Blinken reassures Ukrainians help is on the way
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has taken an unannounced trip to Ukraine to deliver what he called a strong message of reassurance, as Ukrainianчитати
New NATO member Sweden hosts alliance military exercise
The NATO Swift Response exercise began earlier this month in Sweden, where around 800 paratroopers from the United States, Spain, Hungary, and Italy are trainingчитати
Ukraine opens new training center for drone operators
With artillery ammunition in short supply, Ukrainian fighters improvised and started using first-person view drones, or F-P-Vs, to target Russian troops. These camera-equipped drones packчитати
US puts sanctions on Russian man, three companies for sanctions evasion scheme
Washington — The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday put sanctions on a Russian citizen and three Russia-based companies it said were trying to evade U.S. sanctions inчитати
Georgia set to adopt ‘foreign influence’ bill despite mass protests
Tbilisi, Georgia — Georgia was set to adopt a “foreign influence” bill on Tuesday despite mass protests against a law criticized for mirroring repressive Russian legislation.читати
Ukrainian pastor serves as front-line chaplain
Fifty-year-old Yevhen Savchenko has been serving as an official chaplain for Ukraine’s Armed Forces since late 2023, often performing his duties on the front line.читати
Greece’s prime minister in Turkey for talks as the regional rivals seek to improve relations
ISTANBUL — Greece’s leader arrived in Turkey’s capital on Monday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as both countries pursue a normalization program and seekчитати
3 men charged in UK with assisting Hong Kong intelligence service
London — British police have charged three men with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service amid growing concern that hostile states are trying to interfere withчитати
Spain’s train service disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain — Commuter rail service for Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption because of the theft of copper cables from a train installation,читати
Russia blames Ukraine for lethal strike on Belgorod apartment block
Russia blames fragments of a falling Ukrainian missile for a deadly strike on an apartment building in Belgorod. Ukraine so far has offered no comment.читати
Fire destroys shopping center housing 1,400 outlets in Warsaw
WARSAW — A fire broke out Sunday morning in a vast shopping center housing 1,400 shops and service outlets in the Bialoleka district in Poland’s capital.читати
Prada focuses generational transition on Italian artisans
TORGIANO, Italy — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning intoчитати
Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with Nemo’s ‘The Code’
MALMO, Sweden — Switzerland won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on Saturday in the Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia. Billed as a feel-goodчитати
Poland’s PM vows to strengthen security at EU border with Belarus
WARSAW, Poland — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled Saturday to the country’s border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s external border with theчитати
Election will show how far has Spain moved past Catalonia’s secession crisis
BARCELONA, Spain — Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s fugitive former leader, stares confidently out the backseat window of a car, the sun illuminating his gaze in a campaignчитати
Putin may visit Vietnam as Hanoi aims to secure power balance
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — Vietnamese officials are hopefully anticipating an unannounced visit to Hanoi by Russian President Vladimir Putin, possibly as early as nextчитати
Analysis: Is the West losing a battle with China for Serbia’s heart?
belgrade, serbia — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Serbia this week brought out a crowd waving Serbian and Chinese flags and praising the “ironclad” friendshipчитати
Greek leader to visit Turkey in bid to mend battered ties
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Turkey on May 13 for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The leaders hope to ease tensions that haveчитати
Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou becomes first torch carrier in France as relay heads to Paris
MARSEILLE, France — French Olympic swimmer Florent Manaudou became the first Olympic torch carrier in France after the Olympic flame arrived in Marseille’s Old Port Wednesdayчитати
EU reaches tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets
BRUSSELS — European Union nations reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunition coming from the profitsчитати