EU sets new military spending record

Despite the increase, the EU’s top diplomat warned that the bloc continues “to lag behind other players” in defense spending Military spending in the European Union increased by 6% to a record €240 billion ($261.4 billion) in 2022, according to figures published on Thursday by the European Defense Agency.

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History-making American judge dies

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, has passed away at 93 Retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest judicial panel, has died at age 93 from complications related to dementia and a respiratory illness.

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Suspect in ‘Ukrainian terrorist train attack’ detained – Moscow

A dual Russian-Italian citizen recruited by Kiev and trained in Latvia was behind two attacks in Ryazan Region, officials have said Russian law enforcement agencies have arrested a man accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine to derail a train in a “terrorist act” in the western part of the country last month. The suspect,…

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