Category: Europe

Kyiv — Russia unleashed a new wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine from Friday into Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 53 over the past 24 hours, according to Ukrainian regional authorities,according Euro News. Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported that Russia launched three Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles overnight, accompanied by a […]

Italy’s defense minister sharpened Rome’s stance on the war in Ukraine on Friday, declaring that it would be “absurd” for the country to scale back or hesitate in providing support to Kyiv, according to Reuters. Speaking in Berlin at a gathering of European defense chiefs, Guido Crosetto said Italy was preparing to send its 12th […]

AMSTERDAM — A Dutch court has cleared the way for the extradition of Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayyash to Austria, where he faces charges of financing Hamas, authorities said Tuesday, according to Al Jazeera News. Ayyash, the founder of the news site Gaza Now, has denied the allegations and has been imprisoned in the Netherlands since […]

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Freed After Three Weeks in Jail Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked out of Paris’s La Santé prison on Monday afternoon, three weeks into a five-year sentence for allegedly conspiring to fund his 2007 presidential campaign with money from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, according to BBC News. A […]

Russia Pounds Ukrainian Cities, Leaving 11 Dead and Energy Grid in Ruins KYIV — Russia unleashed one of its most intense overnight bombardments in months, striking residential neighborhoods and energy facilities across Ukraine and plunging several regions into darkness. At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, as fears grew […]

The European Union is closing its doors a little tighter on Russia. Nearly four years into Moscow’s war on Ukraine, Brussels announced Friday it will no longer issue multi-entry visas to Russian nationals, citing rising concerns over espionage, drone disruptions, and sabotage across the continent. “Starting a war and expecting to move freely in Europe […]

NATO, Romania Downplay Concerns Over Partial U.S. Troop Withdrawal BUCHAREST — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Romanian President Nicușor Dan sought to calm concerns over the partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Romania, emphasizing that the move would not weaken the country’s defense or NATO’s eastern flank, according to Euro News. Speaking Wednesday at […]

Russia Tightens Grip on Pokrovsk as Ukrainian Forces Struggle to Hold Line Russia said Wednesday its troops were advancing through northern Pokrovsk, claiming to have surrounded pockets of Ukrainian resistance in a bid to seize the city; a crucial transport and logistics hub in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, according to Reuters. The Russian Defense Ministry […]

France Arrests Afghan Man Suspected of Aiding Islamic State Affiliate French authorities have arrested a 20 year old Afghan man suspected of maintaining ties with the Islamic State’s Khorasan branch, known as IS-K, a group notorious for its violent reach across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, according to AFP. The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) […]

BUDAPEST — As the European Union inches toward its most ambitious enlargement in decades, Hungary is charting its own course, opposing Ukraine’s accession while championing the entry of the Western Balkans, Moldova, and Georgia, according to “Euro News”. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, long seen as the EU’s contrarian voice, has pledged to veto the opening […]