Mild weather has left many regions of Europe that would normally be blanketed in snow at this time of year bare, and winter sports resorts are fearing for the future….
Christmas in a Bomb Shelter for Orthodox Ukrainians
As artillery boomed outside and fighter jets flew overhead, Orthodox Christians in a battered eastern Ukrainian town held a Christmas service in a basement shelter Saturday, vowing not to let…
Bakhmut in Russia’s Crosshairs on Orthodox Christmas Day
Shelling rocked the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Saturday, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a 36-hour cease-fire from midday Friday to midnight Saturday to observe eastern Orthodox…
UN Calls On Belarus to Drop Charges Against Nobel Peace Laureate
The U.N. human rights office has called on the government of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to drop criminal charges against Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ales Bialiatski and to immediately free…
Taliban Denounce Prince Harry for Admitting to Afghan ‘War Crimes’
The Islamist Taliban joined British critics Friday to denounce Prince Harry for admitting to being responsible for the killing of 25 people in Afghanistan while serving as a military helicopter…
US Delegation Heads to Balkans Following Rising Tensions
A senior State Department official is leading a U.S. delegation to three Western Balkan nations in the coming days following weeks of ethnic tensions in the region. Counselor of the…
UN Human Rights Chief Warns of ‘Backsliding’ on Women’s Rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk has warned about what he sees as the “systematic countering of women’s rights and gender equality” around the world. In an…
Families in Lviv Mourn Their Dead as War Drags On
In early December, Ukrainian officials said they estimated 10,000 to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. We visited Lviv to meet with some of…
UK: Luhansk and Donetsk Formally Integrated into Russian Armed Forces
“Militias from the Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) and Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) were formally integrated into the Russian armed forces on 31 December 2022,” Britain’s Defense Ministry said Friday in…
Germany to Send Ukraine 40 Armored Vehicles by Spring
Germany will supply Ukraine with around 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles within weeks as part of a new phase of support coordinated with the US, a government spokesman said on…
France to Deliver Light Armored Vehicles to Ukraine
France announced it will send light tanks to Ukraine, a French official said on Wednesday after a phone call between the two countries’ leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian…
Unease, Questions and Some Apathy in Russia After Ukraine Strike
The deadliest Ukrainian strike on Russian troops reported so far has reignited criticism of Moscow’s mobilization drive and laid bare a lack of trust in officials almost a year into…
European Gas Deals at Risk as Qatar Corruption Scandal Deepens
The corruption scandal at the European Parliament deepened this week as officials said they would seek to lift the immunity of two more lawmakers accused of taking bribes from the…
US, Turkey Target Financial Network Linked to Islamic State, US Treasury Says
The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it was taking joint action with Turkey against a network it said played a key role in money management, transfer and distribution for the…
Pope Benedict to be Buried Under St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis presided at the funeral of former Pope Benedict on Thursday, delivering a homily comparing his predecessor to Jesus before tens of thousands of mourners in St. Peter’s Square….
БЕБ заарештувало виробництво м’ясних напівфабрикатів на 350 млн грн, яке належить громадянину Росії
Відомство вважає, що компанія ухилилася від сплати податків на суму 150 мільйонів гривень …
In Photos: Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Mourners pour into St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to pay their final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring and to…
Thousands Gather in St. Peter’s Square for the Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Mourners poured into St. Peter’s Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to pay their final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring…
The Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict: What to Expect
Pope Francis will preside at a funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday for his predecessor, former Pope Benedict, who died Saturday at 95. More than 60,000 people are…
Russia’s Hypersonic Missile-Armed Ship to Patrol Global Seas
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent a frigate armed with the country’s latest Zircon hypersonic missile on a trans-ocean cruise in a show of force as tensions with the…
Journalism in Belarus ‘Dealt a Huge Blow’
Journalists and their audiences in Belarus remain at risk of arrest, media analysts say, as authorities continue to persecute opposition voices. Even with a large number of journalists now living…
Iran Warns France About ‘Insulting’ Khamenei Cartoons
Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting. The weekly magazine had…
Is Assad-Erdogan Alliance Likely Before Turkey’s Elections?
The first high-level talks between Turkey and Syria in over a decade held in Moscow last week reflect the common interests of the two nations in limiting the autonomy of…
Фонд гарантування вкладів подав позов проти Жеваго на майже 46 млрд грн
Наприкінці грудня ДБР повідомило про затримання у Франції Костянтина Жеваго …
Meta Fined 390 Million Euros in Latest European Privacy Crackdown
European Union regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to…
UN Security Council Welcomes New Members; 2 are First-Timers
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland got a formal welcome into the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, taking the two-year seats they won unopposed in June. In a tradition that…
Російські атаки змушують Україну будувати децентралізовану енергетичну систему – Шмигаль
«Ідеться про створення мініелектростанцій та малих об’єктів генерації, імплементованих в наявну енергосистему» …
Turkey Hosts Syria Opposition After Outreach to Assad
Turkey on Tuesday hosted the leaders of Syria’s opposition in a bid to assuage their concern following its overtures to Damascus. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tweeted images of his meeting…
Drone Advances in Ukraine Could Bring Dawn of Killer Robots
Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world’s first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare….
Benedict Funeral to Be Similar to that of Reigning Popes
Tens of thousands more people paid homage to former Pope Benedict on Tuesday on the second day his body lay in state, and the Vatican announced that his funeral will…