Mystery shrouds process of designating US nationals as wrongfully detained abroad
washington — Supporters of two U.S. nationals seen as unjustly imprisoned overseas are raising concerns about what they see as a murky process by which theчитати
Netherlands honors WWII dead amid tight security due to Gaza war
amsterdam — Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte joined around 4,000 people Saturday for the country’s annual World War II remembrance ceremony amid restrictedчитати
French cosmetics sector seeks reprieve on Chinese import rules
PARIS — France’s world-leading cosmetics sector is counting on talks between Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron next week to help minimize the impact on French companiesчитати
Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipro regions
KYIV, UKRAINE — Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and hitting critical infrastructure, commercial andчитати
Paris Olympic athletes’ meals will have French flair
PARIS — Freshly cooked bread, select cheeses and a broad veggie offer will be among the meals to be offered to athletes and visitors during theчитати
Statistics, prayer, personal stories: How Protestants helped bring Ukraine aid to US House floor
Washington — On Saturday, March 2, at 2:20 a.m., Serhii Gadarzhi woke up to a drone approaching his apartment building in Odesa, Ukraine. He heard anчитати
Ukrainian priests serve church, support state
As Orthodox Christians in Ukraine prepare to celebrate Easter on May 5th, Orthodox priests in Ukraine are finding themselves trying to serve their church andчитати
Russian shelling kills 2 in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region
Kyiv, Ukraine — Two people were killed on Friday in a Russian attack on the city of Kurakhove, located in the eastern Donetsk region, which isчитати
In Europe, exiled Russian journalists offer alternative to state news
Moscow has cracked down on Russian media outlets that offer independent reporting on the war in Ukraine, prompting hundreds of journalists to flee. While inчитати
Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine has an AI-generated spokesperson called Victoria who will make official statements on behalf of its foreign ministry. The ministry said on Wednesdayчитати
Dozens arrested after London protest blocking removal of asylum seekers
LONDON — British police arrested 45 people on Thursday after a violent protest in London against the transfer of asylum seekers form a hotel to aчитати
EU pledges $1 billion for Lebanon, urges curbs against irregular migration
Beirut — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced $1 billion in aid to Lebanon on Thursday to help tackle illegal migration, as rights groups warnedчитати
Is social media access a human right? Norway’s Supreme Court to decide
STAVANGER, Norway — A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right. The case before theчитати
Drone footage shows how Russian airstrikes devastated Ukrainian city
KYIV, Ukraine — Months of relentless Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine, new drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows,читати
Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says
washington — The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops andчитати
Scottish government survives no confidence vote after leader quits
LONDON — The Scottish government survived a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, giving the Scottish National Party a chance to pick a new leader toчитати
Workers, activists across Asia and Europe hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights
SEOUL, South Korea — Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals and European cities took to the streets on Wednesday to mark May Day with protestsчитати
Ukrainian woman, 98, escapes Russian-occupied home on foot with slippers, cane
KYIV, Ukraine — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers andчитати
US and EU eye North Korea-Iran military cooperation
Washington — The United States and the European Union say they are keeping their eyes on Pyongyang and Tehran for any possible military cooperation between theчитати
Georgian police crack down on ‘foreign agent’ bill protesters with water cannon, tear gas
tbilsi, georgia — Georgian security forces used water cannon and tear gas against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debatedчитати
Open-source intel offers glimpse of war casualty figures Russia is trying to hide
The number of Russian soldiers killed in combat since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine remains a secret that the Kremlin goes toчитати
50 migrants missing, 9 rescued after boat overturns near Spanish island
MADRID — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro in theчитати
Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine
SYDNEY — Australia, one of Ukraine’s largest non-NATO donors, has announced a military aid package worth around $65 million to support Kyiv’s war effort following Russia’sчитати
Russian drones set hotel ablaze in Ukrainian Black Sea city
KYIV — Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported,читати