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Russia launched a disinformation campaign against Ukraine after cooperation between Kyiv and the Gulf states rapidly strengthened in the wake of Iranian air strikes.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he was prepared to do everything possible to help him ‘resolve’ the war in Ukraine. In particular, they discussed a possible meeting between Russia and the United States in Budapest, which never took place.
The Brazilian Ministry of Labour has added the Chinese corporation BYD to the official register of employers who have used labour in conditions akin to slavery.
In March 2026, for the first time since the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine launched more attack drones at targets on Russian territory than Russian forces had launched against Ukraine.
A man has been convicted in Poltava for attempting to kill a utility company employee who had come to his home to deliver notices regarding outstanding debts. The attacker choked her, struck her on the head and shoved the bills into her mouth.
Italian police have arrested the leader of a mafia clan, Roberto Mazzarella, who had been on the run from the law for over a year. He was found in a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast.
Residents of the Kyiv region are increasingly coming across beavers in the most unexpected places — from residential gardens to roadsides.
Law enforcement officers have discovered a large consignment of cocaine hidden in containers at the port of Rotterdam. The bulk of the drugs was found amongst household goods being shipped from Curaçao.
Europe is increasingly keen to reduce its dependence on the US – particularly when it comes to gold. The French central bank, the Banque de France, has withdrawn all its gold from the US, having sold its remaining reserves held at the Federal Reserve and made nearly €13 billion from the transaction.
Ukraine has signed an intergovernmental agreement with China, which officially opens up the market of the People’s Republic of China to exports of Ukrainian wheat flour.
Ukraine will not be able to prepare adequately for the coming winter and minimise the risk of power cuts unless it resolves the critical issue of its multi-billion-dollar debts.
The Russian army is using new satellite terminals that operate via satellites built by the European companies Airbus and Thales Alenia Space.
