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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the 74th anniversary of the formation of North Korea, proclaimed on September 9, 1948.

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at the age of 96. This year, the UK celebrated the 70th anniversary of her reign - the longest one of any monarch in the world.

The hacking collective – which revealed its existence to the world in early March 2022 by DDoSing Anonymous’s website into oblivion

Belarus has kicked off military exercises to practice liberating occupied territory, according to the Defense Ministry

The Hungarian government has introduced an 18C temperature limit in public institutions as the EU grapples with an energy crisis

An administration head in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Berdyansk has survived a car bombing attack, a medical official says

Russian speakers in Latvia took to the street in protest against the authorities’ plan to ban teaching in Russian in schools

Pentagon budget documents show that the US quietly shipped Excalibur munitions to Ukraine, Bloomberg says

The Pentagon has suspended F-35 deliveries after it learned there was a component made from a Chinese sourced alloy in the warplane’s engine

The West underestimates Russia and pursues policies based on provocation, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan said while visiting Serbia

Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton nearly left her daughter Chelsea in Russia during a 1990s state visit

Germany’s major gas importer, Uniper, requests government support in covering losses resulting from its attempts to replace Russian gas

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last December announced a $10 billion incentive to set up 20 semi-conductor manufacturing units in the country

The US military conducted an unarmed test launch of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to show the readiness of the United States’ nuclear arsenal

Google for Start-ups Black Founders' Fund (BFF) for Africa was introduced to invest in Black entrepreneurs. In 2021, Google invested $3Mln in 50 Black-led start-ups in Africa through the fund.