History Illustrated: Barbarossa and the Battle of Preveza
The red-bearded admiral proved invaluable to the Ottomans in the Mediterranean battle between Muslims and Christians. Source link
The Return of ‘Iron Felix’ and the Future of Russia’s Leadership
After originally being removed in 1997, a replica statue of “Iron Felix” Dzerzhinsky, has now been placed outside the headquarters of Russia’s foreign spy service. EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The recent…
World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights
Addressing the opening of the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna on Monday, Mr. Grossi said that 53 missions mobilizing more than 100 agency staff have been deployed as part of…
BBC reports from Nagorno-Karabakh border amid panic
There have been scenes of panic and confusion as a growing stream of ethnic Armenian refugees flee Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s seizure of the region which has been under control of…
US has failed to compensate tortured victims of its Iraq prisons: HRW
Two decades on, the United States has failed to provide redress or compensation to Iraqi victims of its military’s torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib and other prisons, according to…
Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike
Screenwriters say a tentative deal to end a strike that halted film and TV production is “exceptional”. Source link
Video: Firefighters Respond to Strike on Odesa Hotel
The hotel, which stood as a landmark in the Port of Odesa, was unoccupied, according to regional officials. Source link
Jailed Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is dead: Reports
Former head of the Cosa Nostra Sicilian mob died in hospital in central Italy after slipping into an ‘irreversible coma’, Italian media say. Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who…
Osiris-Rex: Nasa confirms return of asteroid Bennu samples
“One of the most important parts of a sample-return mission is we take 75% of that sample and we’re going to lock it away for future generations, for people who…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 579
Here is the situation on Monday, September 25, 2023. Fighting At least three people were killed and eight injured after Russian shelling and air attacks on the southern Ukrainian region…