A US MQ-9 drone crashed into the Black Sea after an alleged intercept by Russian fighter jets, with both sides giving conflicting accounts of the incident.
Despite growing international pressure to send weapons to Ukraine, Switzerland is instead destroying decommissioned air-defense systems rather than hand them over to Kyiv.
Members of Russia’s parliament have introduced an amendment to national laws on military and alternative service, which would gradually raise the conscription age bracket for Russian men by three years.
Zelensky accused the monks of being "agents of Russia" and claimed that his government would not allow a "terrorist state" to "manipulate the spirituality of our people" or to "steal valuables" from holy sites.
Climate activists reacted with equal measures of anger and despair Sunday at the news oil giant Saudi Aramco achieved record profits totalling $161.1 billion last year.
Former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield reveals in a resurfaced interview that gain-of-function research has been conducted on bird flu viruses and expresses concern that society should debate the safety and responsibility of such research, with a coming bird flu pandemic predicted to be worse than COVID-19 and requiring a proportional investment in national security preparedness.
Switzerland will continue to oppose the supply of arms to Ukraine as the country retains its constitutional neutrality, President Alain Berset confirmed on Tuesday.
