Three-way exercise aims to reassure Finland amid Russian threat
On May 31, U.S. troops concluded first joint exercises practicing the reinforcement of Northern Finland in case of an attack from Russia. Both Norway andчитати
Russians target Ukrainian publishing industry, libraries, books, archives
Washington — In late May, the Faktor Druk printing plant in Kharkiv was hit during a missile attack. Serhii Polituchyi, CEO of Faktor Druk Corp., whichчитати
Interpol, FBI break up scheme in Moldova to get asylum for wanted criminals
PARIS — A multinational operation by Interpol and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation cracked down on attempts in Moldova to sabotage one of the internationalчитати
Poland renews 200-meter buffer zone on Belarus border to block influx of migrants
Recent violence between soldiers and migrants at the Polish-Belarusian border has prompted the Polish government to increase security and reintroduce a 200-meter buffer zone thisчитати
Terror attacks headline threats to upcoming Paris Olympics
Washington — There are new warnings about potential attacks aimed at disrupting the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris, including the potential for more terror plotsчитати
UN: Climate diplomacy averted worst scenario, but more action needed
Paris — Humanity has made strides tackling global warming but remains on track for a “ruinously high” rise in the Earth’s temperature, the U.N.’s climate chiefчитати
American veterans being honored in France at 80th anniversary of D-Day
Atlanta, Georgia — Hilbert Margol says he didn’t look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery unit fought its way across Europe duringчитати
Tehran summons Swedish envoy over ‘spiteful accusations’
Tehran, Iran — Tehran summoned Sweden’s temporary charge d’affaires over “baseless & spiteful accusations,” the foreign ministry said Sunday, after Stockholm’s intelligence agency said Iran wasчитати
Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as president
London — Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor, has won Iceland’s presidential election, topping a crowded field of candidates in which the top three finishers wereчитати
Zelenskyy, at Shangri-La meeting, urges countries to join peace summit
SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday urged countries to participate in the June 15-16 peace summit in Switzerland. Zelenskyy, in his keynote speech atчитати
Sweden seeks to answer youths’ questions about NATO as its neutrality ends
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The teacher’s opening question to students in Stockholm is blunt: “Has joining NATO increased the threat to Sweden?” Sweden became the Western militaryчитати
London’s Chinatown: East Asian diversity with British twist
London’s Chinatown is at the beating heart of the capital’s entertainment district – with unique flavors that link back to Britain’s colonial history, as Henryчитати
Hungary’s Orbán stages ‘peace march’ ahead of EU elections
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Hungary’s capital Saturday in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a weekчитати
European vote could tip the balance on Meloni’s far-right agenda in Italy
MILAN, ITALY — While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into aчитати
Zelenskyy arrives in Singapore for Shangri-La security conference
SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy arrived in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue conference on Saturday, where he planned to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austinчитати
Russian air attack damages Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 5 regions
KYIV — Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in five regions across Ukraine, officials said. Ukraine’s national grid operatorчитати
White House Q&A: US policy evolves with threats against Ukraine
THE WHITE HOUSE — Less than a day after U.S. President Joe Biden granted Ukraine authorization to strike inside Russia with American weaponry, Michael Carpenter, seniorчитати
Sumy region in Ukraine extensively shelled since start of 2024
The city of Sumy, Ukraine, is just 32 kilometers from the Russian border. Sumy and the region have been shelled more times in the firstчитати
Biden allows Ukraine to hit Russia with American weapons near Kharkiv
WASHINGTON — In a shift from his previous position, U.S. President Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use American-provided weapons to counter Russian attacks in Kharkiv,читати
Ukraine missiles hit oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region, military says
KYIV — Missiles fired by the Ukrainian navy struck an oil terminal at the Russian port of Kavkaz in the Krasnodar region on Friday, the Ukrainianчитати
UN refugee chief: 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict
UNITED NATIONS — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and is climbing because nations haveчитати
First Ukrainian pilots graduate from F-16 training in US
the Pentagon — The first Ukrainian pilots have completed F-16 fighter jet training at a military base in Arizona, with others soon to follow this summer.читати