Ukraine Marks Anniversary of Russia’s Sham Crimea Referendum
On March 16, 2026, Ukraine marked twelve years since Russia staged a sham referendum in Crimea, a move widely condemned as illegal by the international community.
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The last of the Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia in September was granted bail by a court in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
The court set bail for Colin Russell from Australia at 2 million rubles (USD 60,000), the same condition set for the other 29 crew members, who were all granted bail last week and have all been released.
Russell was the only one to be refused bail last week, prompting Thursday’s appeal hearing, RIA Novosti reminds.
A total of 28 Greenpeace activists and two reporters were initially charged with piracy for attempting in September to scale an Arctic Sea oil platform owned by an affiliate of energy giant Gazprom in protest at offshore drilling in the environmentally sensitive area. If found guilty, they face up to seven years in jail.
An international maritime tribunal ordered Russia last week to release the Arctic Sunrise, which is currently moored in the Russian port of Murmansk, and all 30 detainees on bond of 3.6 million euros (USD 4.8 million).
Kremlin officials promptly said Russia would not comply with the ruling, and that the tribunal had no jurisdiction in the case, RIA Novosti informs.
Israel has announced the elimination of Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani and the commander of Tehran’s Basij paramilitary force, General Gholam Reza Soleimani, in overnight strikes on Monday
The government of Cyprus has launched an international communications campaign to protect the country’s tourism sector amid rising tensions in the Middle East
Early Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates briefly closed its airspace as its military scrambled to intercept incoming Iranian missile and drone attacks, with explosions reported over Dubai. The closure came amid a surge in Israeli strikes targeting both Teh
During a discussion about Israel’s operations in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump unexpectedly referenced Ukraine, expressing surprise that people continue to live there amid the ongoing war.
US President Donald Trump has voiced frustration over what he sees as insufficient backing from allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil shipping route now under threat amid the conflict with Iran
A drone strike hit the Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad early Tuesday, with verified footage showing flames and smoke rising from the site inside the heavily secured Green Zone
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