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‘The perfect family home’. The house in Salisbury where Skripal was poisoned with ‘Novichok’ has been put up for sale
A house in the British town of Salisbury, where former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal was poisoned with ‘Novichok’, has been put up for sale. The building was purchased by the local council in 2021.
The US has deployed Ukrainian Magura V5 maritime drones for the first time during exercises in the Philippines — media reports
The US military has used Ukrainian Magura V5 maritime drones for the first time during exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. During manoeuvres in the Philippines, the drones attacked a decommissioned target vessel.
Former Sejm MP returned his award following a decision concerning Zelenskyy
Piotr Fogler, a former member of the Polish Sejm, has declined his state honour — the ‘Gold Cross of Merit’. He stated that he was returning the award in protest against Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision regarding Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s order
Protests have broken out in Albania over Jared Kushner’s resort project
In Tirana, the capital of Albania, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the construction of a holiday resort on the country’s southern coast. The project is backed by a company owned by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump
Keir Starmer may announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on 22 June
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer may soon announce a timetable for his departure from office amid an internal crisis within the Labour Party
Bessent advised Trump not to receive Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advised Donald Trump not to receive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office ahead of the controversial meeting at the White House
Hungary has changed its stance on Ukraine’s accession to the EU: what Magyar said
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced a change in Budapest’s approach to the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. According to him, the country supports Ukraine’s European path, but the process must take place in accordance with rules that are the same for all candidates
A large number of Ukrainian presidents have declined the Order of the White Eagle
Former Ukrainian presidents Petro Poroshenko, Viktor Yushchenko and Leonid Kuchma have announced that they are renouncing the Polish Order of the White Eagle. They took this decision after the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of this honour.
In Brazil, a 12-year-old girl faked her own abduction and demanded a ransom from her parents
In Brazil, the police have solved an unusual case involving the alleged abduction of a 12-year-old girl. After several hours of searching, the police established that the child had made up the story herself in order to get money from her family
Drones attacked the Tyumen oil refinery, thousands of kilometres from Ukraine
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have attacked the Tyumen oil refinery in Russia, which is located approximately 2,000 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. Prior to the explosions, a warning had been issued in the region regarding drones.
Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died: what is known about the accident
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash in France. The Cessna 421, owned by the businessman, crashed near La Bolle; two people were killed in the accident
The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a bridge across the Henichesk Strait and a Russian ‘Pantsir-S’ system
The Ukrainian Defence Forces have carried out strikes on a number of key Russian military targets. Among those hit were the bridge across the Henichesk Strait, which the occupiers were using for logistics, and the ‘Pantsir-S’ anti-aircraft missile and gun system
