Russian troops in Ukraine are trying to advance in most sectors of the front line but have not accumulated enough offensive combat strength in any of them to have a decisive effect, the British Ministry of Defense said.more

Three people have died in two shootings at Michigan State University, local police said this morning. At least five people are injured.more

Due to the surplus of wine in France, the Ministry of Agriculture plans to spend €160 million on distilling the liquor to obtain industrial alcohol for pharmaceutical and cosmetic use, French public radio station RFI reported.more

Japanese police have smashed a network of voyeurs who, for 30 years, secretly photographed and recorded women taking naked baths in hot springs. At least 10,000 women were their victims, the media reported.more

"We see no sign whatsoever that (Russian) president (Vladimir) Putin is preparing for peace (...) What we see is president Putin and Russia still want to control Ukraine. We see how they are sending more troops, more weapons, more capabilities," NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement.more

Outrage and astonishment among politicians in Italy was caused by the words of former Prime Minister, Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, who harshly criticised President Volodymyr Zelensky. He stated that he would never have met him as head of government. His statement also hit Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who saw Zelenski in Brussels and is about to travel to Kiev.more

The Animal Welfare Council of India called last week for 14 February to be celebrated as 'Cow Hug Day'. After the idea became the subject of ridicule and criticism, the council officially abandoned it.more

Women who have been given the name Ju-ae are being forced by the North Korean authorities to change it, reports the South Korean daily The Korea Times. According to the newspaper, the authorities in Pyongyang are seeking to create a cult of the individual around Kim Jong Un's 10-year-old daughter.more

The US defence ministry has assessed that the object shot down by the US Air Force yesterday over Lake Huron, on the border with Canada, could have been used for spying purposes.more

A 13-year-old boy set fire to his school in Roermond in the south of the country on Saturday because he was unhappy with his teacher, the daily newspaper "De Telkegraaf" reported. He was detained by the police yesterday.more

The development and academic performance of children conceived through in vitro is the same as that of their peers conceived spontaneously, according to an analysis conducted by researchers in Australia. It is published in the journal 'PLOS Medicine'.more

The euro is becoming untenable, former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Hans Hoogervorst said in an interview with the daily De Telegraaf yesterday. "If the Netherlands were to join the eurozone now and adopt the single currency it would be madness," the economist concluded.more

Today, handlers with dogs from Lithuania and the Czech Republic joined Polish firefighters and their four-legged dogs searching for another living person under the rubble of a building collapsed after the earthquake in Besni, Turkey.more

A Russian woman, Victoria Nasirova, who lives in New York, has been found guilty of attempting to murder a beautician similar to her, Ukrainian Olga Tsvykh. After the murder, she wanted to assume the Ukrainian woman's identity. She now faces a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.more

In Spain, which has a population of 47 million, almost 4 million people live in poverty, of which over 2.4 million do not receive any financial support, according to the latest report by the National Association of Directors and Managers of Social Services on the material situation of the country's inhabitants.more

Bangkok, Antalya and Singapore are the most disappointing tourist destinations, reported the Belgian daily Le Soir. The newspaper published a list of ten cities that did not meet the expectations of visitors.more

The eight main French unions said today that they are ready to "paralyze the state in all sectors" during the demonstrations announced for March 7 if the government and parliament "remain deaf" to the protests against the pension reform.more

The Russian command faces a difficult choice between depleting its troops in Ukraine, limiting the number of targets or carrying out another mobilization, the British Ministry of Defense said today. Meanwhile, the Russians dropped four aerial bombs on Snake Island in the Black Sea last night and also shelled the coast with anti-ship missiles.more

Iran is modifying the attack drones it supplies to Russia so that the explosive warheads can do maximum damage to infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, CNN reported yesterday.more

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the earthquake-ravaged town of Adayiman in the southern part of the country today, was met with an unfavorable attitude from local residents there; the authorities are being criticized for failing to act effectively, exacerbating the country's plight in the wake of the disaster, Britain's Sky News television announced.more

Last year we saw large increases in the number of migrants arriving in Europe, European Council President Charles Michel announced at a press conference in Brussels on Thursday night (Friday) after the EU summit.more

A 6-year-old child was killed on the spot as a result of today's terrorist attack in Jerusalem, in which a vehicle rammed into people at a bus stop. In addition, a man died in the hospital and five people were injured, the Jerusalem Post reported.more

A fire broke out in the galley of a KLM plane flying from Amsterdam to Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday, the daily 'De Telegraaf' reported. The plane had to make an emergency landing at Amsterdam airport.more

The United States, along with the United Kingdom, announced yesterday the imposition of sanctions against seven members of Russia's Trickbot cybercrime gang, responsible for cyberattacks on hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic, among others. According to the State Department, Russia is a shelter for the hackers.more

Meta Platforms Inc has unblocked former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta spokesman Andy Stone announced yesterday. Trump's accounts were suspended two years ago after the January 6, 2021 riots on Capitol Hill.more