Russian officials are trying to link the U.S. and NATO to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday, saying Western countries provided “necessary intelligence” for the raid. Russia claims its air defenses fended off an attack on the nation’s capital by five Ukrainian drones on Tuesday. Officials now claim the attack would not […]