Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy says his team will hold talks with the US

Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night, officials said Friday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. on ending the 3-year war will take place next week. Ukraine came under a “massive missile and drone” attack, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko wrote on Facebook.…

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Swedish police probe water sabotage attempt on Gotland

Swedish police are investigating a case of attempted sabotage targeting the water supply on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, the daily Aftonbladet reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. According to the sources, the entire island might have been left without water if the sabotage had not been discovered. The report comes amid…

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Czech firefighters tackle large toxic train fire

A freight train carrying the highly toxic chemical benzene has derailed in the Czech Republic, sparking a huge fire. Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several regions and a mobile chemical laboratory deployed to the area, according to local media. A massive cloud of dense black smoke was visible for several…

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Sweden investigates new underwater cable damage in Baltic Sea

Swedish authorities say they are investigating a damaged cable discovered in the Baltic Sea, the latest in a string of recent incidents of ruptured undersea cables that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the region. The breakage was found on a cable that runs between Germany and Finland off the island of…

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Italy prosecutors open terrorism probe into Greek oil tanker blasts

Italian authorities opened a terrorism investigation into explosions last weekend that damaged an oil tanker off northern Italy, in the latest of four such incidents in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas in the past month, the chief prosecutor of the city of Genoa has said. Two explosions blew a hole below the waterline of the…

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Chernobyl nuclear plant hit by explosion, IAEA says

An explosion caused a fire overnight at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday. The agency said the blast was reported at the New Safe Confinement, a dome which protects the remains of reactor 4. It said no casualties were reported. “Radiation…

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FBI searching for man wanted for breaking into a power plant in West Virginia

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking help identifying a man who broke into a West Virginia power plant. The FBI offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a man who entered a West Virginia power plant in 2023. According to the release, the unknown suspect gained unauthorized…

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Sweden Seizes Vessel Suspected Of ‘Sabotage’ After Undersea Data Cable Rupture In Baltic Sea

Swedish prosecutors announced Sunday night that they have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland earlier that day. “Several authorities, including the National Police Operations Department, the…

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