Russia increases arms trade with UN-embargoed nations to feed Ukraine war
Russia has been buying artillery shells and missiles from North Korea, buying drones and ballistic missiles from Iran and strengthening ties with the Taliban inчитати
Cracks in G20 consensus over Ukraine as US ramps up aid
RIO DE JANEIRO — With just two months remaining in President Joe Biden’s administration, the U.S. is ramping up financial, military and diplomatic support for Kyiv’sчитати
Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up tent camp, demand new elections
tbilisi, georgia — Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed Monday to stay around the clock to demand newчитати
Kremlin says Biden’s missile decision escalates tensions in war with Ukraine
The Kremlin accused U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating hostility over Moscow’s nearly three-year-long war on Ukraine with his marked policy shift toчитати
Russian attack on Ukraine’s Sumy kills 11, injures 89, officials say
A Russian attack on Ukraine’s northeast city of Sumy killed 11 people and injured at least 89, Ukrainian officials said. “Sunday evening for the cityчитати
Dutch minister: Chinese trade with Russia ‘directly affecting’ EU security
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands’ foreign minister, whose ministry oversees export restrictions on top computer chip equipment maker ASML, said on Monday that China-Russia trade was “directlyчитати
UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council
LONDON — Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan’s warring parties stop hostilities and allowчитати
Latvian company to send drones to Ukraine
The Baltic states have committed to continue providing financial and material support to Ukraine’s fight against Russia in 2025. Part of that support is comingчитати
Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine as grueling war nears 1,000 days
Kyiv, Ukraine — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the restчитати
Protesters in separatist Georgian region occupy government buildings, call for leader’s ouster
Tbilisi, Georgia — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia on Sunday refused to cede control of key government buildings seized during rallies earlier inчитати
Russia launches massive airstrike campaign in Ukraine
Russia launched a massive airstrike campaign against neighboring Ukraine on Sunday. Local officials say several people died and the power system suffered “severe damage.” VOA’sчитати
Putin critics lead march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia and end to war in Ukraine
Berlin — Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin Sunday, criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his warчитати
Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure
KYIV — Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energyчитати
Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’
Rome — Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcomingчитати
Josep Borrell wraps up tumultuous time as EU’s top diplomat
Brussels — Josep Borrell took a deep breath as the train rumbled across Ukraine at the end of his final visit after five tumultuous years asчитати
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