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June 6 has long been a date of profound resonance, known to most as D-Day – the day in 1944 when 160,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy, turning the tide of World War II. But the spectrum of events that have fallen on this date reaches far beyond the battlefield. It is…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can come to Moscow any time if he wishes to hold talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. Zelensky published a letter earlier Thursday proposing a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the participation of Europe and the United States, to discuss the peace process. “Ukraine proposes ending this…
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Indonesian authorities have strengthened cross-border monitoring through enhanced data sharing and early detection measures at ports, airports and border crossings to counter increasingly sophisticated drug trafficking methods. Abdul Kadir Karding, head of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), said Thursday in Jakarta that narcotics traffickers continue to adapt their methods, including exploiting border areas under quarantine…
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A former justice secretary has defended the reforms his government introduced to tackle discrimination within policing – but has said it may now be time for a “recalibration”. Alex Chalk has also warned people can accidentally fall into a “trap out of an abundance of wanting to do the right thing”. Speaking to Sky News…
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Benfica have confirmed in a statement that if Florentino Perez is elected as Real Madrid’s president, Jose Mourinho will become their manager, with the Spanish club paying £12.9m (€15m) to Benfica. “Benfica informs that the candidacy of President Florentino Pérez for the Real Madrid CF elections has expressed the firm intention to hire coach José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix…
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Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 185 prisoners of conflict on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Moscow brought 185 Russian servicemen back from territory controlled by Ukraine, while handing 185 Ukrainian captives over to Kiev, it said. It added that the returned Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus receiving psychological and medical care and will…
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Indonesia is stepping up efforts to strengthen trade and investment ties with sub-Saharan African countries as part of a strategy to diversify export markets and enhance economic resilience amid global uncertainty, Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri said on Friday. Speaking at a trade forum in Jakarta attended by diplomats from several African…
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Poland will introduce a temporary airspace restriction zone in the eastern part of the country from June 10 to Sept. 9 for national security reasons, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) has announced. According to a map released by PANSA this week, the restricted area appears to cover parts of eastern Poland adjacent to…
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Friday identified labor productivity growth, technological advancement, trade reorientation, and an improved business environment as the four key drivers of the country’s future economic growth. Speaking at Sberbank’s business breakfast on the sidelines of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Novak said boosting labor productivity is the…
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Germany suffered its first-ever defeat in a UN Security Council election on Wednesday, losing to Portugal and Austria in the race for non-permanent seats. Why did Europe’s largest economy, which had successfully secured one of the Western European seats on the Security Council every eight years for decades, lose the election this time? Here is…
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