Europe
Faced with Russian threat, NATO flexes military muscle in North Sea
By Jonathan KLEIN AFP NATO flexed its muscles in the North Sea this week in a display of military might, as Russia ...Swedish, Polish forces simulate defence of Gotland amid Baltic tensions
By Simon Johnson and Tom Little Reuters The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according ...Iran, European powers struggle to reach deal over return of UN sanctions
By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi Reuters Iran and European powers remained at loggerheads on Tuesday to strike a last-ditch deal to ...French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron
By NICOLAS GARRIGA, THOMAS ADAMSON and SYLVIE CORBET,Associated Press Marching with thousands of other protesters in Paris, hospital nurse Aya Touré put her ...Ukraine strikes Russian chemical plant, oil refinery
By Adam Schrader UPI Ukraine launched large airstrikes late Saturday and into Sunday that hit a chemical plant and an oil refinery ...Ukraine attacks major Russian refinery with big drone assault
Ukraine launched a big attack with at least 361 drones targeting Russia overnight, sparking a brief fire at the vast Kirishi oil ...Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in ‘preventative’ move
Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, ...Ukraine’s energy strikes hit Russians at the pump
Watching the price tick higher as he filled up his car, Russian pensioner Oleg railed against the recent surge in petrol prices, ...Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace
By Claudia Ciobanu and Illia Novikov, Associated Press Poland said early Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian ...Protesters in France disrupt traffic in bid to ‘Block Everything’
BY Jurgen HECKER AFP France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was to take office on Wednesday facing a day of protests disrupting ...














