Slovakia handed over the first four Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine on Thursday, with nine more expected to be delivered in the coming weeks, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad announced. Ukrainian pilots traveled to Slovakia to pick up the planes before flying them home. “Slovakia is on the right …
Read More »Rio police raid slum to arrest drug lords, prompt gun battle
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 23 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Police exchanged fire with assailants Thursday when they raided one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums to arrest alleged drug traffickers. Media reports said as many as 11 …
Read More »North Korea claims it tested ‘nuclear underwater attack drone’ amid joint U.S.-South Korea military drills
North Korea claimed on Friday morning that it tested a “nuclear underwater attack drone” this week amid joint U.S. and South Korean military drills, according to state media outlet Korean Central News Agency. The new underwater weapon is designed to “stealthily infiltrate into operational waters” and target naval striker groups …
Read More »Woman finds 6-foot-long deadly snake ‘lying in bed looking at me’
An Australian woman found one of the world’s most venomous snakes in her bed Monday. Images of the massive Eastern Brown snake were posted to Facebook by Zachery Richards of Zachery’s Snake and Reptile Relocation. The photos show the long snake on a bed in a Queensland home. WOMAN TRIED …
Read More »Germany urges North Macedonia to amend constitution for EU bid
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged North Macedonia’s leaders Thursday to deliver on a pledge to amend the constitution to speed up the country’s path toward European Union membership. North Macedonia has promised neighboring Bulgaria, an EU member since 2007, to add a reference in its constitution to the existence …
Read More »British police charge man over 2 fire attacks on people near mosques
British police have charged a 28-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder after men were set on fire near mosques. The West Midlands Police force said Mohammed Abbkr was charged over attacks in London and Birmingham, central England. Abbkr, a resident of Birmingham who is originally from Sudan, appeared …
Read More »Macron under fire as French protests turn violent over increased retirement age
French President Emmanuel Macron is refusing to budge on his government upping the retirement age to 64, prompting hundreds of thousands of French citizens to take to the streets in protests that turned violent at times on Thursday. Tourist hot spots like the Eiffel Tower and the Versailles Palace closed …
Read More »Putin plans for ‘more war’ in Ukraine as NATO’s defense pledge goes unfulfilled: Stoltenberg
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said the alliance needs to buckle down for a prolonged war in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of edging toward any peace deal. “President Putin doesn’t plan for peace, he’s planning for more war,” Stoltenberg said in an interview …
Read More »Montenegro police arrest crypto firm founder Do Kwon
Police in Montenegro have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world, the European country’s interior minister said Thursday. “Montenegrin police arrested an individual who is believed to …
Read More »Russia’s Medvedev says any attempt to arrest Putin after ICC warrant would be a ‘declaration of war’
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is warning Thursday that any attempt to detain current Russiann President Vladimir Putin following an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his alleged actions in Ukraine would be a “declaration of war” against Moscow. Medvedev made the comment as the ICC …
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