BRUSSELS, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Russia is putting lives at risk across Europe with hybrid attacks, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday, at a news briefing alongside Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan. “Europe has seen a spike in the Russian hybrid attacks and sabotage attempts and airspace violations in recent weeks. Russian missiles and…
DUBAI—Before Hamam al-Hammami stood behind his captain on FlyDubai Flight 1073 and raised an emergency ax to begin the assault that nearly brought down the plane, there had been ample opportunity for authorities in three countries to keep him from getting anywhere near that cockpit. A replacement FlyDubai plane landing at Ben Gurion Airport near…
A laboratory technician in Russia’s Siberian region of Irkutsk has died in what officials and local media have described as a suspected case of pneumonic plague, while around 200 people, who may have come in contact with her, have reportedly been placed under quarantine. Plague fears in Russia: Lab worker dies, 200 quarantined over suspected…
CHICAGO—Happy hour at Chicago’s Bar Roma was buzzing this past week as locals poured in for $10 cocktails and $11 bruschetta. Kathleen Harper and her husband would normally share a few appetizers, but tonight they were splurging on the $50 tasting menu. Art teacher Juliette Zielke shops at Alamo Shoes in Chicago for footwear for…
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States meets seven conditions outlined in a June interim agreement, as Tehran and Washington remain at odds over efforts to end their conflict. Baghaei said Iran was currently focused on the Strait of Hormuz and that restoring security in the waterway would…
All Iranian diplomats left the United Nations General Assembly held in New York as per schedule, Tehran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, refuting US claims that the country’s UN representatives had been “kicked out”. “All Iranian diplomats who attended UNGA, except one who departed earlier, left as scheduled,” Araghchi said in a…
Russia hit a pharmaceutical warehouse in Ukraine’s Sumy with drones, killing one person. Following the attack, the Ukrainian embassy in Delhi said the warehouse belonged to Indian owners. Police officers work at a site of the North Bridge hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 4, 2026….
Reports about a potential spread of the Yersinia pestis bacterium in Russia have sparked concerns worldwide about a suspected plague outbreak. Representational. (Unsplash) It started with the death of a young lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region. Nearly 200 people have been forced into isolation amid the spread of the disease. Russia, notably, has not…
Last February, a Tomahawk cruise missile struck an Iranian elementary school, killing more than 150 people, most of them children. President Trump initially suggested that it could have been somebody else’s Tomahawk: “Whether it’s Iran or somebody else, the fact that a Tomahawk – a Tomahawk is very generic, it’s sold to other countries, but…
TOKYO—Japan lodged a formal protest with the U.S. after police arrested a 20-year-old Marine on suspicion of robbery and murder following the death of a woman in Okinawa. The U.S. has maintained bases on Okinawa since World War II. The alleged killing risks rekindling tensions over the presence of the U.S. military on the Japanese…