Europe

Russia has ‘strategically lost’ Ukraine war: UK armed forces chief

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Russia has already "strategically lost" its war with Ukraine, suffering heavy losses and strengthening NATO,…

US urges Russia ‘humane treatment’ of Americans captured in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday urged Russia to treat any American volunteers captured while fighting…

Spain battles wildfires as heatwave persists

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Emergency services battled several wildfires Thursday as Spain remained in the grip of an exceptional…

Zelensky ‘grateful’ for new US arms package to Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he was "grateful" for a new American arms package to…

China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China's support on Russian "sovereignty and security"…

Russia plans evacuations from chemical plant in battleground Ukraine city

by Anna Malpas with Benoit Finck in Kyiv Agence France-Presse LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russia said it would establish a…

Ukraine’s desperate farmers trapped by grain blockade

by Blaise Gauquelin Agence France-Presse MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Nadiia Ivanova should have been harvesting her crop soon. But so…

Russians bid to encircle Severodonetsk, Zelensky pleads for arms

by Anna Malpas with Benoit Finck in Kyiv Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up efforts to cut off Ukrainian troops…

Britain and Falklands mark 40 years since Argentine surrender

by Charles Onians  Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Tuesday marks 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered…

Lithuania to buy howitzers from France

VILLEPINTE, France (AFP) -- Lithuania has agreed to buy 18 howitzers from France, both sides' defense ministers announced Monday, as…

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