Russian media ‘in survival mode,’ says recently freed American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
Following more than nine months of unjust detention, American-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva is adjusting to life in freedom with her family in Prague. While inчитати
Russian hacker attacks target former US ambassadors, reveal prior penetration
Washington — Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomarev says he saw no reason to be suspicious when he received what appeared to be an email from formerчитати
Ukraine’s first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners,’ not war victims
Uzhhorod, Ukraine — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generationчитати
Pope finding strength to carry message of Catholicism to Asia, Oceania, on longest trip
SINGAPORE — Pope Francis will embark on the longest overseas tour of his papacy next week, as he visits four countries across Asia and Oceania onчитати
Ukraine deals with aftermath of massive air attack on infrastructure
In the wake of Russia’s massive air attacks across Ukraine Monday, Ukrainians are moving quickly to get power and transportation back online. Ukraine’s military saysчитати
Modi tells Putin he supports early end to Ukraine war
New Delhi — Days after visiting Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a quick end to the Russia-Ukraineчитати
Telegram boss to stay in French custody as Russia alleges US meddling
PARIS — Telegram boss Pavel Durov could be held in police custody until Wednesday after French prosecutors said they had granted extra time for questioning, whileчитати
China calls US sanctions over Ukraine war ‘illegal and unilateral’
BEIJING — China called U.S. sanctions on its entities over the Ukraine war “illegal and unilateral” and “not based on facts,” in comments on Tuesday aheadчитати
Ukrainian monk raises money for the front doing powerlifting
The Ukrainian military has come to rely on aid from allies around the world for arms and tactical training. But billions of dollars’ worth ofчитати
Police in Iceland call off search at ice cave collapse that killed 1 person
London — Police in Iceland called off a search Monday for two tourists initially believed missing after the collapse of an ice cave that killed oneчитати
For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without herчитати
China opposes US sanctions on firms with alleged ties to Russia’s war efforts
Beijing — China on Sunday expressed its opposition to the latest U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies over their alleged ties to Russia’s war in Ukraine, sayingчитати
Ukraine and Russian exchange POWs as Kyiv marks Independence Day
Ukraine and Russia conducted the first POW exchange since the beginning of the Ukrainian operation in the Kursk region. The exchange happened symbolically as Ukraineчитати
Russian attacks on Ukraine injure at least 29, local authorities say
KYIV — Russia launched several missiles and drones overnight targeting northern and eastern Ukraine, injuring at least 29 people, Ukrainian military and local authorities said onчитати
Sunflower oil dethrones olive oil in Spain’s kitchens as prices soar
madrid — Sunflower oil has dethroned olive oil as king of the kitchen in Spain, the world´s largest olive oil producer, as rising prices force consumersчитати
CEO of Telegram messaging app arrested in France, say French media
paris — Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TVчитати
Hungary’s foreign minister accuses EU of disrupting oil supplies from Russia
BUDAPEST, hungary — Hungary’s foreign minister said Saturday the European Commission’s decision not to mediate in a dispute over a blockage of oil supplies from Russiaчитати
Moscow, Kyiv swap war prisoners as Ukraine marks Independence Day
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Ukraineчитати
French authorities search for suspect after synagogue explosion
PARIS — French authorities opened a terrorism investigation Saturday after an arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town injured a police officer. Securityчитати
Moscow, Kyiv exchange attacks as Ukraine marks Independence Day
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone, missile and artillery attacks on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Aчитати
Analysts: China-Russia financial cooperation raises red flag
Washington — China and Russia agreed to expand their economic cooperation using a planned banking system, which analysts say is aimed at supporting their militaries andчитати
Attack at German festival kills 3, wounds at least 5
SOLINGEN, Germany — An attacker with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded at least five late on Friday at a festival in the westernчитати
US will send $125M in new military aid to Ukraine, say officials
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to getчитати
Ukrainian civilians learn to fight at military training centers
As the war in Ukraine drags on, Ukrainian civilians are coping the best they can. For hundreds, that means attending special military centers to learnчитати
A second chance: Some convicts in Ukraine can join army
A mobilization law adopted by Ukraine in May allows certain convicts to serve in the Armed Forces in exchange for parole. According to Ukraine’s Ministryчитати
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to attack Kursk nuclear power plant with drone
moscow — Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power station overnight in what it called an act of “nuclear terrorism,”читати
NATO air base in Germany raises security level due to ‘potential threat’
berlin — The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level “based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat,” itчитати