Images reveal Tu-95 bomber buildup at remote Belaya air base. On May 5, 2025, satellite images posted by open-source intelligence analyst MT Anderson on X revealed a striking development at Belaya Air Base, a remote Russian military outpost in eastern Siberia. Nine Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers, known by NATO as “Bears,” were visible on the tarmac, with […]
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Dutch police arrest pro-Palestine protesters at World War II anniversary event. Dutch police arrested five pro-Palestine protesters on Monday during a World War Two anniversary event in Wageningen, central Netherlands. A police spokesperson said the arrests were for disturbing public order. As the city marked the 80th anniversary of Dutch liberation at the end of World War II in Europe,
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Inmate in Georgia dies after alleged beating in prison. A 46-year-old Georgian inmate, Ioseb Gorgadze, who was allegedly beaten in prison, died on the evening of 4 May at the Vivamed clinic, where he had been transferred in late January with multiple injuries. Despite several months of treatment, doctors were unable to save him. “He had multiple contusions, polytrauma
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Top UN court rejects bid to sue UAE for genocide. The UN’s top court has dismissed Sudan’s case against the UAE accusing the Gulf state of complicity in genocide. Sudan alleged the UAE supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese civil war, in which tens of thousands of people have died, forced
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Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches Unite Against West. In late April, the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), Porfirije, was on an official trip to Russia. While there, he seized every opportunity to highlight the close ties between the two nations, a reminder that the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) remains the center of gravity
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10 dead, dozens hospitalized as Chinese tourist boats capsize. May 5 (UPI) — At least 10 people are dead and more than 70 have been hospitalized after high winds caused four tourist vessels to capsize in China’s Guizhou province Sunday. The boats reportedly turned over while on a river in the city of Qianxi, which caused 84 people
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Guinea-Bissau PM’s adviser arrested in Spain on drug charges, police say. Spanish police have arrested a special adviser to the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau, on the island of Tenerife in an investigation into suspected corruption and drug trafficking involving police officers, authorities said on Friday. Following Wednesday’s arrest, a court in Tenerife ordered that Lebanon-born
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Russian journalist who escaped Putin’s reach reappears in Paris after daring journey. A Russian journalist has resurfaced in Paris after a daring escape from Moscow, where she faced a decade-long prison sentence for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. Ekaterina Barabash, a vocal opponent of the war, fled last month while under house arrest, successfully evading electronic monitoring and surveillance.
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Trump plans $100m tariffs on movies and TV shows made overseas. The Trump trade war is now moving on from industry to intellectual property, which could have a massive impact on an industry that often produces work across several countries. “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump claimed on Truth Social on Sunday night.
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Admiral warns of China’s naval shipbuilding surge over U.S. On May 2, 2025, Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, delivered a stark assessment of the naval balance between the United States and China, highlighting a significant gap in shipbuilding capacity that could reshape maritime power in the Pacific. Photo credit: MWM Speaking
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