Europe

Russia school shooting leaves 13 dead, including children

  Moscow, Russia (AFP) The death toll has risen to 13 people, including seven children, after a shooting at a…

Rare pink diamond to go under hammer in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, will be auctioned in Geneva in November when…

URGENT: At least six dead in Russia school shooting, attacker kills self: officials

Moscow, Russia (AFP) At least six people were dead and some 20 wounded after a gunman opened fire in a…

Russia begins troop mobilization for Ukraine fight

by Dmytro GORSHKOV Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Moscow began its mandatory troop call-up Thursday to try to bolster…

Putin ally Medvedchuk, 55 servicemen freed in swap with Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin's ally Viktor Medvedchuk and 55 servicemen were handed over to Russia in a…

Erdogan emerges a key mediator in Ukraine war

ISTANBUL, Turkey AFP) - A mysterious reference on US television to an imminent Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap highlights Turkish President Recep…

Ukraine announces exchange of 215 prisoners of war

  by Ania Tsoukanova Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine on Wednesday announced the exchange of a record-high…

Putin’s troop call-up will prolong but not win war: experts

by Sylvie LANTEAUME Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Western experts predicted Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's new…

Siversk hunkers down as Ukraine advances towards Lugansk

by Emmanuel PARISSE Agence France-Presse SIVERSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- "Don't worry, it's us" who are firing, said Nataliya, a shopkeeper…

Neptune’s delicate rings captured in new Webb image

  Paris, France (AFP) by Daniel Lawler The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its gaze away from the deep…

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