Europe

Social media posts purport to show footage of the Rubymar, a British-registered cargo vessel, sinking off the Arabian Peninsula after an air strike in 2024 from Huthi rebels in Yemen. This is false; the videos depict the destruction of different ships in 2013 and 2020 in other locations. “British ship RubyMar sunk by Yemen!” says […]

The Russian army have launched several groups of attack UAVs onto the territory of Ukraine on the evening of 21 February. Source: Air Force on Telegram; Philip Pronin, Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration Details: In particular, as of 21:32, the military warned of several groups of UAVs between Kirovohrad and Dnipro oblasts, heading north/northeast; […]

India has updated official rules in the space sector to attract global investors and companies, after opening it up to private players four years ago. The new foreign direct investment (FDI) policy raises limits on foreign investment, potentially spurring renewed interest in the South Asian space community. Private and public actors in India have been […]

Ukraine and Poland have started discussing a possible meeting at the level of the government at heads of state at the border. The meeting has to solve the issue of the blockade of checkpoints by Polish farmers. Source: Serhii Nykyforov, press secretary of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during the national joint 24/7 newscast Details: Nykyforov […]

LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers called Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war — but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. Lawmakers had been debating three separate resolutions related to the war. All were largely symbolic and not binding on the government. […]

Canada is ready to support Czechiaʼs initiative to deliver tens of thousands of artillery shells to Ukraine urgently. Source: CBC News with reference to sources in the Defence Ministry of Canada; European Pravda Details: Although details are still being finalised, sources say the Canadian government could allocate up to CAD$30 million (US$22 million) to implement […]

Ukraine has raised the issue of imposing a ban on selling Russian agricultural products in the European Union’s territory. Source: Vsevolod Chentsov, the Ukrainian ambassador to the European Union, during a conversation with the Ukrainian media in Brussels; European Pravda with reference to Radio Liberty Quote from Chentsov: “In the context of recent events, we […]

Many foreign leaders will visit Kyiv on 24 February, the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On 25 February, all top officials will attend a major conference on Ukraine’s future path. Source: Serhii Nykyforov, presidential spokesperson during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: “On February 24, there will be a lot of what […]

Harvard University and its interim president have condemned an image circulated on social media by pro-Palestinian campus groups, prompting the groups to remove and apologize for the posting. The cartoon, shared on Instagram accounts belonging to the Harvard Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine group, the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and the African […]

Iranian commandos recently fired missiles from a ship at a mock-up version of an Israeli base. It’s the first time Iran has launched a ballistic missile from a ship. The container ship that fired it has some severe vulnerabilities, however. Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps paramilitary recently demonstrated the capability to strike land targets […]