Pavlo Vyshebaba joined the military on the first day of the Russian invasion, having no combat experience at all. Then the well-known Ukrainian eco-activist headed straight to his native Donbas…
Macron Holds Postelection Talks with French Party Leaders
President Emmanuel Macron held talks Tuesday with France’s main party leaders in a bid to show he is open to dialogue after his centrist alliance failed to win an absolute…
Africa Won’t Give Ukraine What It’s Asking For, Analysts Say
Analysts say the African Union (AU) is unlikely to offer Ukraine much support against Russia despite a passionate address Monday by Ukraine’s president. Many African nations have historical ties to…
Russia Protests Transit Block to Kaliningrad
Russia has summoned the European Union’s envoy to Moscow to “strongly” protest new restrictions on goods shipments to its Kaliningrad exclave through EU member Lithuania while threatening the Baltic state…
Australia Urged to Intervene in Long-Running Wikileaks Extradition Case
Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are urging the Australian government to do more to gain the release of the Queensland-born activist. Assange is to be extradited from Britain to…
Рада скасувала «нульове розмитнення» для ввезення авто з-за кордону
Зміни мають набути чинності з 1 липня цього року …
Nobel Prize Auction Nets $103.5 Million for Displaced Ukrainian Children
Dmitry Muratov, editor of one of Russia’s last independent newspapers, auctioned off his 2021 Nobel Peace Prize medal on Monday, bringing in a record-shattering $103.5 million to benefit children displaced…
Stoppage is country’s largest rail strike in decades
British rail workers launched their biggest strike in decades on Tuesday. Last-minute talks to avoid the stoppage failed Monday, with the rail management and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers…
Two Detained Americans Endangered Russian Servicemen, Kremlin Says
Two Americans detained in Ukraine while fighting on the Ukrainian side of the war were mercenaries who endangered the lives of Russian servicemen and should face responsibility for their actions,…
In Poland and Far From Family, Woman Returns to Ukraine
According to United Nations estimates, since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, some 2.5 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish border and gone back to Ukraine. Iryna Martynenko was among…
Legislative Setback Leaves Difficult Path Forward for France’s Macron
Two months after French President Emmanuel Macron won reelection, his second term is now threatened with gridlock and a possible political crisis after his centrist party lost its ruling majority…
Belgium Returns Lumumba’s Remains to Family
The tooth of assassinated Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first democratically elected leader, is scheduled to be handed over to his family Monday. The Belgium government will hand over the tooth to…
Китай різко збільшив імпорт нафти з Росії – він перевищує закупівлі із Саудівської Аравії
За даними Митної адміністрації Китаю, країна в травні закупила понад 8,4 мільярда тонн російської нафти …
Zelenskyy Expects Increase in Russian Hostility Ahead of EU Vote
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “we should expect greater hostile activity from Russia” this week as European Union leaders consider whether to support candidate status for Ukraine in the EU….
Macron Appears to Lose Parliamentary Majority in Legislative Runoff Voting
French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to lose parliamentary majority, according to the first estimates of returns from Sunday’s legislative elections. The returns showed Macron’s centrists appeared set to remain the…
Spain, Germany Battle Wildfires Amid Unusual Heat Wave
Firefighters in Spain and Germany struggled to contain wildfires on Sunday amid an unusual heat wave in Western Europe for this time of year. The worst damage in Spain has…
Irish PM Martin Urges Britain to Resume Talks With EU Over its N.Ireland Law
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Sunday a new British law to change part of a Brexit deal to try to ease trade with Northern Ireland was “unilateralism of…
Greek Rescuers Save More Than 100 Migrants in Aegean
More than 100 migrants were rescued early Sunday off the island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea and four are missing, the Greek coastguard said. Port police responded to a…
Despite Ongoing Military Action, Ukrainians Continue to Get Married
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, couples there continue to get married. For many, the war itself prompted them to officially tie the knot – especially military couples. At least…
Russian Sanctions Hurting Small Italian Fashion Producers
Fine Italian knitwear packed in boxes addressed to retailers in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kursk sit stacked in a Lombardy warehouse awaiting dispatch. Although not subject to sanctions to punish…
Czech Senate Leader Vows ‘Never Again’ to Communist Totalitarianism
Czech Senate Leader Milos Vystrcil was little known to the world until he led a Czech parliamentary and business delegation to Taiwan in autumn 2020, defying threats of severe retaliation…
Lithuania Says Sanctions on Goods to Kaliningrad Take Effect
Lithuanian authorities said a ban on the transit through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad of goods that are subject to EU sanctions was to take effect Saturday….
Opposition Rally Demands Early Elections in North Macedonia
Thousands of supporters of North Macedonia’s main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE gathered Saturday evening in the center of the capital Skopje to pressure the leftist government to call an election two…
Big Crowds Take to London Streets to Protest Soaring Costs
Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain. Huge crowds flooded into the British capital for the rally…
Third Suspect in Murder of British Journalist Arrested in Brazil
A third suspect in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon rainforest was arrested Saturday, Brazil’s federal police said. Jeferson da Silva Lima was on the run,…
German Far-right Elects New Leaders After Co-Chair Quits
The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it…
Російські війська завдали інфраструктурі України збитків на 104 мільярди доларів – Шмигаль
Про це прем’єр-міністр заявив на британсько-українському інфраструктурному саміті …
Former Hotel Housekeeper Aims to Give French Workers a Voice
A former hotel housekeeper who fought for the rights of her coworkers has become a symbol of the recent revival of France’s left, which is expected to emerge as the…
Russia Frees Medic Who Filmed Mariupol’s Horror
A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team was freed by Russian forces on Friday, three months after…
UN Weekly Roundup: June 11-17, 2022
Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. UN human rights chief…