BERLIN—Germany’s biggest theme park reopened to visitors on Tuesday after a large fire the day before sent a dense plume of black smoke billowing into the sky that was visible for miles. The Europa-Park in the town of Rust, near the French border, opened with only minor restrictions after the blaze Monday, the German news…
Putin Deploys Nuclear Weapons in Belarus, Breaching Agreement With China
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on June 16 that he had delivered the first batch of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, three months after announcing the plan. Political analysts say Putin’s move is a slap in the face to Chinese leader Xi Jinping and ruined the Chinese regime’s attempts to masquerade as a war mediator, as…
After Paris Blast Crumples Building in Left Bank, Rescue Workers Still Searching for 1 Person
PARIS—French rescue workers searched Thursday for a person feared missing after a powerful blast brought down a building on Paris’ Left Bank, injuring more than 30 people, six of them critically. Investigators were working to determine the cause of Wednesday’s explosion. A possible gas leak was one of the theories under investigation. The blast near…
Ukraine Strikes Bridge to Crimea, Say Russian-Appointed Officials
Ukrainian missiles struck the Chonhar road bridge connecting Crimea with Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson region overnight, forcing traffic to be diverted to a different route, Russian-appointed officials said on Thursday. The so-called “gate to Crimea,” known by Russians with a different spelling as the Chongar Bridge, is one of a handful of links…
Moscow Court Rules US Journalist Evan Gershkovich Must Stay in Jail Until Late August
MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court ruled last month to keep…
Russia Says It Downed 3 Drones Outside Moscow, Suspects It Was Attack by Ukraine
Two drones were brought down outside Moscow as they approached the warehouses of a local military unit, Russian authorities said Wednesday, in what could be the latest attempt by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia during the early stages of Kyiv’s most recent counteroffensive. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the…
Biden Warns Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons Is ‘Real’
President Joe Biden warned this week that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real,” days after Moscow announced that the first warheads have arrived in Belarus amid international condemnation of the move. “When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying…
All Hail the Rising Sun! Stonehenge Welcomes 8,000 Visitors for the Summer Solstice
STONEHENGE, England—All hail the rising sun. Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun. Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, and tourists, many clad in an array of colorful costumes and even antlers, stayed and celebrated…
24 Injured in Explosion in Paris
PARIS—A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, injuring at least 24 people, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital’s monuments and prompting an evacuation of other properties, authorities said. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast. The facade of the building in…
Dozens Injured in Explosion in Paris
PARIS—A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, injuring at least 24 people, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over the French capital’s monuments and prompting an evacuation of other properties, authorities said. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast. The facade of the building in…
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