Europe
Europe’s free-travel zone set to welcome Croatia but bar Romania and Bulgaria
Opposition led by Austria is set to prevent Bulgaria and Romania from winning approval on Thursday to join Europe’s control-free travel zone, ...Germany raids far-right group over plot to install prince in coup
Germany on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor’s office said was preparing a violent overthrow ...Half of Kyiv’s region to remain without power for days – governor
About half the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital will remain without electricity for the coming days after Russian missile strikes on power ...G7 begins to press Russia on Ukraine with oil price cap
A Group of Seven (G7) price cap on Russian seaborne oil came into force on Monday as the West tries to limit Moscow’s ability ...Russia says it won’t accept oil price cap and is preparing response
Russia “will not accept” a price cap on its oil and is analysing how to respond, the Kremlin said in comments reported ...Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split ...Putin is open to talks and diplomacy on Ukraine, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is “open to negotiations” on Ukraine but the West must accept Moscow’s demands, the Kremlin said on Friday, ...Ukraine has lost between 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers in war – official
Ukraine’s armed forces have lost somewhere between 10,000 and 13,000 soldiers so far in the war against Russia, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak ...Chinese cities ease COVID curbs as virus keeps spreading
Some communities in Chinese cities where COVID-19 is still spreading are easing off on testing requirements and quarantine rules ahead of an ...Heaviest Ukraine fighting rages in east, NATO seeks to sustain support against Russia
Russian forces tried to advance in eastern Ukraine and trained tank, mortar and artillery fire on Kherson in the south, the Ukrainian ...














