Europe
Hundreds evacuated as Polish divers begin high-risk bomb defusal
Hundreds of residents were evacuated on Monday as Polish military divers began a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II ...Lithuania’s center-right heads toward an election win
Lithuania’s opposition conservative Homeland Union party claimed victory Monday in the first round of the country’s general election, winning 23 seats in ...Spain invokes state of emergency for Madrid lockdown
Spain’s Socialist-led government invoked a state of emergency on Friday to impose a partial lockdown for several million people in Madrid, one ...World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize for fight against ‘hunger as a weapon of ...
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger around the ...Russia fires hypersonic missile in birthday blast for Vladimir Putin
Russia’s armed forces marked birthday of President Vladimir Putin’s 68th birthday with the successful test launch of a hypersonic missile. The Tsikron missile, which ...Poland fines Russia’s Gazprom $7.6 billion over pipeline
Polish antitrust authorities have fined Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom $7.6 billion (6.5 billion euros) for building the Nord Stream 2 gas ...Armenians, Azeris accuse each other of striking civilian areas
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Monday of attacking civilian areas on a ninth day of fighting, the deadliest in the ...Restaurants to stay open, but Paris goes on maximum virus alert
Paris restaurants will be allowed to stay open — but under tightened restrictions — when the city is placed on maximum coronavirus ...Armenia says facing ‘decisive moment’ as Karabakh fighting intensifies
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces were engaged in fierce clashes Saturday as fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region intensified, with Armenia reporting heavy ...UK, EU leaders agree to keep talking in bid for Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday asked their negotiators to “work intensively” to overcome ...














