Ukraine, Russia each say they foiled dozens of drone attacks
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia said on Saturday it had downed 47 Ukrainian drones while Kyiv reported neutralized 24 drones fired by Moscow. The Ukrainian air force said many missiles were fired…
Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later
NEW ORLEANS — On the eve of World War II, Nazis in Austria seized a pastel by renowned impressionist artist Claude Monet, selling it off and sparking a family’s decadeslong search…
Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election
STOCKHOLM — Meta Platforms said on Friday that it had removed a network of group accounts targeting Russian speakers in Moldova ahead of the country’s October 20 election, for violation of…
Russian state media uses AI-generated images of Florida’s Disney World flooded by Milton
The photographs are AI-generated fakes. While Milton flooded and destroyed hundreds of buildings, taking lives and devastating Florida, Disney World was closed to visitors but not flooded. …
Уряд погодив продаж акцій Об’єднаної гірничо-хімічної компанії за майже 4 млрд гривень
Днями Фонд держмайна повідомив, що на аукціон із приватизації ОГХК подав один учасник – компанія «Цемін Україна» …
У США висунули звинувачення директору Enerkon за неправдиві повідомлення про роботу в Україні
SEC заявила, що Бенджамін Баллаут випустив принаймні три неправдиві пресрелізи, спрямовані на підвищення ціни акцій компанії …
FIFA urged to put more human rights scrutiny into 2034 World Cup deal with Saudi Arabia
zurich — Two months before FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the soccer body was urged again Friday to allow independent scrutiny of the…
Who are Japan’s Nobel Peace Prize winners Nihon Hidankyo?
STOCKHOLM — Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Below…
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa region kill 4, governor says
kyiv, Ukraine — A Russian missile slammed into a commercial building in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region overnight, killing four people including a 16-year-old girl, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Friday….
Russian propagandists push fake story that Zelenskyy bought Hitler’s car
washington — The article in the Seattle Tribune had everything: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Adolf Hitler and a $15 million classic car. Unsurprisingly, it spread like wildfire across Russia’s state and…
Russian opposition politician Kara-Murza: ‘Putin must lose in Ukraine’
WASHINGTON — Russian opposition politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza was released from a Russian prison on August 1 as part of a wide-ranging exchange of prisoners between Russia and several Western…
Police investigate shooting near Israeli target in Sweden; no injuries reported
STOCKHOLM — Swedish police said on Thursday they were investigating a shooting near an Israeli target in the city of Gothenburg, which the national broadcaster said was a unit of Israeli…
Компанія Unilever завершила продаж свого бізнесу в Росії
Бізнес компанії переходить групі «Арнест». 10 жовтня сторони офіційно повідомили про закриття угоди, але її суму не розкрили …
ВР ухвалила закон про підвищення податків, військовий збір зросте до 5%
Також парламентарі ухвалили поправку до закону, яка залишає військовий збір для військовослужбовців на рівні 1,5% …
Russia-Ukraine war appears frozen in place as winter approaches
WASHINGTON — Neither rising death tolls nor plunging temperatures are likely to change the trajectory of Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to senior U.S. officials charged with supporting Kyiv’s fight against…
On TikTok, AI-generated ‘Russian’ women deliver pro-China messages with sales pitch
WASHINGTON — “What Americans are really worried about now is not wars, shootings or homelessness. It’s the puzzling absence of any issues with China,” declares a blonde influencer on TikTok, speaking…
Ukrainian news outlet says it faces ‘pressure’ from Zelenskyy’s office
WASHINGTON — A prominent Ukrainian news outlet reported Wednesday it is facing “ongoing and systematic pressure” from the office of the Ukrainian president that is threatening the outlet’s work. In a…
Russian tabloid distorts Washington Post report on Ukraine to fit Kremlin propaganda narratives
AiF cherry-picked the quotes, used them out of context, omitted key information and distorted The Washington Post report to make it fit the Kremlin propaganda. AiF also misattributed all quotes…
Білоруський завод постачав до України добрива з РФ і Білорусі через компанію в ОАЕ – розслідування
Українські слідчі викрили цю схему під час розслідування кримінальної справи проти компанії «Оскар Оптима» …
Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with AI in break with tradition
LONDON — That long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more. The All England Club announced Wednesday that artificial intelligence will be used to make the…
China says anti-dumping move on EU brandy is legitimate trade measure
BEIJING — China’s anti-dumping measures against brandies imported from the European Union are “legitimate trade remedy measures,” the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, a day after imposing the temporary curb. French…
British Foreign Secretary Lammy to visit China in bid to reset ties, sources say
BEIJING — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China next week, sources familiar with the plan said, as the new Labor government seeks less confrontational ties with the world’s second-largest…
France’s minority government survives no-confidence vote, 2 weeks after taking office
PARIS — France’s minority government survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, two weeks after taking office, getting over the first hurdle placed by left-wing lawmakers to bring down new conservative Prime…
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection law a threat to independent media, analysts say
The European Commission has filed a lawsuit over Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection legislation, saying it violates EU law. Opponents see the law as a threat to the few remaining independent media…
China targets brandy in EU trade tit-for-tat after EV tariff move
Beijing/Paris — China imposed temporary anti-dumping measures on imports of brandy from the EU on Tuesday, hitting French brands including Hennessy and Remy Martin, days after the 27-state bloc voted for…