Russia’s Gazprom stops flow of natural gas to Austria, utility says
VIENNA — Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early Saturday, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV, after OMV said it would stopчитати
Protesters in Georgia’s separatist region refuse to give up government buildings
TBILISI, GEORGIA — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government buildings that demonstrators stormed to protest newчитати
Russia captures 2 villages in eastern Ukraine, defense ministry says
MOSCOW — Russian forces have captured the villages of Makarivka and Hryhorivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Makarivka is located toчитати
Jake Paul beats boxing legend Mike Tyson
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Jake Paul beat boxing legend Mike Tyson by unanimous decision to win an intergenerational heavyweight battle in Texas on Friday that failed toчитати
Wild deer population boom has some in England promoting venison to consumers
WINCHESTER, England — In the half-light of dusk, Martin Edwards surveys the shadows of the ancient woodland from a high seat and waits. He sits still,читати
Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they tryчитати
Republican lawmakers optimistic Trump can end Russia-Ukraine war
Top Republican members of the House of Representatives say lawmakers have begun discussions about Russia’s war in Ukraine in an effort to carry out President-electчитати
Protesters demand resignation of leader in Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and demanded the resignation of its leader over an unpopular investmentчитати
Germany’s Scholz speaks with Putin, demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine
A German government spokesperson said that Chancellor Olaf Scholz held direct talks via telephone Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which he demanded theчитати
Ukrainian women fight on front lines but still don’t have standard uniforms
As of June, some 68,000 women are serving in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, with 10,000 fighting on the front lines. Women are occupying positions that untilчитати
Italy’s president urges Elon Musk to ‘respect sovereignty’ after court blocks Albania migrant deal
LONDON — Italy’s controversial policy of holding migrants in detention centers in Albania for processing has hit a legal roadblock as judges in Rome this weekчитати
1 dead, thousands without heat after Russian strike on Ukraine port city
Kyiv, Ukraine — A massive Russian attack that set apartments alight and knocked out heating to thousands in Ukraine’s southern port city Odesa killed one personчитати
Dutch government says needs ‘more time’ for strategy on anti-Semitism
The Hague, Netherlands — The Dutch government needs “more time” to flesh out a strategy to fight anti-Semitism after last week’s violence between Israeli football fansчитати
A criticized Airbnb deal will let users play gladiator in Rome’s Colosseum
ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under aчитати
Can Trump’s return to White House be an opportunity for enhancing US-Turkey ties?
washington — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was among the first foreign leaders to congratulate U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his early November election victory. Presidentчитати
French military tech used in Sudan, rights group reports
Amnesty International reported that French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) made by the United Arab Emirates is being used in Sudan’s civilчитати
Trial begins for Russian accused of sending military video to Ukraine
MOSCOW — A Russian man went on trial Thursday on charges of high treason for a video he allegedly sent to Ukraine’s security services, the latestчитати
Russian forces capture village in eastern Ukraine
Russia’s military reported capturing a village in east Ukraine on Thursday, with forces closing in on the town of Kurakhove. The Russian Defense Ministry saidчитати
EU parliament loosens delayed anti-deforestation rules
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc’s landmark anti-deforestation rules, while also voting to loosen some requirements of theчитати
Swiss villagers pack up for evacuation over fears of another rockslide
GENEVA — Families in a tiny Swiss village were packing up Wednesday after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline because of the threatчитати
Russian exiles plan massive anti-Putin march in Berlin
Russian exiles plan a march Sunday in Berlin demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, the prosecution of Russian President Vladimir Putin as aчитати
New storms and flooding in Spain threaten hard-hit Valencia again
Madrid — New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of theчитати
Ukraine drone attacks spark fires in Russia’s Bryansk, Kaluga regions
Ukrainian overnight drone attacks have set several non-residential buildings on fire in Russia’s Kaluga and Bryansk regions, regional governors said on Sunday. “Emergency services andчитати
In Brussels, Blinken pledges support for Ukraine ahead of Trump transition
Brussels — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured Ukraine and its NATO allies on Wednesday that Washington remains committed to putting Ukraine “in the strongestчитати
Russia launches combined missile, drone attack on Kyiv
Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, overnight, with residents sheltering in metro stations and air raid sirens blaringчитати
Germany to hold February election amid fears political turmoil imperils Ukraine aid
London — Germany’s plan to hold a snap election in February has raised uncertainties over the country’s military aid program for Ukraine, as the government hasчитати
Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv
Blasts were heard in Kyiv Wednesday after Ukraine’s air force put the nation under an air raid alert. “Putin is launching a missile attack onчитати
Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
London — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigationчитати
Blinken heads to Brussels to push for Ukraine aid
State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday as Washington looks for ways to “surge” military aid toчитати
Spain’s Valencia struggles to get children back to school after deadly floods
CATARROJA, Spain — Thousands of students in Spain’s eastern Valencia region returned to classes on Monday, two weeks after floods killed over 200 people and devastatedчитати
Russia and China must counter any U.S. attempt at containment, Shoigu says
MOSCOW — The key task for Russia and China is to counter any attempt by the United States to contain their countries, an ally of Russianчитати
Dutch tram set on fire while tensions are high after violence targeting Israeli fans
the hague, netherlands — Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said, while the cityчитати
Former UK soldier accused of helping Iran pleads guilty to prison escape
London — A British soldier accused of passing sensitive information to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pleaded guilty Monday to escaping from prison while awaiting trial.читати
Ukrainian refugees killed by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina
Anna Wiebe moved to the United States from Ukraine 25 years ago. Four of her Ukrainian relatives fled the country and joined her after Russia invaded inчитати
Ukraine on high alert, Russian troops amass near Kursk
While Ukraine was on high alert for air attacks on Monday, the country’s top military commander said tens of thousands of Russian troops were readyчитати