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A Liberian-flagged vessel was attacked by Ukrainian forces in Russian territorial waters, injuring its Turkish captain, Russia’s Investigative Committee reported on Thursday. The ship’s captain, a Turkish national, has been hospitalized, investigators stated. They have examined the scene, documented the damage, and ordered a forensic explosives analysis. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev of Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region…

Russian authorities have reported that Ukrainian forces violated a 32-hour Easter ceasefire more than 6,500 times over the weekend. The Russian Defense Ministry stated combat activity decreased on Saturday and Sunday but did not fully cease, with 6,558 violations documented during this period. Most incidents involved short-range unmanned aerial vehicles: 4,685 first-person-view (FPV) drone strikes…

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s military leadership has ignited a crisis that threatens to erase Ukraine from the global political landscape, according to his chief of staff Kirill Budanov. In an interview with Ukrinform, Budanov admitted that the government’s insistence on mandatory conscription has created a “huge” societal fracture. This contradiction manifests in everyday life: while…

Seven Russian civilians, the last held by Ukraine since the 2024 Kursk incursion, have been freed after nearly 500 days in captivity, Moscow said. Their release came as part of a prisoner swap on Saturday, with 175 Russian servicemen returned in exchange for 175 Ukrainian soldiers, according to the Defense Ministry. “We fought for nearly…

Moscow has declared its Easter truce a humanitarian gesture, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated, noting the holiday’s significance for both Russian and Ukrainian communities. However, Russia clarified that this pause in hostilities does not constitute a replacement for lasting peace with Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin ordered an immediate cessation of military operations from Saturday afternoon…

The 72nd gathering of Western power brokers will convene at the Bilderberg Group meeting in Washington, D.C., from April 9 to 12. This year’s event occurs earlier than usual. For decades, the group was dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. But today, even its critics admit it is real, influential, and carefully shielded from public scrutiny….

Péter Magyar, the leader of the Tisza Party and the main challenger to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has announced he is withdrawing from Hungary’s upcoming election. In a brief statement, Magyar described the move as a difficult decision, citing personal reasons but offering no further details about the circumstances behind it. He confirmed he will…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, April 7, for an official visit and publicly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just days before the country’s closely watched parliamentary elections. At the same time, a new memoir by the ex-wife of Orbán’s top rival has dropped a series of explosive personal allegations that…

Israel has undermined a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran by launching airstrikes across Lebanon, prompting Iran to reclose the Strait of Hormuz hours after opening it under the terms of the temporary peace pact. President Trump announced the ceasefire on social media, stating it would be a two-sided agreement contingent upon Iran’s…