World Sep 10 Israel launches strikes in Yemen as EU chief seeks sanctions on Israel over war in Gaza Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes on Wednesday hit a fuel station in Sanaa and a government facility.
World Aug 14 Trump’s nod to Europe on a future peace force for Ukraine vastly improves its chances of success The operation has been drawn up by a coalition of the willing of around 30 countries. Success hinges on U.S. airpower or military equipment that Europe does not have.
World Aug 13 Zelenskyy and other European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his Friday summit with Putin Merz has convened a series of virtual meetings on Wednesday in an attempt to have the voice of European and Ukraine's leaders heard ahead of a summit that they have been sidelined from.
World Aug 12 Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not withdraw from territories it controls because it was unconstitutional and would only serve as a springboard for a future Russian invasion.
World Aug 05 NATO coordinating regular deliveries of large-scale weapon packages to Ukraine The United Nations has said Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians.
Politics Aug 01 Trump officials weigh fate of $9M contraceptives stockpile feared earmarked for destruction Funded by U.S taxpayers, the family planning supplies were intended for women in war zones, refugee camps and elsewhere, according to a bipartisan letter of protest to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from two U.S. senators.
World Aug 01 EU chief’s texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, New York Times reports Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed, the New York Times reported Friday.
World Jul 31 European Union expects 15% U.S. tariffs on Friday, but key document still not complete The European Commission says it presumes the United States will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports from Friday.
World Jul 18 EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow’s energy revenue and spies are targeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the new measures, describing them as a “timely and necessary” step amid intensified Russian attacks.
World Jul 10 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives confidence vote after censure motion The motion contained a mix of allegations against von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the chief executive of vaccine maker Pfizer during the COVID-19 pandemic, misuse of EU funds and interference in elections in Germany and Romania.