Europe
No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia, U.S. cast pall on Ukraine talks
Russia said on Sunday it would not make concessions under U.S. pressure and warned that this week’s talks on the Ukraine crisis ...Russia sends troops to put down deadly Kazakh uprising
Russia sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to quell a countrywide uprising after deadly violence spread across the tightly controlled former Soviet ...Macron’s blunt language on France’s unvaccinated causes furore
The government on Wednesday defended President Emmanuel Macron’s use of coarse language in a stepped-up campaign against France’s unvaccinated, after his words ...French far-right wants EU flag off Arc de Triomphe
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen protested on Saturday against the placing of a European Union flag on the Arc de Triomphe for ...German hospitals hope Omicron – as milder variant – could ease burden
The Omicron coronavirus variant could ease pressure on the German health system if it turns out to produce milder illness, even though ...Russia test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarine
Russia test-fired around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine, Interfax news agency ...European Union mulls arms embargo, more sanctions on Myanmar after ‘appalling’ violence
The European Union is ready to impose further sanctions on Myanmar after a new escalation of violence by the army and is ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...World economy to top $100 trillion in 2022 for first time
The world’s economic output will exceed $100 trillion for the first time next year and it will take China a little longer ...More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine
More than 10,000 Russian troops have been returning to their permanent bases after month-long drills near Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported on ...














