rome — Italian prosecutors requested on Saturday a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy’s far-right deputy prime minister, for allegedly blocking migrants from disembarking at one of the country’s ports…
WHO flags limited mpox testing in epicenter DRC
Geneva, Switzerland — Limited capacity is keeping mpox testing coverage low in the DR Congo — the epicenter of the international emergency — the World Health Organization said Saturday in its…
Ukraine: N. Korea’s military aid to Russia presents battlefield problem
kyiv, ukraine — Ukraine’s spy chief said Saturday that Russia’s increased production of guided bombs as well as artillery ammunition deliveries from North Korea present major problems for Ukrainian forces on…
Biden to use rest of term putting Ukraine in ‘best position,’ says adviser
Kyiv, Ukraine — U.S. President Joe Biden will use the remaining four months of his term “to put Ukraine in the best possible position to prevail,” a senior adviser said Saturday. …
Thousands attend rally organized by Poland’s nationalist opposition party
WARSAW, Poland — Thousands of people attended an antigovernment rally organized by Poland’s nationalist conservative opposition party to boost support before next year’s presidential election. Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski…
Iran says it is open to talks but rejects pressure from US, EU
DUBAI — Iran’s foreign minister said that Tehran was open to diplomacy to solve disputes but not “threats and pressure,” state media reported on Saturday, after the U.S. and three European…
5 dead in Romania as central Europe braces for severe flooding
BUCHAREST, Romania — Five people in eastern Romania were found dead after torrential rainstorms dumped unprecedented rain, leaving hundreds stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday. Rescue services scrambled to…
Prince Harry turns 40 as the royal scamp moves to middle age
LONDON — Prince Harry was always something different. From the moment he first appeared in public, snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the London hospital where he was born in 1984,…
US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to…
Animal rights groups object to Buckingham Palace guards’ bearskin caps
london — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the…
Biden meets UK’s Starmer to discuss Ukraine, Israel
US President Joe Biden met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Friday to discuss support for Ukraine amid a push by Kyiv for Western partners…
‘Slave to fear’: Ghosts of the gulag haunt modern Russia
Moscow — When Russians started being arrested for opposing the Ukraine offensive, Maria felt the same kind of fear she guessed her ancestors, victims of repression under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin,…
Pentagon: $5.9B in Ukraine aid is left to be spent before October 1
pentagon — The Pentagon says it has nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine left that could expire at the end of this month unless Congress or the State Department acts…
US slams RT as ‘de facto’ arm of Russian intelligence
washington — The United States and some of its allies have launched a global campaign to undercut efforts by RT and other Russian state-backed media outlets, accusing them of operating on…
Голова уряду повідомив про затвердження проєкту держбюджету-2025
«Видатки на оборону зростуть щонайменше до 2,22 трлн грн. Буде більше грошей на українську зброю, техніку, дрони», заявив Шмигаль …
How propaganda outlets cover — or ignore — aspects of US election
Washington — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met in a presidential debate on Tuesday, they spoke about a range of foreign policy issues, including China and Russia’s war in Ukraine….
US and British leaders meet as Ukraine pushes to ease weapons restrictions
Washington — United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are meeting Friday amid an intensified push by Ukraine to loosen restrictions on using weapons provided by the…
Банк Росії знову підвищив ключову ставку – до 19%
Російський центробанк прогнозує, що річна інфляція за підсумками 2024 року, перевищить липневий прогнозний діапазон 6,5-7,0% …
Гривня за тиждень втратила 30 копійок відносно долара США – офіційний курс
За даними Bloomberg, станом на 15:40 торги відбувалися на рівні 41 гривня 37 копійок за долар …
Ukraine rushes to repair damaged energy plants in time for winter
Ukraine is preparing for winter, which energy experts predict will be the most difficult since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia’s intense rocket attacks over the spring…
European politicians say migration is out of control; numbers tell a different story
BARCELONA, Spain — Unauthorized migration to European Union countries dropped significantly overall in the first eight months of this year, even as political rhetoric and violence against migrants increased and far-right…
Pope wraps up Asia-Pacific tour, defies health fears along the way
Singapore — Pope Francis wrapped up an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific on Friday, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the…
Iran summons 4 European envoys over accusations it supplied missiles to Russia
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s government on Thursday summoned the envoys of Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands over their accusations that Tehran supplied short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use against…
Ukraine urges US, Britain to allow Western weapons to be used on Russian targets
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Kyiv, Ukraine, this week, where they announced nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid. Kyiv in turn requested…
Ukraine businesses hire more women and teens as labor shortages bite
KYIV, Ukraine — After spending years in what she described as “boring, sedentary” roles in the offices of several Ukrainian companies, Liliia Shulha landed her dream job as a truck driver…