The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court has also issued a warrant for Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, who is sometimes known as Mohammed Deif. The court said the warrants were for […]
GRINDAVIK, Iceland—A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the seventh time since December. The eruption started with little warning at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday and created a fissure around 1.8 miles long. The activity is estimated to be considerably smaller than the previous eruption in August, Iceland’s meteorological office that monitors […]
KYIV—Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv’s air force said, in the first known use in the war of a powerful weapon designed to deliver nuclear strikes thousands of kilometres away. The launch was the latest sign of rapidly mounting tensions in the 33-month-old war after Ukraine fired […]
Is the world now closer to nuclear war, or are Russia’s recent updates to its nuclear doctrine just saber-rattling? For a closer look at recent statements by the Kremlin, NTD spoke with military analyst Kevin Aucoin.
ROME—Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are investigating two people for suspected theft of urns, sarcophagi, and other artifacts worth 8 million euros ($8.5 million) intended for sale on the black market. The illegal dig was adjacent to another Etruscan […]
The United States closed its embassy in Kyiv on Nov. 20 and warned American citizens in Ukraine to be ready to swiftly seek shelter after receiving “specific information of a potential significant air attack.” “Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,” […]
The Royal Hunts exhibition at Fontainebleau Castle explores the hunting rituals of French kings, highlighting their political, cultural, and symbolic significance. Visitors can view exquisite artworks and artifacts that showcase this grand tradition.
British farmers crowded into London from across the country on Tuesday to protest against a 20 percent inheritance tax the new Labour government intends to impose on their land. The British government says the tax will only affect the richest, but family farmers say they could lose lands that have been passed down for generations.
Ukraine has fired its first American-made, long-range missiles into Russian territory. But is there a risk of nuclear escalation? To find out more, NTD spoke to David Wurmser, a foreign policy specialist and a Middle East affairs analyst at the Center for Security Policy.
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Abhishek Saha, founding member of London Universities’ Council for Academic Freedom, who explains why the currently paused Higher Education Act is crucial for academic freedom and our wider society.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented that the war will “end sooner” with President-elect Donald Trump in power, and the freeze on communications between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz thawed with their first phone call in nearly two years. Yet after a Russian missile attack killed nine adults and two children in […]
LESBOS, Greece—In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Dimitris Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that have recently been honoured with inclusion in UNESCO’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Kouvdis, 70, and his family have kept an old technique alive near the once humming pottery hub of Mandamados, just […]
Damage to two undersea fiber-optic communication cables in the Baltic Sea—one between Lithuania and Sweden, and the other between Finland and Germany— should be regarded as sabotage, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday. “No one believes that these cables were cut accidentally. I also don’t want to believe in versions that these were […]
Ukraine has conducted its first strikes inside Russian territory with U.S.-made long-range ATACMS missiles, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. On Telegram, Russia’s Ministry of Defense posted that on Nov. 19 at 03:25, the “enemy launched strikes by six ballistic missiles targeting a facility in Bryansk region.” It said that according to confirmed data,”U.S.-made ATACMS […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a new doctrine lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, his spokesperson said on Monday. The doctrine now states that an attack on Russia by any nation using conventional missiles supplied by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack. The announcement, made via the Tass news agency, […]
President Joe Biden announced a “historic” $4 billion pledge over the next three years to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), aiming to bolster support for the world’s poorest countries. The announcement was made during a closed session at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 18, according to Reuters. “Now we […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed reports of a U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided missiles to strike targets in Russia. Andrei Illarionov, a former senior policy adviser to Vladimir Putin and an analyst for Russian and European affairs at the Center for Security Policy, shared his perspective with NTD.
Anonymous U.S. officials have said that President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use American long-range missiles in Russia’s Kursk region, after months of pressure from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. To find out more, NTD spoke with Kervin Aucoin, a former lead intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coordinator for the U.S. Army and the host of […]
The annual gathering of the world’s 20 largest economies began on Nov. 18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with President Joe Biden attending what will be his final G20 summit as U.S. president. The two-day summit focuses on social inclusion, global governance reform, and energy transitions. This year’s summit takes place against the backdrop of […]
