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An international donors conference in Warsaw collecting funds for Ukraine hosted on Thursday raised 6.5 billion dollars to help the war-torn country, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. Countries such as Finland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and others pledged millions of euros to support humanitarian and military efforts in Ukraine …

Twenty-six people were killed in a collision in the Rivne region of western Ukraine involving a bus, a minibus, and a fuel truck that exploded after the crash, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. The bus had been heading to Poland, the ministry said on Facebook. It did not say …

The European Commission proposed a gradual ban on Russian oil imports Wednesday to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, as Russian forces pounded sites to the east of the country and hit targets in the far west near the EU border.

Sinn Féin, a nationalist party that supports reunification, is predicted to get the post of first minister for the first time. Voters in Northern Ireland are set to go to the polls on Thursday in an election that could make history. This is because Sinn Féin, an Irish nationalist party …

Apple faces a possible hefty fine and may have to open its mobile payment system to competitors after EU antitrust regulators charged the iPhone maker with restricting rivals’ access to its technology used for mobile wallets. This marks the second EU charge against Apple after EU regulators last year accused …

Citizens and trade unions in cities around Europe were taking to the streets on Sunday for May Day marches and put out protest messages to their governments, notably in France where the holiday to honor workers was being used as a rallying cry against newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron. In …

Russia believes the risks of nuclear war should be kept to a minimum and that any armed conflict between nuclear powers should be prevented, the TASS news agency quoted a foreign ministry official as saying on Saturday. Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry’s head of nuclear non-proliferation, said all nuclear powers …

French authorities say half of nuclear power plants are now offline for maintenance or defects, at a time of soaring demand for electricity amid the energy crisis in Europe. Energy supplier Electricité de France (EDF) said some 28 of the country’s 56 reactors were shut down due to routine maintenance …

More than 3,000 refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers died or went missing last year while trying to reach Europe via Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes, a UN refugee agency report showed on Friday, reporting the highest toll in recent years. Thousands of Africans take long, perilous journeys to Europe each …

Under the pretext of war in Ukraine, the UK army will send about 8000 soldiers to eastern Europe. About 8,000 British army troops will take part in exercises across Eastern Europe in one of the largest deployments since the cold war. Dozens of tanks will be deployed to countries ranging …

Finland and Sweden will be welcomed to NATO with open arms and their accession process will expectedly take place quickly if they decide to join the Western military alliance, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says. “Finland and Sweden are our closest partners. They are strong and mature democracies, EU members, and …

Several French cities suffered internet outages, a government minister said on Wednesday, confirming media reports of coordinated attacks on the country’s communication infrastructure. “Internet cables have been cut in the Ile-de-France region, which is affecting the landline and mobile network,” Minister for Digital Affairs Cedric O said on Twitter. “We …

Spain’s King Felipe VI disclosed that his wealth is worth about 2.6 million euros ($2.8 million) as the government pushes rules to make the Royal House more transparent and end the opaqueness that prevailed during the reign of his father Juan Carlos. The king’s assets include just under 2.3 million …

Moscow on Tuesday said it was expelling three Swedish diplomats after Stockholm expelled three Russian diplomats over the conflict in Ukraine, despite Sweden saying four were dismissed. Russia’s foreign ministry said it summoned the Swedish ambassador to Russia and “strongly protested” the expulsion of Russian diplomats and Sweden’s “military support …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned about a “real” danger of World War III breaking out as 40 prepared to meet in Germany to bolster Ukraine’s military. The meeting called by the US at its Ramstein airbase in southwestern Germany is “focused on doing things to generate additional capability …

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday that it had declared 40 German diplomatic staff “personae non-gratae” in a retaliatory move after Berlin expelled the same number of Russian diplomats. In a statement, Russia’s foreign ministry said it had taken the decision after Germany on April 4 declared a “significant number” …

A series of blasts tore through the ministry of state security in the capital of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria, the TSV television station reported. The station showed the windows and doors of the building blown out. Fire crews were shown at the scene. Officials from the breakaway region’s interior …

European stability was the focus of many of the congratulatory messages sent to President Macron after his re-election. World leaders have rushed to congratulate French President Emmanuel Macron on his election victory over his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. Many in Europe described the outcome of Sunday’s vote as a …

Moscow says weapon supplies would further aggravate the situation and raise the stakes of the conflict. Russia has warned the United States against sending more weapons to Ukraine, saying the delivery of arms supplies is “pouring oil on the flames”. The US has provided about $6.4bn in military assistance to …

Neutral Switzerland has held up German arms deliveries to Ukraine by blocking the re-export of Swiss-made ammunition used in Marder infantry fighting vehicles that Kyiv would like to get, Swiss paper SonntagsZeitung reported. The news comes as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces growing criticism for his government’s failure to deliver …