World Sep 19 Ukraine complains to WTO about Hungary, Poland and Slovakia banning its food products Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country.
World Sep 06 August caps deadly summer that broke global records for heat, meteorologists say The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures.
World Jul 18 Tourists, residents advised to stay inside as second heat wave hits Europe Officials are warning residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battle wildfires.
World Jun 17 African leaders meet with Putin in Russia after Ukraine trip, urge end to war Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” the day after they went to Ukraine.
World Jun 16 African leaders visit Kyiv, push for peace between Ukraine and Russia The delegation, which is set to travel to St. Petersburg later Friday, is also working to ensure food and fertilizer deliveries to their continent.
World Jun 14 Russian aerial strikes in Ukraine kill at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive At least six people were reported killed and more than a dozen injured in the overnight strikes.
World Jun 13 Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block counteroffensive on border regions In some of his most detailed remarks about the war in months, the Russian leader also asserted that Ukrainian forces had suffered “catastrophic” losses in a new counteroffensive.
World Jun 11 Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured a Donetsk village as Russia holds other lines Ukraine's military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while President Zelenskyy’s top adviser said Moscow’s troops opened fire at a boat evacuating civilians to the south.
World Jun 10 Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ underway against Russia, Zelenskyy says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line.
World Jun 09 Latest drone strike in Russia damages residential building amid surge in Ukraine fighting Three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine. The incident exposes the latest vulnerabilities in the country’s air defense systems.