Europe

Russia amends law to boost forces fighting in Ukraine

Moscow, Russia | AFP | The Russian parliament on Thursday passed a law allowing ex-convicts to be mobilised into the…

EU drug watchdog expects new Covid-19 wave ‘in coming week’

https://youtu.be/FDpILL2GfgU The European Medicines Agency says it expects a new wave of Covid-19 infections "within a week", adding the virus…

Russia undertakes nuclear drills as fighting heavy near Bakhmut

  Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia's strategic forces carried out drills Wednesday, including a test launch of a ballistic…

N. Ireland moves closer to fresh elections over post-Brexit impasse

Belfast, United Kingdom | AFP | by Callum Paton in Belfast and Helen Rowe in London Northern Ireland on Thursday…

Authorities in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia order phone checks on residents

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine's occupied region of Zaporizhzhia ordered phone checks on local residents on…

Climate plans would allow up to 2.6C of global warming: UN

  Paris, France | AFP | by Patrick GALEY Country climate pledges leave the world on track to heat by…

Russia tells China, India Ukraine planning ‘dirty bomb’ attack

  Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday reiterated claims that Ukraine is preparing a…

Greeks turn to firewood to heat homes amid energy crisis

by Helene COLLIOPOULOU Agence France-Presse GLYFADA, Greece (AFP) -- Residents of the Athens suburb of Glyfada who are struggling to heat…

Zelensky asks donors for $38 bn as Russia shells Bakhmut

by Emmanuel PEUCHOT with Daphne ROUSSEAU in Bakhmut and Femke COLBORNE in Berlin Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian…

UK’s new PM Sunak vows to fix Truss ‘mistakes’

London, United Kingdom | AFP | New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday vowed to fix the errors made…

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