World May 28 Germany offers to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles to strike Russia German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be free of any Western-imposed limitations on their range and targets.
World May 18 Portugal's center-right alliance headed for another minority government after election The incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election in Portugal on Sunday, but it failed to secure a majority in Parliament and was set to take office as a minority government for the second time in a year.
World Apr 28 Widespread power outage in Spain, Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights, ATMs An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
World Feb 17 Top Russian, U.S. officials to hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv The talks, scheduled for Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, mark another consequential step by the Trump administration to reverse U.S. policy on isolating Russia, and are meant to pave the way for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian…
World Feb 13 Russian officials rejoice after Trump ditches 3 years of U.S. policy on Ukraine Russian officials and state media have taken a triumphant tone after President Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Putin to negotiate a peace deal.
World Nov 28 Power to 1 million homes cut in Ukraine after latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack Russia’s second major aerial attack on Ukraine’s power grid in less than two weeks amplified fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country’s power generation capacity before winter.
World Aug 13 Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian attempt to expand incursion. Kyiv says it won't keep land A Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday that Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory in the operation that has been shrouded in secrecy.
World Aug 09 Russia declares emergency in Kursk, under large-scale attack by Ukraine Also on Friday, authorities in eastern Ukraine said a Russian plane-launched missile hit a shopping mall late morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring 44.
World May 28 Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit The aid pledge for 2024 came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give 30 F-16 fighter jets over the next four years.
World Apr 04 Drone attack in Kharkiv kills 4 people as Russia's aerial barrages escalate Analysts say the goal of Russia’s escalated attacks on civilian areas and the country’s power grid may be to compel Ukraine’s army to deploy air defense systems away from the front line, allowing Russia to provide more air cover for…