Europe

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says Norway plans to send Ukraine a five-year aid package worth 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion), almost a year after Russia waged an ongoing war in the ex-Soviet republic. The pledge by Norway’s premier came on Monday as the Nordic country, a major petroleum …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that further escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could mean the world is heading toward a “wider war.” The UN chief sounded the alert in a gloomy speech delivered to the General Assembly on Monday, almost a year after Russia’s special …

More than 20 major French mayors have called on President Emmanuel Macron to immediately address the alarming situation of the homeless in the cold of winter, as the situation deteriorates for the unhoused people. In an open letter signed by 22 left-wing mayors, including Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, the officials cited the latest …

Cyprus went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president whose challenges will include breaking a deadlock in reunification talks, tackling irregular migration, and repairing the country’s image tarnished by corruption scandals. Barring a major upset, the Sunday vote is unlikely to produce a clear winner, setting the …

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to discard thousands of EU laws by the end of 2023, might lead to a full-scale trade war between London and Brussels, the Guardian has reported citing senior European Union officials. The article, published on Sunday, cites sources saying that EU leaders are reportedly preparing their …

President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the situation on Ukraine’s eastern front lines is becoming tougher as Russian troops push for a significant battlefield victory in the region. The Ukrainian president made the remarks in a nightly video address on Saturday. Russian forces have been working to close their grip on …

Russia has warned that a Ukraine’s attack on Crimea will trigger Moscow to retaliate and use ‘weapons of any kind’ to defend itself. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Twitter page that “Crimea is Russia. The attack on Crimea is an attack on Russia …

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has lashed out at the US ambassador to Budapest for meddling in the country’s internal affairs over its support for Russia, saying, “Nobody can tell us from the outside how to live.” Szijjarto issued the scathing rebuke on Thursday after David Pressman, who has represented …

TOP HEADLINES · Air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv and across Ukraine before the start of a summit bringing together senior Ukrainian officials and EU representatives. · EU chief Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv to join a summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and vowed support for Ukraine’s bid …

The CIA also quickly disavowed explosive claims by the Swiss-German paper of record President Joe Biden allegedly sent CIA chief William Burns on a secret mission to Moscow and Kyiv in mid-January, according to a Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NNZ) report on Wednesday. The White House and CIA addressed the allegations …

Ukraine will receive 120 to 140 tanks in a “first wave” of deliveries from a coalition of 12 countries, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday. Kyiv secured pledges from the West this month to supply main battle tanks to help fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion, with Moscow mounting huge …

Comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his country may ratify Finland’s bid to join NATO present a “positive sign,” the Nordic nation’s foreign minister said. Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto chose to remain upbeat, saying that talk about ratifications “is a …

The Kremlin said on Monday that former British prime minister Boris Johnson was lying when he said President Vladimir Putin had threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that what Johnson said was …

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General emphasized the importance of beefing up cooperation between NATO and South Korea to counter China’s growing military power and other global threats. Jens Stoltenberg who is scheduled to arrive in Seoul on Sunday for a two-day stay to meet with President Yoon Suk …

Russia says Ukraine’s army has attacked a hospital in Luhansk using a US-made rocket system, killing at least 14 people. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Ukrainian forces “deliberately attacked the building of a district hospital” in the town of Novoaidar. The strike was carried out …

Tens of thousands of public school teachers and school staff have marched through the streets of capital Lisbon to demand higher wages and better working conditions. According to Press TV, the Saturday demonstrations were seen as a further step by the country’s teachers to put more pressure on the Portuguese …

The European Commission says Ukraine has the unconditional support of the European Union in the war with Russia. Speaking at an event in Germany on Saturday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Kiev needed to defend European values. “We stand by Ukraine’s side without any ifs and buts.” According to …

People have staged a rally in Berlin to protest against the government’s decision to send battle tanks to Kiev, and to denounce the United States as the utmost pusher of the war in Ukraine. Demonstrators, who took to the streets on Friday, opposed the escalation of regional conflicts and called …

The Kremlin’s press secretary says former US President Donald Trump has got it right in his observation regarding his successor’s opposition to restoring peace in Ukraine. Trump basically nailed it by suggesting that the White House could put an end to the Ukraine conflict in no time, Dmitry Peskov said …

The Russian communications watchdog, Roscomnadzor, has restricted users’ access to the websites of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Roscomnadzor’s service, which provides data on any restrictions of access to websites and web pages, reported on Friday that access from Russia had been limited …