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Polish truck drivers are currently protesting by blocking border crossings into Ukraine.

Polish truck drivers continued their road blockades at three border crossings with Ukraine on Tuesday for the second consecutive day. The truckers claim that their Ukrainian colleagues have an unjust advantage due to regulations implemented during Russia’s conflict with Ukraine….

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy promises that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union.

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised that his nation will eventually join the European Union. This statement was made one day prior to the release of a report on Wednesday evaluating the country’s progress towards EU membership. The European…

Images of the star-filled universe in Euclidean space inspire a mission to explore the mysterious “Dark Universe”.

PARIS —  On Tuesday, European astronomers unveiled the initial pictures captured by the recently launched Euclid space telescope. This telescope has been specifically engineered to unravel the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, which are believed to constitute 95%…

Why Sweden Going Smoke-Free May Not be Such Good ‘Snus’

Gothenburg, Sweden —  Sweden is on track to be the first smoke-free country in Europe, largely due to the widespread use of snus, a form of moist snuff that is inserted under the upper lip. However, there are concerns that…

Ukrainian individuals seeking refuge have discovered employment and a sense of belonging at a bakery in California.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Oleksandr Zabelin, a Ukrainian native and current resident of California, founded OutBaking. This bakery, located in Berkeley, offers stable employment opportunities to refugees from Ukraine. Khrystyna Shevchenko shares the story, with narration by Anna Rice….

The conflict in Ukraine cannot be attributed to the actions of all Russians, according to a human rights expert.

During a recent interview with UN News, she highlighted the importance of her report and its objective, which aims to hold one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council accountable. “It is unprecedented that one of the…

Russia claims to have prevented an attack by 17 Ukrainian drones.

The Russian defense ministry announced on Tuesday that they successfully stopped assaults from Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea and Crimean Peninsula. The ministry reported that nine of the drones were destroyed by Russian air defenses, and eight more were…

Silent Victim: Environmental Damage From Russia-Ukraine War Totals $56 Billion

On November 6, the world observes the International Day for the Prevention of Environmental Exploitation in War and Armed Conflict. The Ukrainian prosecutor-general has reported that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has caused approximately $56 billion in environmental damage,…

The Gaza situation overshadowed the visit of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to South Africa.

Johannesburg, South Africa —  At a press conference in Pretoria, the focus was on the conflict in Gaza rather than the war in Ukraine, after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor. Kuleba made…

The President of Ukraine, Zelenskyy, deems it highly irresponsible to hold elections in a country at war.

In his nightly video address on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that it was highly irresponsible to consider holding elections in Ukraine while the country is at war. He urged for unity to prevent meaningless political debates. The speaker…