KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 6 – Ukraine launched nearly 900 drones toward Russia overnight, targeting areas across the country as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. The large-scale barrage came as Ukrainian officials warned that Russia may be preparing an even larger aerial assault against Ukraine. … Read more
NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN, Sep 22 – President Donald Trump is set to meet the leaders of Denmark and Greenland in New York on Tuesday for the signing of a security agreement that is expected to expand the U.S. military presence on the strategically important Arctic island while leaving Greenland under Danish sovereignty. The agreement, negotiated after … Read more
BERLIN, Germany, Sep 21 – Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure to steady his government and defend his political agenda after his Christian Democratic Union suffered major setbacks in two state elections, including a historic defeat that pushed the party out of a state legislature for the first time in modern German history. The … Read more
MOSCOW, Sept 20 – Ukrainian forces launched more than 1,000 drones toward targets across Russia overnight, including hundreds aimed at Moscow, Russian officials said Sunday. The unusually large barrage came as Russia entered the final day of a three-day parliamentary election, adding another layer of tension to voting that has taken place under wartime conditions. … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sep 19 – Denmark and Greenland reacted cautiously but positively Saturday to President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new security agreement that would expand the U.S. military presence in Greenland while leaving the Arctic territory under Danish sovereignty. The agreement, whose full terms have not yet been made public, follows months of tension … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine, Sept 6 – U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first official visit to Ukraine, bringing Washington’s renewed diplomatic effort to end the war directly to the Ukrainian capital after holding lengthy talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The visit comes more than four … Read more
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug 30 – Icelandic voters have rejected a proposal to reopen negotiations on joining the European Union, more than a decade after the country abandoned its previous attempt to become a full member of the bloc. The closely watched referendum produced a narrow but clear victory for opponents of renewed accession talks. According … Read more
NICOSIA, Aug 30 – At least seven people have died and 23 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people overturned off the coast of North Cyprus on Sunday, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation in the eastern Mediterranean. The privately operated ferry, identified by the Turkish Cypriot Interior Ministry as the FILOJET, was … Read more
CEUTA, Spain, Aug 2 – The Spanish enclave of Ceuta is gradually returning to normal after witnessing one of the largest migrant surges in its history, yet the emotional, political and humanitarian consequences remain far from over. While the city’s streets have become busy once again with shoppers, tourists and residents, discussions surrounding the unprecedented … Read more
CEUTA, Spain, July 31 – At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta after thousands of people breached the frontier with Morocco and poured in. The border crisis boiled over Thursday and continued on Friday with security forces clashing with migrants on the Moroccan side of the border. Spanish … Read more