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US releases final package of authorized military aid for Ukraine
The U.S. government on Wednesday announced what it said was the last remaining package of weapons available for Ukraine under existing authorization, with Congress now needing to decide whether to keep supporting Kiev's battle against Russian invasion.
Zelenskiy calls for new fortifications amid fears war may expand
“Our country will definitely have enough mines and concrete”
Arson attack targets houseware store reportedly owned by soccer referee
A homemade explosive device went off outside a houseware store reportedly owned by a Super League soccer referee in the western Athens suburb of Peristeri in the early hours of Thursday.
The explosion damaged its glass panels and caused a small fire which was put out by the fire brigade.
Army disarms WWII bomb found in southern Athens
An army bomb disposal unit on Thursday neutralized a World War II 500lb bomb that was found in the southern Athenian suburb of Glyfada.
The army unit used thermite, a pyrotechnic composition of metal powder and metal oxide used, among others, to disable munitions without the use of explosive charges.
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We Warned You – What You Did in Serbia Was Inhumane
The bombing of Yugoslavia with cluster munitions during the 1990s was an inhumane experiment by NATO countries, which demonstrated the real consequences of using such munitions on live individuals, she said in an interview with "Komsomolskaya Pravda".
Artillery shells found off coast destroyed: Ministry
Over two dozen unexploded artillery shells that were discovered on Istanbul's Şile coast have been disposed of, according to the Defense Ministry, which declared that the shells might be dating back to World War II.
Turkish navy detonates artillery shells discovered off Istanbul beach
Turkish underwater defence forces detonated more than 20 artillery shells on Turkey's Black Sea coast on Wednesday, after they were discovered lying in the sea near an Istanbul beach, state-run Anadolu agency reported.
Unexploded artillery shells detected off Istanbul’s Şile
Some 28 unexploded artillery shells have been detected in the Black Sea, off Istanbul's northern district of Şile, the provincial governor's office has announced.
A man swimming at a beach in Şile noticed some metal objects in the sea and reported the situation to the gendarmerie.
This is unprecedented... Ukraine will need 757 years...
Nearly one-third of Ukraine's territory has been affected by heavy fighting and is likely to require intensive demining operations, the paper said, adding that more than 67,000 square miles (173,529 square kilometers) are contaminated with unexploded ordnance, according to Slovakia-based research center GLOBSEC.
WWII bomb found in border city
A 250-kilogram aerial bomb from the Second World War has been discovered in Nova Gorica, a city on the border with Italy. Slovenian technicians are expected to attempt to defuse it on Sunday but since nearby residents will have to be evacuated on both sides of the border they are coordinating their plans with Italy.
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