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The nuclear-powered container ship Sevmorput was on fire near the berth of the federal state unitary enterprise Atomflot in Murmansk. This was reported by the Murmansk region’s Bi-Port news agency. It is noted that the outbreak occurred in one of the cabins. The area of the fire is 30 square meters. “At present, firefighters have […]
On Saturday, December 23, an Iranian drone hit the Chem Pluto chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean. This is the seventh Iranian attack on a commercial vessel since 2021. This was reported by Reuters. The Liberian-flagged chemical tanker Chem Pluto, owned by Japan and operated by the Netherlands, was 200 nautical miles off the coast […]
On the morning of December 19, Russia reported three drone attacks on the Bryansk region. This was reported by the governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, in his Telgram. According to the bishop, “an unmanned airplane-type aircraft was destroyed over the region.” He traditionally blames Ukraine for the attack. “The third attempt of Ukrainian […]
North Korea conducted two missile launches off its east coast over the past day. The Prime Minister of Japan said that the country is forced to convene a meeting of the National Security Council. This was reported by Reuters. Tokyo said the second missile probably landed in the waters west of Japan’s main northern island, […]
On Monday, December 18, Polish carriers are launching a new protest at the Yagodyn-Dorogusk checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. They will be joined by farmers from the United Village organization. This was reported by the leader of the protesting carriers Rafal Meckler on Twitter (X). Meckler said that starting December 18, farmers from the […]
A car in Delaware collided with a parked SUV of President Joe Biden’s motorcade. He and the first lady were not injured. This was reported by AP. The incident occurred as Biden was walking from his campaign headquarters in Wilmington to an armored SUV waiting for him. As the sedan was leaving the headquarters, it […]
The largest trial in the history of the Vatican ended on Saturday. For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church, the court sent a cardinal to prison. This was reported by DW. “Angelo Becciu, 75, has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for participating in a criminal conspiracy, […]
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction and interception of 33 drones over the territories of Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd regions by air defense forces on the night of December 17. The target of at least some of them was most likely a military airfield near Morozovsk, Rostov region, the newspaper Astra said . […]
On December 11, one of the checkpoints on the border between Ukraine and Poland was unblocked. We are talking about the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint. First Vice Prime Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov said this on his Facebook page. “The blockade of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint is over. Stable truck traffic has […]
At least six people died as a result of tornadoes and storms that swept through the US state of Tennessee on Saturday, December 9. Videos of the tornado and its aftermath were posted on social media. The northern part of the state was affected by the weather, particularly the city of Clarksville in Montgomery County. […]