The Daily Populous

Friday May 29th, 2026 evening edition

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The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said the alliance is “ready to defend every inch” of its territory after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

“Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all,” Rutte wrote on social media after a call with the Romanian president, Nicuşor Dan.

“I affirmed that Nato stands ready to defend every inch of allied territory.”.

On Friday, Dan convened an emergency meeting of the country’s supreme council of national defence, and the foreign ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador.

It described the incident as a “grave and irresponsible escalation” and a serious breach of international law.

The government reiterated that it had asked Nato to speed up the delivery of anti-drone systems to Romania.

View image in fullscreen Debris on the street in Galați, after the Russian drone hit. »

Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal

Authored by theguardian.com
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Under the US-brokered ceasefire in October, the Israeli army withdrew to a demarcation line which gave Israel direct control of 53% of the occupied territory.

Muhammad Shehada, a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said: “Netanyahu is now declaring the whole Trump deal, the framework for Gaza, to be null and void.

An Israeli army spokesperson referred a request for comment on Netanyahu’s 70% threat “to the political echelon”. »

EU to release €16bn to Hungary previously frozen under Orbán

Authored by theguardian.com
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The decision, described as a “historic breakthrough” by the new prime minister, comes as police in Hungary have said they will allow next month’s Pride parade in Budapest to take place.

View image in fullscreen Legislation by Viktor Orbán, pictured in the poster, created a legal basis for Pride events to be banned.

The organisers of Budapest Pride notified police this week of their intention to hold the 31st edition of the march on 27 June. »

Subnautica 2 Success Forces Krafton To Pay $250 Million To Developers

Authored by gameobserver.com
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The legal battle between Unknown Worlds, the studio behind Subnautica, and publisher Krafton has ended in favor of the developers after the huge success of Subnautica 2.

Following the game’s record-breaking Early Access launch, Krafton has reportedly agreed to pay the full $250 million bonus promised in the original acquisition deal.

Back in 2021, Krafton bought Unknown Worlds for $500 million upfront, while promising another $250 million if performance targets were reached later. »

Priest accused of using info from confessional booth to push mentally ill tenant out of rent-stabilized NYC apartment

Authored by the-independent.com
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The very next day, however, he asked for my permission to share that sensitive information with [the church] board, my landlord.”.

At the same time, under Eastern Orthodox canonical law, the sacramental seal of confession is inviolable and a priest who violates it faces excommunication.

Avramovich, who has a “history of mental health issues,” moved into her rent-stabilized apartment in February 1998, she says in her affidavit. »