Ukraine sinks Russian warship in Black Sea
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Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones.
The move - unconfirmed by Russian authorities - comes as Kyiv's force take aim at targets behind the war's frontline.
The Ukrainian military intelligence agency said a special operations unit destroyed the large patrol ship Sergey Kotov overnight with Magura V5 uncrewed vessels designed and built in Ukraine.
The Russian vessel can reportedly carry cruise missiles and has a crew of around 60.
The Ukrainian claim could not immediately be independently verified.
Meanwhile, disinformation has been a feature of the fighting that broke out after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.
Kyiv's forces are struggling to keep the better-provisioned Russian army at bay at some points along the largely static 1,500-kilometer front line, but are also taking aim at targets deep beyond the battlefield.
In the Black Sea, Ukrainian successes against enemy warships have pushed the Russian fleet away from the coast, allowing Ukraine to set up a grain export corridor.
US airman charged for sharing intel on Russia's war in Ukraine
A civilian US Air Force employee has been charged in federal court in Nebraska with transmitting classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform, the American Justice Department said Monday.
David Franklin Slater, 63, who authorities say retired as an Army lieutenant colonel, was arrested Saturday on charges of illegally disclosing national defence information and conspiring to do so.
Prosecutors say Slater attended briefings between February and April 2022 about Russia's war with Ukraine.
Despite having signed paperwork pledging not to disclose classified information, he shared details about military targets and Russian capabilities on an online messaging platform with an unindicted co-conspirator who claimed to be a woman living in Ukraine.
According to an indictment, that alleged co-conspirator, who is not identified by prosecutors, repeatedly asked Slater for information and described him as “my secret informant love.”
It wasn't immediately clear if Slater had a lawyer. He is due to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
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The French Navy has intercepted more than eight tonnes of cocaine on the Caribbean Martinique Island.
Eight people were taken into custody and charged. If convicted they could face up to 30 years in prison and a 7.5 million euro fine.
French navy vessels Le Germinal and La Combatante seized 8.3 tonnes of cocaine in just nine days. This is almost the equivalent to the total amount gathered in the whole 2023.
Watch the full report in the video above.
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A woman barricaded herself and threatened staff at Luisen Hospital in the German city of Aachen on Monday.
When heavily armed police arrived, they shot and injured her "to put an end to the dangerous situation."
The 65-year-old woman had a gun and threatened employees of the physiotherapy practice, according to police.
She also set off pyrotechnics inside the hospital, German press say.
The site and the surrounding area were evacuated.
Almost 400 patients and staff were inside the hospital.
The incident took place at Luisenhospital in Aachen, a city which borders Belgium with around 252,000 residents.
"According to current information, a female (65) entered the hospital in the afternoon. Shortly afterwards, employees noticed smoke developing near the woman. The 65-year-old has now barricaded herself in a room. The surrounding rooms have been evacuated. Special forces are on site," Aachen Police said in a statement on Monday evening.
At around 11 p.m. local, police managed to remove the woman from the hospital, local media including Stern.de and Bild and the German news agency DPA reported.
This came several hours after emergency services were called to the scene.