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TASS: UN Security Council working on resolution in response to N. Korea nuclear test
Uruguay's UN Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, the current president of the Security Council, announces that the UN Security Council is immediately launching work on the resolution detailing measures in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test, according to Russian news agency TASS. "In line with this decision, the UN...
OSCE reports increased presence of armed men in occupied Debaltseve
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported an increased presence of armed men in the militant-controlled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. "In 'Donetsk People's Republic' ('DPR')-controlled Debaltseve (57km north-east of Donetsk) the SMM observed a calm situation, but an...
Otters show off impressive juggling skills (VIDEO)
Otters, already considered one of the most charismatic mammals, have added a new act to their bag of tricks — juggling. Two Asian small-clawed otters were caught on video juggling pebbles at the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park. Their carefree attitude doesn’t reflect their “vulnerable” status in...
Angela Merkel office sealed off due to suspicious package — police
The office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been sealed off after the discovery of a suspicious package, Reuters reports citing a police spokesman. “We are investigating a suspicious package,” a police spokesman told Reuters. An eyewitness also informed the agency there were four yellow plastic crates visible...
North Korea claims fully successful ‘miniaturized hydrogen bomb’ test
In a “special and important” announcement at noon, North Korean TV claimed that the country has successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test at 10:00am local time. “Through the test conducted with indigenous wisdom, technology and efforts the DPRK fully proved that the technological specifications of the newly...
Woman, 11 children rescued after standoff near Atlanta: reports
A man who held a woman and 11 children hostage inside a motel near Atlanta stabbed himself in the neck as police entered the room to end an hours-long standoff early on Tuesday, according to local media reports, Reuters reported. The children, ages 3 months to 17 years old, and the woman were rescued, a reporter for...
Militants fire 20 times at Ukrainian positions overnight
Pro-Russian illegal armed groups opened fire 20 times in the direction of Ukrainian forces, twice the amount of attacks recorded the previous day, as reported by the press center of the ATO. From 18:00 yesterday until midnight, the militants were most active in the area of the Donetsk airport. "They opened chaotic fire...
Reuters: Hezbollah targets Israeli army with bomb, Israel shells south Lebanon
Hezbollah set off a bomb targeting Israeli forces at the Lebanese border on Monday in an apparent response to the killing in Syria last month of a prominent commander, triggering Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon, according to Reuters. Israel has struck its Iran-backed Shi'ite enemy Hezbollah in Syria several times,...
Intensity of Russian proxies’ attacks on Ukraine goes down to 10 per day
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked positions of the Ukrainian army participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine 10 times in the past day, according to the ATO press center. "Since the beginning of Monday, militants tried 10 times to provoke ATO forces into violating the full...
Al Jazeera: Denmark and Sweden tighten border control
Denmark has introduced temporary controls along its border with Germany, just hours after Sweden took similar measures to check the flow of refugees, according to Al Jazeera. Sweden began checking documents of travelers from Denmark on Monday for the first time in half a century, causing delays of trains and frustration among...
Ukraine intel spots militant MBTs, self-propelled guns near Makyivka, Mospine
The overall situation in the zone of the Anti-Terrorist Operation remains difficult, according to the Main Intelligence Division of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. "The enemy attacked 11 times using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, of which five attacks were on Troitske, Luhanske, Novhorodske (Slaviansk...
Poroshenko shows best pics of 2015 (Photo)
The Head of State published the gallery of photographs shot in 2015 on his official Facebook page. President and the First Lady Maryna Poroshenko took their children to the Christmas Fair at the Sofia Square in Kyiv....