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Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as president
London — Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor, has won Iceland’s presidential election, topping a crowded field of candidates in which the top three finishers were women, the country’s national broadcast…
Zelenskyy, at Shangri-La meeting, urges countries to join peace summit
SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday urged countries to participate in the June 15-16 peace summit in Switzerland. Zelenskyy, in his keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore,…
Sweden seeks to answer youths’ questions about NATO as its neutrality ends
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The teacher’s opening question to students in Stockholm is blunt: “Has joining NATO increased the threat to Sweden?” Sweden became the Western military alliance’s 32nd member in March….
London’s Chinatown: East Asian diversity with British twist
London’s Chinatown is at the beating heart of the capital’s entertainment district – with unique flavors that link back to Britain’s colonial history, as Henry Ridgwell reports …
Hungary’s Orbán stages ‘peace march’ ahead of EU elections
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Hungary’s capital Saturday in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a week ahead of European Parliament elections,…
Iceland voters to pick new president in weekend election
LONDON — Voters in Iceland are choosing a president Saturday, selecting from a field of 12 people that includes a former prime minister. The candidates are vying to replace outgoing President…
Zelenskyy arrives in Singapore for Shangri-La security conference
SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy arrived in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue conference on Saturday, where he planned to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and discuss support for his…
European Parliament election is next month. What’s at stake?
BRUSSELS — Around 400 million European Union citizens go to the polls next month to elect members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, in one of the biggest global democratic events….
Russian air attack damages Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 5 regions
KYIV — Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in five regions across Ukraine, officials said. Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo said the attack damaged…
White House Q&A: US policy evolves with threats against Ukraine
THE WHITE HOUSE — Less than a day after U.S. President Joe Biden granted Ukraine authorization to strike inside Russia with American weaponry, Michael Carpenter, senior director for Europe at the…
As Russia confirms it jailed missing Ukrainian journalist, calls mount for her release
Washington — Nearly eight months after a freelance journalist disappeared on assignment in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow confirmed that the reporter is in its custody. Victoria Roshchyna, a contributor to Ukrainian media…
Кабмін підняв тариф на електроенергію до кінця квітня наступного року
Тарифи ще якийсь час не змінювалися б, якби Росія не атакувала енергетичну інфраструктуру України, заявив міністр енергетики …
Biden allows Ukraine to hit Russia with American weapons near Kharkiv
WASHINGTON — In a shift from his previous position, U.S. President Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use American-provided weapons to counter Russian attacks in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located just…
Ukraine missiles hit oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region, military says
KYIV — Missiles fired by the Ukrainian navy struck an oil terminal at the Russian port of Kavkaz in the Krasnodar region on Friday, the Ukrainian military said via the Telegram…
UN refugee chief: 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
UNITED NATIONS — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and is climbing because nations have failed to tackle the causes…
Some EU nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls
BRUSSELS — Youth leader Rareș Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five years ago for the European Union elections in his Romanian hometown of Brăila….
Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day
GRINDAVIK, Iceland — Lava continued to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday but the activity had calmed significantly from when it erupted a day earlier. The eruption Wednesday…
НБУ зупиняє послаблення гривні поблизу позначки 40,5 гривні за долар
Упродовж останнього тижня НБУ постійно оновлює історичні мінімуми гривні щодо долара США та інших провідних валют світу …
Alleged Russian links taint Catalan separatist leader’s possible return to Spain
After six years on the run, the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region may come home to govern after his party won a close second in regional elections. But an…
ЕКА: Україна починає страхувати інвестиції від воєнних та політичних ризиків
Агентство пропонуватиме два страхових продукти: страхування прямих інвестицій для інвесторів та страхування інвестиційних кредитів для банків …
First Ukrainian pilots graduate from F-16 training in US
the Pentagon — The first Ukrainian pilots have completed F-16 fighter jet training at a military base in Arizona, with others soon to follow this summer. “The first batch has graduated,…