Russian meddling threatens Moldovan election, EU referendum
Moldovan analysts are warning of a Russian “large-scale hybrid war” against their country as it moves toward a presidential election on Sunday, when a referendumчитати
US sanctions Chinese entities for building, shipping Russian Garpiya drones used in Ukraine
washington — The United States on Thursday announced fresh sanctions targeting Chinese and Russian entities for their role in designing, building and shipping attack drones thatчитати
Zelenskyy pitches ‘victory plan’ to EU, NATO allies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday the keys to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine in a way that prevents it from happening again are Europeanчитати
Watchdog: ‘Serious questions’ over Meta’s handling of anti-immigrant posts
Meta’s independent content watchdog said Thursday there were “serious questions” about how the social media giant deals with anti-immigrant content, particularly in Europe. The Oversightчитати
India flight from Frankfurt hit with latest fake threat
Bengaluru, India — The latest in a string of hoax threats made against Indian airlines targeted a flight from Germany, the airline said Thursday, with theчитати
Georgia struggles to emerge from Russian shadow ahead of crucial election
Tbilisi, Georgia — On a clear October day, the snow-capped Caucasus mountain peaks of Georgia’s South Ossetia are visible from Tbilisi. Yet for most Georgians, theчитати
Israeli minister criticizes Macron over France defense show ban
Jerusalem — Israeli delegations taking part in the major defense show Euronaval in France next month will not be permitted to set up a stand orчитати
EU, Gulf leaders meet for first summit as Mideast turmoil churns
BRUSSELS — The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations met for an inaugural summit on Wednesday against a backdrop of turmoil in theчитати
Zelenskyy ‘victory plan’ includes push for NATO invitation, reconstruction aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for Ukraine to receive an unconditional invitation to join NATO and for the deployment of a non-nuclear deterrent to Russianчитати
Ukraine destroys 51 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it shot down 51 drones that Russia used to target the country in overnight attacks. The intercepts took place over theчитати
EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech’s compliance pitfalls
LONDON — Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output,читати
British foreign secretary expected to visit Beijing, Shanghai
LONDON — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected to visit Beijing and Shanghai, the highest-level trip to China since the Labour government came to power.читати
Thousands attend funeral service in Bosnia for 19 killed in floods
JABLANICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Several thousand mourners in southern Bosnia converged Tuesday around 19 caskets covered in traditional Islamic green cloth, part of a funeral service heldчитати
American couple runs across Ukraine to raise funds, help residents during war
American couple Tyler and Nikki Chay are trying to keep the world’s focus on the war in Ukraine in their own unique way … byчитати
Microsoft: Cybercriminals increasingly help Russia, China, Iran target US, allies
WASHINGTON — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries such as the United States, accordingчитати
Frontex: Irregular EU border crossings fell 42% this year
Warsaw, — Detected irregular crossings into the European Union fell 42% in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, EUчитати
EU energy ministers discuss Ukraine energy crisis, Russian LNG
BRUSSELS — EU energy ministers met in Luxembourg on Tuesday to discuss the bloc’s rising Russian liquified natural gas imports, Ukraine’s energy shortages ahead of winterчитати
German secret services alarmed by Russian threat
berlin — Increased acts of espionage and sabotage, possible direct military confrontation with NATO as early as 2030: German secret services sounded the alarm Monday aboutчитати
Ailing and silenced in prison, Belarus activist symbolizes the nation’s repression
TALLINN, Estonia — The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago. Fellowчитати
Italy sends 1st migrant ship to Albania, rights groups warn of ‘dangerous precedent’
ROME — Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania, the Interior Ministry said Monday, as part of a contentious plan to process thousandsчитати
Polish leader Tusk defends decision to suspend asylum law
Warsaw — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday defended a plan to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as human rights and civil society organizationsчитати
UN refugee chief urges states to drop border controls even as displacement crises worse
Geneva — The head of the U.N. refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measuresчитати
International Wine Organization calls for ‘sustainable development’ of vines
dijon, France — The International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), a sort of “U.N. of wine” which brings together experts from the sector, called forчитати
Time with horses is helping some Ukrainian kids deal with war
Since May 2024, heavy fighting has been going on near the village of Hlyboke, some 30 kilometers from Kharkiv, and animals are the victims ofчитати
Chinese carmaker GAC considers making EVs in Europe as tariffs loom
Paris — Chinese state-owned carmaker GAC is exploring the manufacture of EVs in Europe to avoid EU tariffs, the general manager of its international business toldчитати
Ukrainian move to ban Moscow-linked church stirs anger in Russia
moscow — Speaking behind the thick white walls of Moscow’s ancient Danilov Monastery, Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk is adamant: People must not be forbidden to pray inчитати
Afghan man imprisoned in France, accused of planning ‘violent action’
paris — A 22-year-old Afghan was indicted and imprisoned in France on Saturday, accused of supporting the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) and of havingчитати
North Kosovo ethnic tensions at risk for violence, NATO official says
PRISTINA, KOSOVO — Persistent ethnic tension in north Kosovo could trigger a repeat of violence seen in the area last year when four people died inчитати
Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv’s nightlife searching for unregistered men
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were notчитати
Explosion, fire at service station in Russia’s Chechnya kills 4
MOSCOW — An explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Chechnya killed at least four people, officials said Saturday. The explosion of aчитати
Ukraine, Russia each say they foiled dozens of drone attacks
Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia said on Saturday it had downed 47 Ukrainian drones while Kyiv reported neutralized 24 drones fired by Moscow. The Ukrainian air forceчитати
Alexey Navalny wrote he knew he would die in prison in new memoir
new york — Russian dissident Alexey Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin’s top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison,читати
Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election
STOCKHOLM — Meta Platforms said on Friday that it had removed a network of group accounts targeting Russian speakers in Moldova ahead of the country’s Octoberчитати