In Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2 young Chechen gay men were kidnapped and moved to Chechnya, known for abuses of LGBT people. Chechen authorities now claim that these men were involved in a terrorist group
Juan Guaidó: Today we accompany our brothers from Belarus in the fight for their freedom. Democracy is always at stake and today more than ever we must defend it. These authoritarian models use the judicial system as an instrument to torture dissent
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: "Russian fighter jets [flew] to the Syrian desert where they started a new round of airstrikes on ISIS positions, particularly the eastern countryside of Hama in Hama-Aleppo-Al-Raqqah triangle. Six Russian jets consecutively executed strikes"
Very interesting blog by Borrell after his trip to Russia. Mentions possible sanctions twice, including the new EU human rights sanctions. Also admits that he found out about the expulsions of European diplomats via social media
3 week agoA 20-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was stabbed in Harrow. Met Police say two males have been arrested on suspicion of GBH and possession of an offensive weapon. Another male and two females have been arrested for conspiracy to commit GBH
3 week agoJosep Borrell: My visit to Moscow highlighted that Russia does not want to seize the opportunity to have a more constructive dialogue with the EU. This is regrettable and we will have to draw the consequences
3 week agoThe UAE and Spain sign an agreement to strengthen cooperation in security fields
European Union: All foreign fighters and mercenaries must be removed from Libya
Rumors about the dissolution of the Nagorny Karabakh army and the Foreign Ministry, abandonment of the Red Market-Shushi road, the installation of the Azerbaijani flag in Khankendi/Stepanakert - complete nonsense: Nagorny Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan
A MAIB spokesperson said: "The MAIB is conducting a safety investigation into a fatal accident on the beam trawler Cornishman. Sadly, one fisherman died and another suffered injuries in the accident. A team of MAIB inspectors have deployed to Newlyn, Cornwall
3 week agoA Russian reconnaissance plane was shot down on the Benin axis in the southern Idlib countryside.
3 week agoDepartment of State: We continue to stand in solidarity with the people of Belarus. You have shown exceptional strength and resilience in the face of brutal repression. We are inspired by your courage as you stand for the right to decide Belarus' future
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed "solidarity with the people of Myanmar" following last week's military coup, urging the army to work towards "democratic coexistence" as thousands demonstrate in the streets
3 week agoFire at color paints factory in Moscow
3 week agoInternational Day of Solidarity with Belarus. A march was held in Kyiv, chanting "Long live Belarus"
Kosovo voters head to the polling stations on February 14 for the sixth legislative elections in 13 years, in a competition featuring three main contenders for the post of Prime Minister.
3 week agoSyria Idlib A Russian drone (Orlan-10) crashed today in Jabal al-Zawiyah region
3 week agoGrigory Yavlinsky doubles down on his attack on Navalny, saying that if he comes to power it could lead to "Nazism and war". But he is leading a comfortable life with the status of approved opposition leader in Putin's fascist, warmongering Russia
3 week agoRussia: A tactical flight exercise with the crews of the Tu-95MS strategic bombers took place in the Amur region on February 6. During the exercise, aircrews completed air patrol duties in a given area
The car is on fire in the Alabyano-Baltic tunnel in Moscow, traffic is blocked, according to Deptrans
3 week agoAmsterdam Airport is facing difficult weather conditions due to snow. Some flights were forced to divert to Paris
3 week agoWest Midlands Police:ARREST We've arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a body at a house in Handsworth today. Officers were called to Holly Road at around 9am and found the body of a man who had been badly injured. (Continued)
3 week agoMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, spox of the Iranian parliament on board EP-IGD (IRAN03 - A321-231), leaves Tehran to Moscow Russia for a 3-days-long trip. Before his departure, he states: "I'm carrying an important strategic message"
Police setting up cordons at Manezhnaya square in central Moscow
Inbound Latakia Air Base, Syria flag-ruflag-ru Russian Air Force Tu154 RA85586 RFF7828
Khamenei: The side with the right to set conditions to JCPOA is Iran since it abided by all its commitments, not US or 3 European countries who breached theirs. If they want Iran to return, US must lift all sanctions. We'll verify & if it's done properly, we'll return to our commitments
Air-defense system "Pantsir" in the exercise repelled an attack of drones on the position of S-400 in occupied Crimea
Mannheim: 1200 people, 600 cars: police stop coronavirus protest parade. The participants of the non-registered demonstration wanted to protest against the corona protective measures at 3 p.m.
In Dagestan, two Russian guardsmen were detained, they are suspected of murdering the former head of the village of Novokuli
Joint forces operation: 13 ceasefire violations yesterday, 120mm mortars used. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 3 wounded
3 week agoThe explosion in a restaurant at mall in Chernivtsy, no casualties
3 week agoIn Makhachkala, Dagestan, hundreds of people protested outside police headquarters over the murder of the former head of the village of Novokuli, who was shot 36 times by twin brothers serving in the Russian Guard from his village
3 week agoGardaí have seized €187,000 worth of drugs and arrested a man in his 40's following a search operation in Co. Laois. Cannabis, cocaine and LSD were all recovered in yesterday's raid at an address in Portlaoise
Belarus sent documents to Poland for extradition of the creators of the Telegram channel Nexta Putilo and Protasevich - Investigative Committee
Germany will not ban Huawei from its 5G networks
In Transbaikalia, 17 wagons of a freight train derailed, a delay of the Vladivostok-Moscow passenger train is expected
3 week agoRussian Defense Ministry's video of the joint Russian-Turkish center for monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, located in the Agdam district of Azerbaijan
3 week agoPolice are currently investigating a report of a shooting incident which occurred in Derry/Londonderry this evening (Saturday 6th February)
6/10 Like so many other buildings, Elizabeth bridge met her fate in WWII. It was blown up by retreating German troops on 18th January 1945. This is our only bridge which could not be rebuilt in its original form, but its destroyed pillars stood as a memento of the war for years
2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, another wounded in explosion of unknown device at frontline positions near Maryinka. One more Ukrainian soldier wounded near Piski
3 week agoDay 186 in Belarus: the Minsk citizens are always mobilized and like every evening, they are in the streets of their neighborhoods. For 6 months, they have been asking for the departure of the regime who has terrorized the people for 26 years
The company behind Nord Stream 2 says it is continuing construction of the controversial German-Russian Baltic Sea gas pipeline, laying pipes south of the Danish island of Bornholm
Navalny's coordinator in Samara, Marina Yevdokimova, has been hospitalised from jail
A fire in a residential building in the village of Mosrentgen killed three people - one adult and two children. 14 people were injured
3 week agoUS Army C12 Huron DUKE21 departed Kyiv Ukraine
Greece: Giannis Dimitrakis and Nikos Maziotis end their hunger strike in solidarity with Dimitris Koufontinas
3 week agoSyria: Russia is extending (~300 m) the W. runway of its Airbase in Kheimimim since end-2020
Ain Issa: A Russian reconnaissance drone was shot down in Ain Issa countryside
Several activists were searched in St. Petersburg in the morning due to protests in support of Navalny
3 week agoThe appointment of Melih Bulu as rector of Boğaziçi University was protested with a march in Athens, the capital of Greece.
Bordeaux: major explosion in a building, at least 3 injured and 2 missing - firefighters
Joint Forces Operation: 6 ceasefire violations yesterday
Police raced to various locations in Croydon, the first call was at 6:56pm, the last at 9:12pm. The man fatally stabbed was found on Wisbeach Road. Six of the victims had made there own way to hospital. Two arrests. A number of crime scenes remain in place
