Europe
China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin praise ties but see no energy headway at Beijing talks
By Liz Lee and Ethan Wang Reuters China and Russia’s leaders lauded on Wednesday progress in their strategic ties at a summit ...Putin vows victory in Ukraine and targets NATO at Moscow’s scaled-back parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the ...Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal
Russia and Ukraine launched major attacks on each other Friday, with a two-day unilateral ceasefire that Moscow had declared around its World ...Bosnian town seeks answers after hundreds test positive for lead in their blood
By Amel Emric and Daria Sito-Sucic Reuters A new silver, lead and barite mine offered hope to the small town of Vares, ...Fighting escalates in Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka
Russian troops are inching toward the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying to establish a foothold close to a ...Hundreds detained during May Day protests in Turkey
Turkish authorities detained over 500 May Day demonstrators on Friday for attempting to march in areas declared off-limits. Protests marking International Workers’ Day, a national ...Russia successfully test launches new Soyuz-5 rocket from Kazakhstan
Russia has test launched its new Soyuz-5 rocket for the first time, the country’s space agency said late on Thursday, saying it ...Kosovo heads for another early election in a prolonged political crisis
Kosovo is heading for its third parliamentary election in over a year after lawmakers repeatedly failed to elect a new president, pushing ...Ukraine, Russia swap 193 prisoners of war
Russia and Ukraine on Friday swapped 193 captured soldiers each, the second exchange this month in one of the few areas of ...Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, three dead
Overnight strikes killed three people including a boy in Ukraine and two children in Russia, officials from both countries said on Thursday. ...














