Residents of the town of vyborg heard a loud explosion and saw a huge plume of white smoke, causing panic. The local emergency situations ministry claims that it was a planned explosion during the extraction of granite chips in a quarry.
The International Court of Justice has concluded that it has jurisdiction to hear South Africa's lawsuit against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza and ordered Israel to prevent and punish incitement to genocide. The court rejected Israel's request to dismiss the case.
The EU plans to develop its own satellite communications system, IRIS², to reduce dependence on SpaceX's Starlink. The system, which could be operational by 2027 or 2028, will provide secure communications and military internet that will meet key security and defense needs.
US Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien said that Ukraine will conduct an offensive military campaign in 2024. Allied financial support is expected to help Ukraine destabilize Russia's military efforts.
The United Kingdom plans to return Ghana's stolen jewelry to Ghana on loan 150 years after it was taken from the court of King Asante. Among them are 17 exhibits from the Victoria and Albert Museum and 15 from the British Museum, including a ceremonial hat, a state sword and a smoking pipe. The artifacts will be exhibited at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has released photos taken by the SORA-Q lunar rover on the Moon, the first such achievement for Japan. The lunar rover was delivered by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft, designed to demonstrate ultra-precise landing technologies.
Advances in gene therapy have helped restore hearing in five out of six children born deaf due to a mutation in the OTOF gene. The successful treatment involved injecting a functioning version of otoferlin, a key protein for hearing recovery, into the inner ear.
Shinji Aoba was sentenced to death for the arson attack on the Kyoto Animation Studio in Japan in 2019, which killed 36 people. Aoba accused the studio of plagiarizing his novel.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis visits Kyiv to discuss how Lithuania can further support Ukraine.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs supports a unilateral ban on russian grain imports. This decision is seen as a way to counter russia's use of food as a hybrid weapon.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has authorized the resumption of flights of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after a thorough inspection following an incident in which part of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines aircraft flew out in midair. Alaska Airlines plans to gradually return these aircraft to its schedule, subject to enhanced maintenance procedures.
The Russian military is reportedly planning to use the banned chemical chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces in the left-bank districts of Kherson region to gain control of Krynky.
The ifo Institute has lowered its GDP growth forecast for Germany for 2024 to 0. 7%, explaining it by austerity measures worth almost 19 billion euros in the budget approved by the Bundestag.
Fossil fuel emissions are "finally back to 1960s levels," analysts say, but they warn that levels are still falling too slowly.
NNEGC Energoatom is creating a nuclear technology hub in Ukraine that will produce equipment for small modular reactors and export these technologies to the international market. This step will contribute to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and increase the competitiveness of the Ukrainian nuclear industry.
Latvia donates 14 cars confiscated from drunk drivers worth 68 thousand euros to Ukraine. This is part of efforts to support Ukrainian society in the face of the ongoing military operations.
In France, a protester was killed during a road blockade by farmers when a car rammed into straw bales that farmers were using to block the road.
According to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, in 2023, local communities earned UAH 1. 6 billion from the sale and lease of municipal real estate and land through online auctions. Zolotonosha, Balta, and Kyiv were the most active.
Partisans in Crimea have spotted the arrival in Sevastopol of a large landing ship of the type of the destroyed novocherkassk. It is reported that the ship was camouflaged and may soon be on combat duty.
The Spanish government is reviewing the activities of state museums to make sure they go beyond colonial ideas and counteract political interference and censorship in art.
German music producer Frank Farian, founder of the disco band Boney M, dies at the age of 82.
In the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine, a lawyer is accused of seizing documents protected by law from a court staff member. The National Police and the Anti-Corruption Bureau were informed.
As a result of the Palestinian attack with an RPG, 21 Israeli army soldiers were killed. This was the deadliest incident for the IDF in the entire war with Hamas in Gaza.
European Union High Representative Josep Borrell has proposed the creation of a military assistance fund for Ukraine, which could provide financial resources, military equipment, and training. He hopes that the fund will amount to 5 billion euros.
The railwaymen's sports complex in Kyiv, which is attended by more than 500 children, was damaged by rocket fire. There were no children present at the time, but one person was injured, while the railroad service was not affected.
Ukrainian troops destroyed a russian cruise missile using a machine gun. Mobile fire groups also managed to neutralize several more enemy cruise missiles.
After another russian missile strike on Ukraine, the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, reminds the world that terror can only be stopped by force. He warns that russian missiles could target Western cities if weakness is shown.
An unexploded rocket warhead was found in a residential building in Svyatoshynskyi district. People are being evacuated.
A nighttime rocket attack on the city of Balakliya in Kharkiv region resulted in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. Two civilians are currently being treated for injuries.
The first consequences of the morning rocket attack on Kyiv are known. Several people were injured, property and buildings were damaged. Emergency services have been dispatched to respond to calls.
