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
Atomic agency unable to name cause of fire at Ukraine nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency said on August 12 that its representatives inspected a damaged cooling tower at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine. читати
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy considers ban on Russia-linked religious groups
WASHINGTON — A new Ukrainian law aimed at removing the influence of the pro-Moscow Russian Orthodox Church enjoys broad popular support in Ukraine but is beingчитати
Ukraine says it hit pontoon bridges in Russia with US-made weapons
kyiv, ukraine — Ukraine said Wednesday that it had destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with U.S.-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, while Moscowчитати
Some Ukrainians living in US want to go home
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, nearly half a million Ukrainians have come to the United States, the U.S. Departmentчитати
British military: Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel “not under command” andчитати
Modi calls for peace and stability as he heads to Ukraine
New Delhi — Ahead of a visit to Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an early return to peace and stability and said heчитати
Ukrainian forces take more Russian terrain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the country’s forces now control 92 settlements and more than 1,250 square kilometers in Russia’s Kursk region, after Ukrainian responsesчитати
India’s Modi to discuss resolution of Ukraine conflict during Kyiv trip
NEW DELHI — India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday he will “share perspectives” on the peaceful resolution of the conflict between Ukraine and Russiaчитати
A ‘huge number of people’ did not burn alive in the Donetsk shopping mall
The Kremlin-appointed governor of Russian-controlled Donetsk in Ukraine said 11 people suffered moderate or minor injuries during the Galaktika mall fire. …читати
Latvia advocates for use of Russian assets to support Ukraine
Germany and other G7 countries are developing ways to support Ukraine through loans financed with the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. The German Finance Ministryчитати
Russian sources: Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western Russia, according to Russian sources,читати
After yacht sinks off Italy, search resumes for six missing
PALERMO, Sicily — Rescue teams in Sicily on Tuesday resumed a search for six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, afterчитати
German warships await orders on crossing Taiwan Strait
BERLIN — Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the first German naval vessels inчитати
British tech magnate Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
Rome — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday,читати
Germany proceeds cautiously in issuing warrant for Ukrainian in 2022 Nord Stream sabotage
Germany has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian national in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines that carry natural gas fromчитати