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Spain: Thieves steal Bronze Age gold in lightning raid on Villena Museum One of the world's greatest Bronze Age gold collections has been swiped, almost in its entirety, from Villena Museum. A highly professional group of thieves were in and out in four minutes flat before the museum opened. The man behind Srebrenica: Ratko Mladic dies at 84 For many, Ratko Mladic represented the horrors of the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and of other war crimes. Now he has died in detention at The Hague. Ex-Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic dead at 84 The former Bosnian Serb general was convicted of genocide committed during the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. DW users on life in Russia: 'People are mad as hell' Official polling suggests public sentiment in Russia is deteriorating as economic pressure builds. DW asked its users to share their experiences. CDU's Volkmann: Ukraine aid is not charity Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's grandson Johannes Volkmann spoke to DW about why Germany must continue to support Ukraine. Grain exports stall as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia's Black Sea ports Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure on the Black Sea are disrupting grain and oil exports from the port of Novorossiysk and other key hubs. Could Russia's growing fuel crisis help end the Ukraine war? Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries have deepened Russia's fuel crisis, with shortages reaching Moscow. Could growing public anger put Putin under pressure? Ukraine: Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections The Ukrainian president says wartime elections, as called for by the ex-defense minister, could "split Ukraine." He also said Russia was planning to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops after September polls there. Could Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov challenge Zelenskyy? An explosive video released last week by Ukraine's former defense minister spoke of corruption, a crisis of leadership and elections. What could follow? Spain battles forest fire a short drive from flash flood The blaze, near Valencia, forced more than 1,000 people from their homes. In nearby Catalonia, civil defense teams carried out 200 rescue operations after floods trapped residents in cars and homes.