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Russia’s lawmakers have passed a law authorising the Kremlin to deploy troops abroad to “protect Russian citizens,” effectively granting President Vladimir Putin the power to invade foreign countries. The legislation aims to address perceived injustices faced by Russian citizens abroad, exacerbating concerns over Russia’s military intentions.
Denmark’s former Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in 2024, has been admitted to Rigshospitalet due to chest pain described as angina. The 86-year-old monarch will remain hospitalised over the weekend for observation. Her health has been a concern following major surgery last year, but she is reportedly in good spirits.
Moscow has initiated a significant daytime aerial assault on Ukraine, deploying hundreds of drones, resulting in at least three fatalities and 12 injuries. Ukrainian military intelligence warns of a sustained attack on critical infrastructure, with drones detected from various directions, including Belarus.
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Critics of the European Commission president coming down like a ton of bricks on Ursula Von der Leyen after a visit to Israel where the former German defense minister left out language on the suffering of Palestinians. She later rectified.
An incident in Brussels, where two Swedish football fans were fatally shot and a third individual injured, is being treated by prosecutors as an act of terrorism.
Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes A man has been shot dead…
Video captured at the scene showed a man shooting several times near a railway station and using a large weapon.
Belgian police early Tuesday arrested a suspected gunman thought to have who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness. The gunman, who is thought to have terrorist motives, created such fear in Brussels that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for several hours as a precaution.
The EU will seek a global phase-out of fossil fuels and for their use to reach a peak in this decade, according to the member states’ common position adopted unanimously late Monday.
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