The Daily Populous

Wednesday December 4th, 2024 evening edition

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A Russian warship has fired warning shots at a German helicopter carrying out patrols over the Baltic Sea, it has been reported.

According to the German newspaper Bild, the warning shots were fired at the Nato reconnaissance aircraft but this is yet to be confirmed.

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock mentioned the incident at a Nato meeting but did not give further details.

Former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev even declared late last month that Nato and the US is at 'full war' with Russia.

A Russian warship has fired warning shots at a German helicopter carrying out patrols over the Baltic Sea (file photo).

NATO is currently carrying out increased surveillance in the Baltic Sea to prevent hybrid attacks on pipelines and data cables by Russia and its supporters (pictured Vladimir Putin).

Meanwhile in March last year, a Russian fighter jet crashed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. »

XDefiant officially shutting down as Ubisoft announces FPS end date

Authored by dexerto.com

After weeks of speculation regarding player count and ongoing support, XDefiant is officially on its way out.

“We regret to inform you that we are initiating the sunset process starting today,” a Ubisoft blog post outlined shortly after on December 3, 2024.

Ubisoft While Ubisoft claims XDefiant reached over 15 million players total, devs even admitted the daily active player count was dwindling as 2024 rolled on. »

China hits US with ban on critical minerals used in tech manufacturing

Authored by arstechnica.com

Such "dual-use items" cover goods and technologies used for civil or military purposes, while the rare-earth metals are critical to tech manufacturing.

Experts previously told Ars that the US risked losing access to rare-earth metals critical to manufacturing a wide range of popular products if it placed any new trade restrictions on China.

That potentially limits US access to a common coating material used in everything from power cables to nuclear reactors. »

Mayor of town in Zaporizhzhia Oblast abducted by Russians in March 2022 dies in captivity

Authored by pravda.com.ua
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Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, has reported that Yevhen Matvieiev, the mayor of the temporarily occupied town of Dniprorudne, who was abducted by the Russians in March 2022, died in Russian captivity.

Quote: "The Russians captured Dniprorudne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast at the end of February 2022.

It became known on 13 March 2022 that the mayor of Dniprorudne had been abducted by Russian forces. »

India’s tiger population rises to 3,682, doubles since 2006

Authored by indianewengland.com
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However, within the Central Indian Landscape Complex and Eastern Ghats Landscape Complex, the tiger population has declined in Odisha, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand.

Apart from this, the tiger population has also decreased in Arunachal Pradesh where it has come down from 29 to 9 in 2022.

India’s tiger population has more than doubled since 2006, when it was 1,411. »