Europe to fund Ukraine weapons with profits from frozen Russian assets
The European Union has agreed in principle to a deal that would use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to supply weapons for Ukraine. The bloc said the first payments could be made by the summer, despite calls by Washington…
Ukrainian attack injures 8 in Belgorod
Officials in western Russia said Thursday a Ukrainian aerial attack injured at least eight people. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region located along the Ukrainian border, said on Telegram the attack also damaged more than 20 buildings. Russia’s…
FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that…
Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that don’t emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane — according to a report published Wednesday…
Norway’s Arctic is scene of new ‘Cold War’ between Russians, Ukrainians
In Barentsburg, Norway, a coal mining town in the high Arctic, Ukrainian residents lived side by side with Russians. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, however, Ukrainians have left the town after finding themselves in conflict with the Russian community….
Zelenskyy: Russia launches ‘Nazi’ attack on Ukraine
In his daily address, Ukraine’s president thanked everyone who has been “eliminating the consequences” of what he described as “the Russian Nazis’ attack” Wednesday in regions across Ukraine. “This is how the Kremlin marks the end of World War II…
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 profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc. The agreement among…
Africa should forge path for secure data flow across borders, experts say
Nairobi, Kenya — Digital experts called on African countries Tuesday for laws to protect the data of individuals and businesses, saying that a single digital market in which data can safely flow across borders would help overcome barriers to commerce…
US revokes some licenses for exports to China’s Huawei
Washington — The United States has revoked certain licenses for exports to Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Commerce Department said, drawing opposition from Beijing on Wednesday. The move came after criticism last month by Republican lawmakers, who urged President Joe…
Croatian dive instructors bring solace to Ukrainian veterans
Three decades ago, the breakup of the country of Yugoslavia led to 10 years of conflict involving Serbian nationals fighting against the former Yugoslav republics of Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Millions of people were displaced, and hundreds of…