Allies Convene in Paris to Turn Ukraine Security Promises Into Binding Guarantees

PARIS — Ukraine’s allies gathered in the French capital on Tuesday in a high-stakes effort to transform broad political assurances into concrete security guarantees for Kyiv, as diplomacy to end the war with Russia enters a more urgent and uncertain phase, according to Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joined more than 27 world leaders, alongside […]

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Greece Grounds Air Traffic Nationwide After Major Communications Failure

ATHENS — Greece’s airspace was effectively shut down on Sunday after a major telecommunications failure crippled the country’s air traffic control systems, bringing nearly all flights to a halt and causing widespread disruption at airports nationwide. The outage affected every airport in Greece, including the country’s busiest international hubs in Athens and Thessaloniki, according to […]

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German Coalition Party Pushes Expanded Deportations of Afghan, Syrian Migrants

A key party in Germany’s ruling coalition has proposed tightening deportation policies, calling for the return of migrants to countries including Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine, a move that has sparked sharp debate among migrant rights advocates, according to TOLOnews. The Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats’ coalition […]

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ECB Chief Lagarde Earns Far More Than Disclosed, Report Finds

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, earns substantially more than the ECB publicly acknowledges, making her the highest-paid official in the European Union, according to a report by the Financial Times that has reignited debate over transparency at Europe’s most powerful financial institution. Central bank chiefs worldwide are generally well compensated, though their […]

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Zelensky Says Peace Deal Is Near, but War’s Hard Edges Still Divide Kyiv and Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that a potential peace agreement to end Russia’s war on Ukraine is “90 percent ready,” striking a cautious but resolute tone in a New Year address that underscored both hope and deep uncertainty after nearly four years of conflict. Speaking from Kyiv, Zelensky said the remaining 10 percent of the […]

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Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Is ‘10 Percent’ From Peace, Rejects Any Deal That Risks Renewed War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is edging closer to a possible peace agreement with Russia but warned that the final steps will determine whether the war truly ends or merely pauses before resuming, according to Anadolu Agency. In a New Year’s Eve address released late Wednesday on Telegram, Zelenskyy said negotiations are “90 percent […]

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