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Global Tensions Escalate: Detentions in Moscow, EU Accession Warnings, Surge in Iran Executions, and Military Strikes in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

As Moscow detains citizens honoring Navalny, Bosnia faces EU accession challenges, Iran's executions reach a six-year high, and military confrontations intensify in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Overview

  • At least four Moscow residents were detained for laying flowers to honor the late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny.
  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock emphasizes that Bosnia-Herzegovina's EU accession can only be achieved as a unified country, warning against secessionist fantasies.
  • Iran executed at least 834 people in 2023, marking the highest number of executions since 2015, with a significant increase in drug-related offenses.
  • An oil depot in Russia's Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, was set ablaze following an explosion, with Ukraine's military intelligence claiming responsibility.
  • Ukrainian sea drones reportedly struck and 'sunk' the Russian patrol vessel Sergei Kotov off the coast of occupied Crimea, according to Ukraine's Military Intelligence.