Russian women face violence from Ukraine veterans
Warsaw, Poland — Olga drew her index finger abruptly across her neck as she recounted the threats her husband leveled at her after he returned to Russia, wounded from fighting in…
Zelenskyy blasts Russian nuclear risks on Chernobyl anniversary
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Friday that Russia’s capture of a major nuclear power plant threatened a radiation catastrophe, as the country marked the anniversary of the…
‘This is my home’: Life inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone
Thirty-eight years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of people work to dismantle the long-defunct power plant and control the contaminated exclusion zone, a 30-kilometer area surrounding it. Lesia Bakalets…
Нацбанк України знизив облікову ставку до 13,5%
«Враховуючи послаблення фактичного й очікуваного цінового тиску, а також зниження ризиків для надходження міжнародної фінансової підтримки, Національний банк продовжує цикл пом’якшення процентної політики» …
Шмигаль обговорив потребу України в енергообладнанні із головою казначейства Британії
Раніше про зустріч із Гантом повідомив президент Володимир Зеленський …
China’s Nuctech raided in EU over foreign subsidies concerns
BRUSSELS — Chinese security equipment company Nuctech’s Dutch and Polish offices were raided by EU competition regulators, the company said on Wednesday, as the European Commission cracks down on companies receiving…
Spain’s prime minister says he will consider resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch Wednesday of a judicial investigation into accusations by…
Russia blocks UN resolution on peaceful use of outer space
new york — Russia blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution Wednesday reaffirming the need to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space. The measure was proposed jointly by the United…
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
London — A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations, according to…
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations. That’s according to…
Канада дозволила Airbus використовувати російський титан в обхід санкцій – Reuters
У грудні 2022 року Airbus заявила, що збирається протягом кількох місяців відмовитися від російського титану, проте досі цього не зробила …
Єврокомісія передала Україні 1,5 мільярда євро в рамках програми Ukraine Facility
Це другий транш у програмі. Шмигаль зазначив, що кошти спрямують на покриття найважливіших бюджетних видатків …
Channel tragedy spotlights Britain’s Rwanda migrant law
London — French authorities say a 7-year-old girl was among five migrants who drowned in the English Channel on Tuesday just hours after British lawmakers voted through legislation aimed at deterring…
Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish reporters in ‘terrorism’ probe, relative says
Istanbul — Nine Turks working for pro-Kurdish media outlets were arrested Tuesday in Turkey, their employers and lawyers said, with a relative of one saying they were accused of “terrorist activities.”…
Azerbaijan says ‘closer than ever’ to Armenia peace deal
Baku, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday a peace deal with Armenia was closer than ever before, as teams from both countries began demarcating the border in a…
БЕБ підозрює онлайн-казино у несплаті податків на понад мільярд гривень
У БЕБ розповіли, що у цій справі детективи аналізують понад 5 мільйонів банківських транзакцій …
Russian media: Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles on Finnish border
LONDON — Russian media report that the Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles close to its border with Finland. It’s the latest in a series of military and hybrid threats that…
Швейцарія повідомила про зниження вартості заморожених активів, пов’язаних із Росією
На кінець 2023 року їхня вартість «на 1,7 мільярда швейцарських франків менше, ніж цифра, повідомлена за грудень 2022 року» …
Turkey hosted Hamas leader amid growing criticism over inaction in Gaza
Istanbul/Washington — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and his delegation last weekend in Istanbul amid growing criticism in Turkey of his government’s stance on the…
Russian media: Kremlin will deploy ballistic missiles close to Finnish border
Russian media say the country plans to deploy ballistic missiles close to its border with Finland. Analysts say it’s the latest in a series of military and hybrid threats that…