Germany and Ukraine upgrade relations to ‘strategic partnership’

Germany and Ukraine upgrade relations to ‘strategic partnership’

Germany and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to deepen their military and political cooperation, upgrading their relationship to a strategic partnership with Chancellor Friedrich Merz also assuring Kiev of Berlin’s continued support on its path to EU accession. Merz greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warmly outside the Chancellery in central Berlin ahead of the first official…

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Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla

Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla

The 35-member list of those charged also includes Defense Minister Katz and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir, with Netanyahu, Katz, and Ben-Gvir responding to the indictment on Saturday. Turkey indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, as well as 35 other Israeli officials, for the naval interception of the October 2025 “Sumud” Gaza flotilla, seeking up…

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Fuel tankers regain access to Irish oil refinery

Fuel tankers regain access to Irish oil refinery

Fuel trucks have regained access to an oil refinery in the Republic of Ireland that had been subjected to a days-long blockade. Earlier on Saturday, protesters at Whitegate Refinery in County Cork were pushed back by gardaí (Irish police) using pepper spray, in an operation supported by the Irish Defence Forces. Gardaí were brought in…

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Hezbollah vows to continue resistance against Israel

Hezbollah vows to continue resistance against Israel

The head of Iran-backed Hezbollah, Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, vowed that his movement would continue its campaign against Israel on Friday, ruling out any return to previous conditions as fighting rages on. “The resistance will continue until the very end, and we will not accept a return to the previous situation,” Qassem said in…

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Russia and Ukraine swap over 1,000 bodies of soldiers

Russia and Ukraine swap over 1,000 bodies of soldiers

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the bodies of soldiers for the first time since February, parliamentary deputy Shamsail Saraliev told the Russian news portal rbc.ru on Thursday. He said the Ukrainian side had received 1,000 killed soldiers, while Russia received 41 bodies. The politician is responsible in the Duma for matters relating to the “special…

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