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Austria ousts Russian diplomats over suspected espionage

Authorities in Austria have expelled three members of the Russian embassy staff on suspicion of espionage, Austria's foreign minister announced on Monday.

04 May 2026-21:36
Russian general linked to banned chemical weapons lab found dead

Colonel-General Stanislav Petrov, the former commander of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection (RCBD) troops, reportedly died by suicide in Moscow.

04 May 2026-21:27
Austria expels Russian diplomats over "antenna forest" spying suspicions

Austria has expelled three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying after determining that a “forest of antennae” on the diplomatic mission in Vienna, Europe’s espionage capital since the cold war, was being be used for illicit data collection.

04 May 2026-21:13
Two injured in Oman after residential building targeted

Two residents were injured when a residential building, housing employees of a company in Bukha Governorate, was targeted, according to Oman’s state news agency.

04 May 2026-21:13
Ramaphosa signs 'Free Barghouti' pledge as first leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has become the first sitting head of state to sign an international petition calling for the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison.

04 May 2026-21:08
Cape Verde blocks cruise ship following suspected hantavirus outbreak

Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus to dock in its ports, after three passengers died.

04 May 2026-21:04
Venezuela, Guyana continue legal hearings on oil-rich Essequibo region

Venezuela and Guyana revived their ongoing territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region with public hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday, marking a significant stage in a case filed by Guyana in 2018.

04 May 2026-21:04
Two dead, dozens injured as car plows into crowd in Leipzig - VIDEO

Two people have died and several were injured after a car drove into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon, local authorities said.

04 May 2026-20:48
Small aircraft collides with building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil - VIDEO

A small airplane with four people on board crashed into a building on Monday in Belo Horizonte, southeastern Brazil, according to the local fire department.

04 May 2026-20:43
Driver kills two after running into people in Leipzig, Germany

04 May 2026-20:38