Europe

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Spain, staging anti-government protests triggered by soaring prices. According to reports, Spaniards hit the streets in Spain’s main cities on Saturday in protest at the soaring cost of food, lighting and fuel in the country. Protesters gathered by the far-right Vox …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country, unlike the US, is not seeking “selfish interests” by the restoration of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. According to Press TV, Lavrov made the remarks on Saturday when he was asked whether the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) …

The French have staged protest rallies against racism and police brutality across the country, calling for an end to “state crimes.” According to reports, thousands of protesters marched through streets in the capital city Paris, as well as other main cities including Bordeaux, Toulouse and Lyon, on Saturday. They held …

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Spain to protest against rising energy costs that have been exacerbated by Russia’s operation in Ukraine. The rallies on Saturday were called by Spain’s far-right Vox party. The major grievances are the spiraling costs of food, light and fuel. In the capital …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine enters its 24th day. “This is the time to meet, to talk, time for renewing territorial integrity and fairness for Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video posted to Facebook on …

The United States believes that Russia may lean into its nuclear threat to project its strength as its military operation in Ukraine drags on, according to an assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency. The assessment was detailed in a report on global threats submitted to the House Armed Services Subcommittee …

NATO defense ministers have agreed to task military commanders to come up with measures to bolster the alliance in Europe at an emergency meeting due to the “new reality” ushered in by the Russia-Ukraine war. “We need to reset our military posture for this new reality,” NATO Secretary General Jens …

Russia has slammed US President Joe Biden for calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over the Russian military offensive in Ukraine, denouncing the comment as “unacceptable and unforgivable.” “We believe such rhetoric to be unacceptable and unforgivable on the part of the head of a state whose bombs have …

The United States will send Ukraine 100 killer drones as part of the Biden administration’s massive military aid package, Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told POLITICO. According to Press TV, the revelation comes after US President Joe Biden announced the new $800 …

Russia says it is capable of taking full control of major cities of Ukraine and possesses enough military might to achieve its planned objectives in the European country without external help, including from China. “The defense ministry of the Russian Federation, while ensuring the maximum safety of the civilian population, …

Republican Sen. Rob Portman says he does not understand why Ukraine should not receive MiG-29 fighter jets when it has already been supported in other ways by the US and its NATO allies.q According to Press TV, his remarks come after US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday the United …

Diplomatic efforts to broker peace between the warring sides in Ukraine have gathered momentum with negotiators from Moscow and Kiev resuming fresh round of talks on Monday. The fourth round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which comes after both sides hailed progress in earlier rounds despite no significant …

A senior Russian Defense Ministry official says the humanitarian situation in some Ukrainian cities continues to decline rapidly, blaming Ukraine’s nationalist forces for the worsening situation. “Unfortunately, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is continuing to deteriorate rapidly, and in some cities it has reached catastrophic proportions,” said the Head of …

The United States is providing Ukraine with $200 million more in additional military assistance as fighting rages between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops. US President Joe Biden authorized the additional military equipment for Ukraine Saturday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the “flagrant violation” of international humanitarian law by Ukrainian …

The United States is willing to take diplomatic steps to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, a State Department spokesperson has said, as Kiev expresses its readiness to negotiate with Moscow. The State Department spokesperson made the remarks on Saturday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West should be more involved …

Officers of the French municipal police were attacked on Saturday by a knife-wielding man. Reports by the AFP suggest that the suspect was killed by law enforcement. Some reports, however, suggest that the attacker is alive, but in critical condition, and receiving medical assistance at the moment. One of the …

Air raid sirens have been heard across most cities in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying his country has “reached a strategic turning point” in the war with Russian forces appearing to regroup for a possible assault on Kiev. Sirens started in the capital city, the western city of Lviv …

The US and Russia exchange accusations at the United Nations Security Council over alleged biological weapons in Ukraine. Russia insists that the US has financed a biological weapons research program in Ukraine while Washington denies the accusation. The Russian permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council …

European Union leaders have dashed Kiev’s demand for an accelerated membership of the bloc over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with leaders declining to open a membership procedure at the time of war. As talks among the 27 national leaders ended early this morning, Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said no country …

Russia’s military says it has acquired evidence showing that the United States has funded biological weapons research in Ukraine, over two weeks into the Russian special military operation in the country. Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a televised briefing on Thursday that Russia’s Armed Forces had obtained documents from …