Europe

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 …

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.” She …

US President Joe Biden says the United States will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, granting a key request from Kiev that is expected to enhance the military capabilities of the Ukrainian army over the coming months. Less than 24 hours after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced, after weeks …

On Wednesday, trade unions Faib, Fegica and Figisc-Anisa called for a two-day strike to protest at “being hit with a wave of mud over high fuel prices.” The trade unions say a decree recently passed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet, that the government says is aimed at boosting the …

Thousands of workers have walked out on a five-day strike and taken to the streets in Catalonia to demand more resources for the public sector. Teachers, taxi drivers, and healthcare workers stopped working on Wednesday, and gathered in the capital, Barcelona, to protest in front of the regional parliament. Barcelona …

Russia has decried a decision by the United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO, to add the historic center of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa to the list of World Heritage in Danger. The Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the designation, saying the only threat to Odesa comes from the “nationalist regime …

Spanish authorities have said they were investigating what they called a possible “terrorist” incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person. The man attacked clergymen at two different churches – San Isidro and Nuestra Senora …

Russia says heavy battle tanks the United States plans to send to Ukraine “will burn” in the ex-Soviet republic, dismissing the move as an expensive folly. Reversing its previous position, the administration of US President Joe Biden is due to reveal plans as early as this week to send American-made M1 …

Armenia on Thursday accused arch-foe Azerbaijan of conducting a “policy of ethnic cleansing” and forcing ethnic Armenians to leave the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since mid-December, a group of Azerbaijanis has been blocking the only road into Karabakh from Armenia to protest what they claim is illegal mining causing environmental …

Business activity across the 20 countries that use the euro expanded in January for the first time in six months, according to data published Tuesday, providing fresh evidence that Europe’s economy could confound expectations and dodge a recession this year. An initial reading of the eurozone’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, which …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that changes would be announced imminently in the government, the regions and in the security forces following allegations of corruption nearly a year into Russia’s invasion. Zelenskiy, elected by a landslide in 2019 on pledges to change the way government operated, did not …

Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey’s president said on Monday that Sweden should not expect his country’s support after a protest near the Turkish embassy …

Five suspects from right-wing circles were charged with preparing to overthrow the government and abduct a minister German security services have charged five suspects with treason over an alleged plot to overthrow the government. The group, whose members are now all in custody, allegedly planned to cause a “civil war-like” …

Under mounting pressure from its Western allies, Germany, which had so far refused to send tanks to Ukraine, now says it would not stand in the way of Poland if it wanted to give Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made the remark on Sunday after being asked …