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Since mid-September, Ukraine has struck several ammunition depots deep inside Russia. How can these strikes impact Russia’s offensive operations? Ukrainian strikes against facilities within Russia could impact offensive operations throughout the theatre in Ukraine if Kyiv forces have the materiel, capabilities, and permission to conduct such a strike campaign against logistics and support facilities within Russia at scale.This is the latest assessment by the Institute for the Study of War think tank (ISW) following the most recent cases on Wednesday and Thursday when Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Shahed drone storage facility in the Krasnodar region and an ammunition warehouse…

This article was originally published in French Rapidly implementing the European Pact on Asylum and Migration and revising the Returns Directive: France’s Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, is announcing firm policies, even if it means moving closer to Europe’s radical right. As the newest minister to partake in the Council of the European Union, Frenchman Bruno Retailleau attended his first meeting of home affairs ministers on Thursday.Before taking his first steps on the European stage, the French representative had immediately set his political stance: he wants a firmer approach to migration policy.On his arrival in Luxembourg, the former president of…

Pope Francis received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Friday, October 11, 2024. This meeting, their third, focused on the war in Ukraine, humanitarian aid, and paths to achieving a just and lasting peace. Zelenskyy requested the Vatican’s assistance in securing the release of Ukrainian captives held in Russia. During the audience, Pope Francis presented a bronze sculpture symbolising peace, while Zelenskyy gifted a painting depicting the war-torn city of Bucha.This meeting follows Zelenskyy’s European tour to promote his “victory plan” for ending the war. As Germany plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine in 2025, Zelensky…

ATHENS — Greece’s Syriza party is heading for another splintering and potentially the loss of its status as the country’s main opposition. Syriza’s Central Committee decided late Saturday that its recently deposed leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, cannot be a candidate in the party’s upcoming leadership battle. The overwhelming vote against Kasselakis came in a session full of tensions, verbal attacks, booing and boycott efforts. The socialist Pasok party is also in the process of electing a new leader, in what could be a moment of reckoning for the future of the country’s center left. The left-wing Syriza, which governed Greece from…

The new measures, which could include extending detention and limiting regularisation for migrants, may spark further divisions in the French Parliament. The French government is pushing for a new immigration law by early 2025, according to spokesperson Maud Bregeon, who announced the plans on BFMTV. The move comes just a year after the last immigration bill, which faced sharp divisions in Parliament and within President Macron’s coalition.Bregeon said the new bill will include measures to extend the detention period for undocumented migrants considered a threat, from 90 days to 210 days. “We are not ruling out other provisions” she said,…

North Korea’s military said earlier this week that it would “completely cut off roads and railways” linked to South Korea as relations between the two neighbours continue to worsen. North Korea has accused South Korea of flying drones to its capital to drop anti-regime propaganda leaflets and threatened to respond with force if such flights occur again.The Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang said in a statement that South Korean drones were detected over the capital on three nights this week.The ministry accused the South of violating North Korea’s “sacred” sovereignty and threatening its security and described the alleged flights as a…

The rocket booster was caught by giant robotic arms in this fifth flight test. SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.Towering almost 121 meters, the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border. It arced over the Gulf of Mexico like the four Starships before it that ended up being destroyed, either soon after liftoff or while ditching into the sea. The last one in June was the most successful yet, completing…

The US President cancelled a visit last week because of Hurricane Milton striking the US. US President Joe Biden is set to visit Germany on Friday according to German government sources. Spiegel magazine reported that preparations for the meetings are already well underway.Biden had postponed the trip due on 8 October and remained in Washington, DC to monitor Hurricane Milton’s impact on Florida.Spiegel reports that meetings with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier are on the agenda for next Friday. Biden had been expected to arrive in Berlin on 10 October evening for the meeting and had been scheduled…

This article was originally published in Spanish Thousands rally in the Spanish capital demanding that “housing is a right, not a business”. Thousands marched through the streets of Madrid on Sunday to demand affordable housing and reasonable rents. The protest was called by around 40 neighbourhood and tenant associations. The housing crisis in Madrid and other Spanish cities was the focus of the march.The march started at Atocha and went to the Paseo del Prado where the day before the Armed Forces had paraded for National Day. The Sindicato de Inquilinas and various organisations led the march and carried banners with…

Less than two years after the NFT market crashed, Donald Trump is still hawking his bizarre trading cards. Aside from entertaining his rabid fans, what is left of the NFT market? Last month, ex-US president Donald Trump announced he was selling a new collection of his digital trading cards. The cards, announced in typical Trump style on his Truth Social platform, cost $99 (€90) each and if you buy 15 or more, you will receive an actual physical card with a piece of the suit he wore to his debate with Joe Biden. It’s not the first time Trump has…