Ukraine Aid-Border Security Deal in Congress Likely a Week Away
Capitol Hill — U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday a deal on border security in return for Republican votes to send nearly $60 billion in aid to Ukraine is nearing completion but likely…
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Ukrainian Soldiers Share Experiences Battling Russian Tanks
The Ukrainian 80th Separate Galician Air Assault Brigade have been using Ukrainian equipment to take out Russian armored vehicles since the start of the war. Anna Kosstutschenko talked with some of the…
Hobbit-Style Bomb Shelter Helps Ease Stress for Ukrainian Children
School volunteers in the Kyiv region of Ukraine constructed a bomb shelter resembling a house straight out of “The Hobbit” films. The school had been destroyed at the beginning of…
Storm Isha Batters Britain and Ireland, Kills 2, Leaves Thousands in Dark
london — Two motorists were killed, tens of thousands of people were left without electricity and hundreds of trains were canceled Monday after the latest winter storm lashed Britain and Ireland…
Cambodia, France Boost Relations in Hun Manet’s First Western Visit
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — France and Cambodia have signed a $235 million aid agreement for drinking water and energy infrastructure development, as well as vocational training. The deal is part of…
Western Balkans Pledge Support for EU Growth While Seeking Bloc Membership
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The leaders of Western Balkan countries pledged Monday to make full use of the European Union’s financial support plan of 6 billion euros ($6.5 billion) as they…
Global Health Emergencies Top Agenda of WHO Annual Meeting
Geneva — This year’s executive board meeting at the World Health Organization opened at a time of multiplying global health emergencies, but also at a moment when the U.N. health agency…
Israel OKs Plan for Norway to Hold Gaza Tax Funds
Jerusalem — Israel’s cabinet approved a plan for frozen tax funds earmarked for the Hamas-run Gaza Strip to be held by Norway instead of transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA), officials…
Analysts: Assassination Plot Shows Extremes Iran Employs to Target Critics
Washington — A thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate two journalists working for a Persian TV network in London has renewed focus on the ways hostile governments try to target critics outside…
Dozens Dead, Injured After Shelling in Donetsk; Russia Blames Ukraine
Russia says at least two dozen people are dead after a neighborhood of a Russia-annexed city came under shelling by Ukrainian forces. In a separate attack, a Russian chemical transport…
Storm Isha’s Rain, Wind Expected to Batter UK, Ireland
London — Britain and Ireland braced Sunday for powerful wind and rain from Storm Isha that were expected to batter a wide swath of the island nations and disrupt travel. The…
French Warship Treats Around 1,000 Injured Gazans Off Egyptian Shore
AL-ARISH, Egypt — About 1,000 people from Gaza have been treated in a French field hospital aboard a ship off the coast of Egypt, its captain said, providing care for some…
Polish President Criticizes EU’s Executive for Blocking Funds
WARSAW — Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday criticized the European Commission for blocking EU funds in what he said had been “an attempt to force Poland to change” its government,…
Russian Private Jet Carrying 6 People Believed to Have Crashed in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD — A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous…
2 British Warships Collide in Middle East Harbor, Damaging Ships
london — Two British warships collided in a harbor in Bahrain, causing damage to the vessels but no injuries, the Royal Navy said. The HMS Chiddingfold appeared to reverse into the…
3 Officers Convicted in Paris Police Violence Case
PARIS — A French court on Friday convicted three police officers of “voluntary violence” toward a youth worker in a Paris suburb who suffered serious injuries to his rectum after being…
2 Artworks Returned to Holocaust Victim’s Heirs
NEW YORK — New York prosecutors on Friday returned two pieces of art they say were stolen by Nazis from a Jewish performer and collector murdered in the Holocaust. The artworks…
China Skirts Sanctions to Make Russia Its Top Oil Supplier in 2023
BEIJING — Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China’s top crude oil supplier in 2023, data showed on Saturday, as the world’s biggest crude importer defied Western sanctions to purchase vast…
US Ambassador to Moscow Granted Visit to See Jailed Journalist
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Thursday visited American journalist Evan Gershkovich at Lefortovo Prison in Moscow. Following Ambassador Lynne Tracy’s visit, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said that…
Is Europe Ready for Possible Return of President Trump?
london — America’s allies in Europe are debating how to prepare for a possible second term for Donald Trump in the White House after he secured a record win at Monday’s…
Can Western F-16 Jets Help Ukraine Fight Off Russian Aggression?
As Ukraine awaits the arrival of long-promised F-16 fighter jets from its Western allies, U.S. experts examine how effective the aircraft might be against Russian threats. Mariia Prus has the…