Gazprom placed two companies under "temporary external management."
Russia has come under fire from the European Union for placing the "temporary external management" of a Gazprom corporation over the subsidiaries of one Italian and one German company. The move, according to the global organization, demonstrated Moscow's contempt for international norms.
Russia announces nuclear weapon drills following 'provocative' Western threats.
Russia has announced that it will conduct training involving the use of tactical nuclear weapons, days after top European countries expressed more robust military support for Ukraine. On Monday, the Kremlin said the military drills planned by Russian President Vladimir Putin were in response to Western and NATO-member countries' statements about deploying soldiers into Ukraine, which Russia invaded more than two years earlier.
Netanyahu opposes a two-state solution and the appeal from Hamas to halt the conflict in Israel-Hamas. The leader of the Israeli war cabinet charges Netanyahu of making up his military objectives. Members of the Israeli military cabinet discovered a deep-seated dispute. Netanyahu is charged with impeding the Israeli offensive's reduction in force. Reversing support might set off early polls for far-right parties. Watch to find out more!
Once more, Iceland's volcano erupts, disrupting the hot water supply to museums and schools.
On Thursday, an Icelandic volcano erupted for the second time this year. A supply pipeline was overtaken by a flood of lava, cutting off heat and hot water to several communities on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Watch to find out more!
Russia attack: Belgorod strikes this week claimed 16 lives.
Over the course of the week, at least 16 people have died in Russia's Belgorod area, which borders Ukraine. During last weekend's presidential elections, the attacks from Ukraine became more intense. Mass evacuations from the area have been announced by the authorities.
Iran launches strikes Israel: Following Iran's attack, world leaders respond on social media.
Leaders of several nations, including the US, UK, France, and Germany, denounced what they described as an act of destabilization for the area shortly after Iran claimed to have launched a direct drone and missile attack on Israel. The attack puts tensions at their highest point since the start of the Israel-Hamas war six months ago and carries a risk of intensifying into a broader battle in West Asia.
Hungary's president resigns in the face of strong pressure to pardon a collaborator in child abuse. President Katalin Novak of Hungary resigned under intense pressure when it was decided to pardon a man who had been found guilty of aiding in the cover-up of sexual abuse in a children's home.
The Gaza drone, an Iranian-made drone, is a featured exhibit at this year's Doha International Maritime Defence exhibition and conference. Watch to find out more!
Speaking about Israel's current conflict on Gaza, President Macron and the Emir of Qatar met in Paris.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, is in Paris for an official state visit where he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. It is believed that the two would talk about Israel's current conflict in Gaza. Held in the French capital, the discussions come after Israel, the US, Qatar, and Egypt proposed a truce and prisoner swap some days earlier.
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