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Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours, killing at least eight

Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260324-russia-launches-nearly-1000-drones-ukraine-in-24-hours Recently Russia fired close to 1000 drones in Ukraine in one day. over 500 were fired during the day, and over 300 at night. The attack killed 8 people all across Ukraine. The attacks have been targeting civilian facilities like a maternity hospital, church, and several residential facilities. Zelensky is very upset with the attack far… Read more »

EU ‘greatly concerned’ by reports Hungary leaked negotiation details to Russia

Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260323-eu-concern-hungary-russia-leak-negotiations-ukraine A recent report was made that the Hungarian Foreign Minister has been passing sensitive information about EU negotiations to Russia. This report is of great concern to the EU. Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, called the report “fake news”. Although, other members of Hungarian Foreign affairs claim that it would be ok if he did,… Read more »

French soldier killed by Iranian drone was on anti-jihad mission in Iraq

Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260314-french-soldier-killed-by-iran-made-drone-was-in-iraq-on-anti-jihad-operation A French soldier was recently killed in Iraq by an Iranian drone in Kurdistan, Iraq. The deployment in this area was to help combat a resurgence of ISIS in the region. Following the recent downsizing of the unit and movement of its station from Baghdad to Erbil, the state of the mission has been more unstable…. Read more »

Russia summons UK, French envoys over Ukraine Storm Shadow missile strike

Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260313-russia-summons-uk-french-envoys-over-ukraine-storm-shadow-missile-strike The Russian Foreign Ministry recently summoned and spoke to British and French ambassadors over recent missile strikes from Ukraine in Bryansk. The missiles were constructed under a British and French joint venture. This discussion was in hopes of inciting a protest against Ukrainian actions. Ukraine has responded saying it used the missiles to hit a factory… Read more »

Oil tanker attacked off Russian coast

Link to article: https://www.rt.com/news/634983-greek-flagged-oil-tanker-attacked-black-sea-russian-coast/ Recently a Greek oil tanker carrying Russian oil and gas was attacked 14 nautical miles off the coast of Russia. It is suspected that this attack was carried out by Ukrainian drones, as this reflects many recent drone attacks that have been used to disrupt Russian oil and gas in the Black Sea. Nobody was harmed… Read more »

Europe bashing: EU’s top diplomat rejects US talk of ‘civilisational erasure’

Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260215-europe-bashing-eu-top-diplomat-kallas-rejects-us-talk-civilisational-decline Following numerous negative comments from the US about the EU and current immigration Europe, the EU’s top diplomat has addressed disagreement. Kaja Kallas has denied the claims of “civilizational erasure” in Europe, supporting a difference in approach to immigration unlike the US. She still agrees with senator Marco Rubio’s statement that the US and EU need… Read more »

Czech Republic: Government attacks public TV and radio

Link to article: https://www.dw.com/en/czech-republic-government-attacks-public-television-and-radio/a-76009348 The new right wing populist prime minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babis, wants to take control of the Czech Republic’s largest broadcaster. Once elected Babis formed his coalition government of other far right allies. This move made it easier for him to attack the financial independence of the public broadcaster, mimicking a similar change and… Read more »

Ukrainian disruption of Russian oil pipeline triggers emergency in EU state

Link to article: https://www.rt.com/news/632733-slovakia-oil-emergency-druzhba-disruption/ Slovakia is currently rushing to find a new temporary oil source as Ukraine closes off the Russian oil line. Slovakia’s worry comes as Ukraine refuses to allow the transport of critical Russian fuel, Slovakia’s primary source of fuel. Slovakia will be using strategic oil reserves, in Bratislava, in the meantime. Slovakia is looking, in turn, at… Read more »