Blinken to Discuss Ukraine, Gaza With Macron in Paris
Washington — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in Paris next week with French President Emmanuel Macron, the State Department announced Wednesday. France is among the major military suppliers to Ukraine, which is…
Chinese Leader to Dutch PM: Restricting Technology Access Won’t Stop China’s Advance
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that attempts to restrict China’s access to technology will not stop the country’s advance. The Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements in 2023 on the sale…
Ukraine Raises Country’s Spirits with Euro 2024 Qualification
WROCLAW, Poland — Ukraine’s qualification for the Euro 2024 soccer finals has cheered a country suffering hardship in its conflict with Russia and for a few weeks in June and July the tournament will provide a welcome distraction from the…
Russia Reports Thwarting Ukrainian Aerial Attack in Belgorod
Russia said Wednesday it thwarted rockets attacks by Ukraine targeting the Belgorod region, while Ukraine said Russia attacked overnight with 13 aerial drones. Russia’s defense ministry said the country’s air defenses shot down 18 Ukrainian rockets. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor…
Western Dependence on Russian Nuclear Fuel in the Face of Decarbonization Efforts
According to a study by the Royal United Services Institute in Britain, numerous Western countries continue to use Russian nuclear fuel to operate their power plants, despite attempts to cut economic connections with the Kremlin after their 2022 invasion of…
UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces
According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity. “Almost every single one of the Ukrainian POWs we interviewed described how Russian servicepersons or officials tortured…
Ukraine Shoots Down 12 Drones From Russia
On Tuesday, Ukraine reported that it successfully eliminated 12 Russian drones that were attempting to attack regions within Ukraine. In response, Russia stated that they prevented Ukrainian air attacks against the Belgorod region, which is situated on the border between…
Some pro-Kremlin media outlets are trying to downplay the involvement of Islamist extremists in the recent attack in Moscow.
Russian pro-government media are ignoring the Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility for the deadly attack last Friday at a Moscow concert hall, instead focusing on unsubstantiated allegations that the mass killing was linked to Ukraine. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this…
EU Probes Apple, Google, Meta Under New Digital Law
The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants. Among six firms named as market “gatekeepers” under the…
-on-Don Russia has reported that they shot down 11 drones belonging to Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don.
On Monday, Russia announced that it successfully prevented a drone attack launched by Ukraine in the Rostov region, located in the southwestern part of Russia. Additionally, a fire at a power plant in the area caused disruptions in service. The…