Europe

Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday amid record temperatures, local authorities said, killing at least six people and injuring eight. The Trento provincial government said rescue operations were in progress after a large “ice avalanche” involving hikers, adding that there was likely to be …

An independent German journalist is facing a criminal probe in her home country for reporting on crimes committed by Ukrainian forces against civilians in the eastern Donbass region of the war-ravaged country. In an exclusive interview with Press TV correspondent Johnny Miller, Alina Lipp revealed that she was being subject to criminal proceedings by …

The head of a confederation of trade unions in Germany has sounded the alarm that the looming cut-off of Russian natural gas would cripple major industries in the European country. “Because of the gas bottlenecks, entire industries are in danger of permanently collapsing: aluminum, glass, the chemical industry,” Yasmin Fahimi, who …

Turkish customs authorities detained a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying grain at Ukraine’s request, reports said Monday. A Reuters report said the Zhibek Zholy ship anchored about one kilometer from shore and outside of the Red Sea Port of Karasu near the Bosphorus Strait on Sunday, with no obvious signs of …

Turkey’s annual inflation rate has jumped to a 24-year high of 78.62% in June, data showed, just above forecast, driven by the impact of the Ukraine war, soaring commodity prices and a slide in the lira since a December crisis. Inflation has surged since last autumn, when the lira slumped …

Three people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, Danish police said. A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested following the shooting, Chief Police Inspector Soren Thomassen told reporters on Sunday, adding that authorities could not rule out it was an “act …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for trying to deflect blame for the skyrocketing inflation in Europe and the United States, saying the crisis is a direct result of “irresponsible actions” by the G7 countries, not Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. “The sharp increase in inflation did not happen yesterday – it …

The US Department of State has confirmed a second American citizen has died while fighting against Russians in Ukraine. A State Department official said on Tuesday US citizen Stephen Zabielski of Hernando, Florida, died in Ukraine, without offering any further details. State Department officials “have been in touch with the …

Europe’s biggest Russian gas buyers race to find alternative fuel supplies and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that threaten an energy crisis in winter if stores are not refilled. Germany, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands have all signaled that coal-fired power plants could …

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says there is currently “no need to negotiate” with the United States on nuclear arms reduction, stressing that Moscow should wait until the Americans “crawl” back to talks and “beg” for them. Medvedev, who is currently the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, emphasized on …

The head of pro-Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula says Ukrainian government troops have struck oil drilling platforms in the Black Sea, amid Russia’s months-long military offensive in the former Soviet republic. Sergei Askyonov said in a post on his Telegram account on Monday that the Ukrainian forces had launched …

The head of a Russian oil giant says European nations are committing energy suicide by following the United States in imposing sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF),  Igor Sechin, the head of Russian oil company, Rosneft, said that the …

Russia is deploying a large number of reserve troops to the flashpoint city of Severodonetsk in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk, where fierce battles are raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Ukrainian governor says. On Sunday, Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Ukraine’s national television that Moscow was …

The Ukrainian military has carried out a new bout of bombarded on the city of Donetsk, the main city of an eastern Ukrainian region of the same name, killing five civilians and injuring 12 others. According to reports, the casualties were caused “as a result of the bombardment by Ukrainian …

French voters are casting their ballots in a parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand. According to pollsters, Macron’s camp is in no way guaranteed to reach the 289 threshold for an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Opinion polls …

Russia says Western-provided weapons in Ukraine are “useless” in fending off its advances, as leaders of Germany, France, and Italy visit Kiev. Since the onset of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24, the United States and its European allies have been pouring advanced weapons into the ex-Soviet country. …

The Kremlin says it hopes European leaders will not supply Ukraine with more lethal weapons and instead will push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be “realistic” toward the situation. “I would hope that the leaders would push President Zelensky to take a realistic look at the state of affairs,” Kremlin spokesperson …

The US government on Wednesday announced that it will provide Ukraine with an additional $1 billion in military aid, in response to repeated pleas for support from Kiev. According to Press TV, in a statement, US President Joe Biden said he had informed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that the …

French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting on Sunday, with some polling firms seeing his centrist alliance scoring less than the 289 seats required. Macron’s Ensemble (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with a new leftwing alliance, NUPES, with …

Russian forces are set to seize full control of the Luhansk region within weeks, says a senior US defense official amid heavy fighting in the eastern Ukrainian region. The cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in Luhansk are “increasingly under duress” and could fall to Russian forces within weeks, The Washington Post quoted …