Russia says 8 US ATACMS shot down – DW – 01/04/2025

Skip to next section Pro-Ukraine protests held in Slovakia 01/04/20254 January 2025 Pro-Ukraine protests held in Slovakia Pro-Ukraine protesters in Slovakia held a rally against Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava on Friday. Protesters gathered outside the government offices under the slogan, “Slovakia is Europe! We’ve had enough of Russia!” The protest was organized by … Read more

Defense Ministry says Russia shot down 8 missiles, captured Ukraine settlement

Russian forces have taken control of the village of Nadia in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports. The ministry said its air defense systems had shot down 10 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory on Saturday morning, … Read more

Venezuela’s opposition leader Gonzalez Urrutia seeks support ahead of Maduro inauguration

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia will meet Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Saturday, days ahead of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration for a third term following contested July elections. The US and the European Parliament have recognized González Urrutia as Venezuela’s legitimate president, as have Argentina, Costa Rica and Uruguay. Source link

Myanmar junta releases prisoners to mark Independence Day – DW – 01/04/2025

Myanmar’s ruling military government announced the release of 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty, state media reported on Saturday. The annual pardon will mark the country’s 77th Independence Day. Myanmar regularly announces mass prisoner release orders on Independence Day. What else do we know about the release order? Military government spokesman Major General … Read more

Trump to be sentenced 10 days before inauguration in hush money case

Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future US president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case scheduled the sentencing for January 10. “It took everyone by surprise,” said David Smith, Washington bureau chief for The Guardian. “The judge was making a point that … Read more

US state Tennessee refuses to release its new execution rules

Nashville, Tennessee – Just days after Tennessee announced a new manual for executing death row inmates, the state’s top prison officials said they will not release the document to the public. The Tennessee Department of Corrections asked The Associated Press to file a public records request to obtain a copy of the latest execution manual, … Read more

More than a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains delayed – DW – 01/04/2025

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB)’s punctuality problems will persist until 2024, according to data published by the company on Friday. According to its latest figures, only 62.5% of DB ICE and IC long distance trains arrived within 6 minutes of arrival time last year. This figure is slightly worse than in 2023 when 64% … Read more