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Reuters: Munich gunman raised locally, had no ties to Islamic state – police
A German-Iranian teenager who shot and killed nine people and then himself in Munich on Friday had received psychiatric care and was in all probability a lone gunman who had no ties to Islamic State, police said, Reuters reported.The 18-year-old triggered a lockdown in the Bavarian capital after opening fire near a busy shopping mall. He was...
ATO report: militants attack Ukraine forces 54 times overnight
Over the past day, Russian occupation forces opened fire 54 times on positions of the Ukrainian military in Donbas, of which 26 times – in the Mariupol sector, 24 – in the Donetsk sector, and four – in the Luhansk sector, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters reported on Saturday morning, July 23. ”In the Donetsk...
Top UN counter-terrorism official urges cohesive response to `persistent` threat of terrorism
With more than 30,000 foreign terrorist fighters from some 100 countries around the world, terrorism is a global threat requiring a comprehensive and unified response, a top United Nations counter-terrorism official said, the UN News Service reported.”There is no doubt that the threat from terrorism remains persistent and, unfortunately,...
Munich police report 10 dead, 16 injured after Friday shooting
The Munich police have reported 10 dead and 16 injured persons, including the gunman, after a shooting near the Olympia shopping mall on Friday evening.”The sad result of Munich gunfire [is] 10 fatal casualties, among them the shooter, 16 injured,” the police tweeted in the early hours of Saturday.Ten dead people have been identified by the...
Reuters: Texan gets 10 years in U.S. prison for Russian tech export scheme
The former owner of a Houston company was sentenced on Thursday, July 21, to 10 years in prison after admitting that he operated as an unauthorized agent of the Russian government who exported sensitive microelectronics for its military`s use, according to Reuters.Alexander Fishenko, who pleaded guilty in September to engaging in a scheme that...
Myrotvorets OSINT website team create map of Donbas fighters from Russia
Volunteers of the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) OSINT website have created an interactive map showing places of residence in Russia of Russian fighters who have participated in the Donbas war against Ukraine.”As of today, the map displays 3,200 hyperlinks to militants and terrorists. There are 15,000 more profiles of Russian mercenaries on the waiting...
Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro become finalists of Eurovision 2017 host city contest
Three Ukrainian cities – Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro – have become the finalists of a Eurovision 2017 host city contest whose winner will be announced on July 27, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”These are the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, as well as Dnipro and the capital of the south, Odesa,” Deputy Director of the National Television Company of...
Munich shooting: Several killed in shopping centre – BBC
Several people have been shot dead in a shooting at a shopping centre in the German city of Munich, police say, according to the BBC.A big operation is under way. Police are telling people to stay at home and avoid the streets, the BBC said.Several people have also been injured at the shopping centre in the north-western Moosach district.Reports...
Chief prosecutor Lutsenko claims gang behind killing of journalist Sheremet
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko says that a group of people some of whom were seen on recently shared footage were involved in the killing of Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kyiv on July 20.”We are analyzing all the video materials, including the footage you`ve seen on the Internet. Let me reiterate: the only thing I can say...
Bloomberg: Ukraine smaller wheat export to aid Russia and Romania sales
Ukraine`s wheat exports this season will probably drop almost a quarter from a year earlier, benefiting other major international competitors from the Black Sea region, according to Bloomberg.Shipments will slump 23% to 13 million metric tons in the season that started this month, according to the average of three analyst estimates in a Bloomberg...