Poland to form new military unit amid tensions with Russia, Belarus

The battalion is expected to “secure” the so-called Suwalki gap separating Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad from Belarus A new sapper battalion is to be formed in northeastern Poland by the end of the year, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Sunday. The unit, which will be created “from scratch,” is expected to beef up Polish…

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French union threatens to pull plug on iconic events

Protesting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, the CGT is warning the lights could go out at Cannes Film Festival The upcoming Cannes film festival, the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Roland-Garros tennis tournament could see dark days this year, quite literally, after a top trade union  threatened to cut power to the…

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Russia sends rescue teams to Türkiye and Syria (VIDEO)

Four aircraft with over 100 emergency response specialists onboard have departed for the earthquake-hit regions Russia has dispatched over a hundred emergency response specialists to aid in the search and rescue efforts in Türkiye and Syria in the wake of powerful earthquakes that struck the nations, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Monday.

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