Europe
Ukraine hopes to evacuate civilians holed up with fighters in Mariupol steel works
Ukraine hopes on Friday to evacuate civilians who are holed up in a vast steel works with the last fighters defending the ...Swedish PM rejects referendum on possible NATO membership
Sweden’s government does not plan to hold a referendum if its parliament decides to proceed with an application for NATO membership, Prime ...Russia picking up pace in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is increasing the pace of its offensive in the east of the country, the goal of which ...Putin warns West of lightning retaliation for intervention in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of lightning-fast retaliation if countries interfere in Ukraine, while U.S. President Joe Biden was set to comment ...Tensions surge after breakaway Moldovan region reports attacks; Kyiv blames Russia
Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of trying to drag Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria into its war on Kyiv after authorities in ...Gazprom says supplies to Poland and Bulgaria halted
Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said on Wednesday it had halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for gas in ...In escalation of rhetoric, Moscow cites ‘real’ risk of nuclear war
Moscow accused NATO of engaging in a proxy battle against Russia by arming Ukraine, saying this had created a serious and real ...U.S. steps up military aid for Ukraine during first official visit since invasion
Making the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded two months ago, Washington’s top diplomat and its defense secretary pledged ...France’s Macron wins re-election, dodges political earthquake
French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, securing a second term and ...Ukraine reports Russians trying to storm Mariupol plant
Russian forces attacked a steel plant in the shattered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, apparently seeking to ...














