Russia is set to hold its largest military drills in almost four decades beginning Tuesday. Dubbed Vostok 2018, the massive exercise will involve nearly 300,000 troops, more than 1,000 planes, helicopters and drones, and up to 36,000 tanks, armored personnel carriers and other vehicles, as well as up to 80 ships and other vessels, according to Russian officials. Source: NBC News
A patrol of the anti-crime brigade (BAC) was attacked by about twenty individuals during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, in Montereau-Fault-Yonne (Seine-et-Marne) . Five suspects were arrested. Source Actu17
About thirty individuals attacked the Sarcelles police station located on avenue du 8 mai 1945 around 7:30 p.m. The attackers fired fireworks mortars at the building. They also threw projectiles.
Other police stations have suffered the same type of attack in recent months. In particular that of Grand-Quevilly , near Rouen (Seine-Maritime) last month, or that of Cahors (Lot), attacked with Molotov cocktails in November. In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), the Hautepierre police station was also attacked at the end of last year. Source Actu17
Greece is ready to welcome British tourists this summer regardless of whether they have had a coronavirus vaccine, Tourism Minister Harry Theocharis was quoted as saying on Thursday. Source Ekathimerini