Rome — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Sunday she will be a candidate at June’s European elections in a bid to boost support for her Brothers of Italy party, though…
French diplomat in Lebanon to broker halt to Hezbollah-Israel clashes
BEIRUT — French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a de-escalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Séjourné was set to…
Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest
KYIV, Ukraine — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more than ever. Ukraine’s entrants in the pan-continental music competition — the…
2 Russian journalists jailed for alleged work for Navalny group
LONDON — Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on extremism charges and ordered by courts there on Saturday to remain in custody pending investigation and trial on accusations of…
At conservative conference, Orban, Trump revive right-wing alliance
london — Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to renew a right-wing alliance with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban if he wins the presidential election in November. …
Demonstrators in Pakistan disrupt German ambassador’s speech
ISLAMABAD — Germany’s ambassador to Pakistan faced backlash on social media Saturday for asking pro-Palestinian demonstrators to leave a human rights conference instead of “shouting” and interrupting his speech. Alfred Grannas…
British troops may deliver Gaza aid, BBC report says
LONDON — British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore pier now under construction by the U.S. military, the BBC reported Saturday. U.K. government officials declined…
Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda
SYDNEY — The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and the world’s aging population high on the agenda. The four-day…
Russia renews attacks on Ukrainian energy sector
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defense systems had intercepted…
Olympic chief backs world doping body over positive Chinese tests
Lausanne, Switzerland — The head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has backed the World Anti-Doping Agency in a row over its handling of positive drug tests by 23 Chinese…
British officials charge 2 with spying for China
Washington — British officials formally charged two men Friday with spying on behalf of China in the latest in a series of European arrests of suspected Chinese intelligence agents. The two…
US defense secretary announces $6B military aid package for Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $6 billion. Analysts say the aid is desperately needed to help Ukraine regain the…
Russian women face violence from Ukraine veterans
Warsaw, Poland — Olga drew her index finger abruptly across her neck as she recounted the threats her husband leveled at her after he returned to Russia, wounded from fighting in…
Zelenskyy blasts Russian nuclear risks on Chernobyl anniversary
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Friday that Russia’s capture of a major nuclear power plant threatened a radiation catastrophe, as the country marked the anniversary of the…
‘This is my home’: Life inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone
Thirty-eight years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of people work to dismantle the long-defunct power plant and control the contaminated exclusion zone, a 30-kilometer area surrounding it. Lesia Bakalets…
Нацбанк України знизив облікову ставку до 13,5%
«Враховуючи послаблення фактичного й очікуваного цінового тиску, а також зниження ризиків для надходження міжнародної фінансової підтримки, Національний банк продовжує цикл пом’якшення процентної політики» …
Шмигаль обговорив потребу України в енергообладнанні із головою казначейства Британії
Раніше про зустріч із Гантом повідомив президент Володимир Зеленський …
China’s Nuctech raided in EU over foreign subsidies concerns
BRUSSELS — Chinese security equipment company Nuctech’s Dutch and Polish offices were raided by EU competition regulators, the company said on Wednesday, as the European Commission cracks down on companies receiving…
Spain’s prime minister says he will consider resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe
BARCELONA, Spain — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch Wednesday of a judicial investigation into accusations by…
Russia blocks UN resolution on peaceful use of outer space
new york — Russia blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution Wednesday reaffirming the need to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space. The measure was proposed jointly by the United…
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
London — A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations, according to…
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI
A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations. That’s according to…
Канада дозволила Airbus використовувати російський титан в обхід санкцій – Reuters
У грудні 2022 року Airbus заявила, що збирається протягом кількох місяців відмовитися від російського титану, проте досі цього не зробила …
Єврокомісія передала Україні 1,5 мільярда євро в рамках програми Ukraine Facility
Це другий транш у програмі. Шмигаль зазначив, що кошти спрямують на покриття найважливіших бюджетних видатків …