Europe

Russia ‘would deploy nuclear arms’ near Finland, Sweden if they decide to join NATO

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons close to…

Finland to decide on NATO membership ‘within weeks’

  by Sam KINGSLEY Agence France Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Rattled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland's prime minister…

Fleeing war, Ukraine’s orphans face trafficking threat

Left in care homes and now threatened by war, thousands of already vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are at risk of being…

Ukraine war fuels ‘overlapping crises’: World Bank’s Malpass

The Russian war on Ukraine has set off a chain reaction in the global economy, pushing energy and food prices…

Russian warship ‘seriously damaged’ in ammunition explosion: state media

ODESSA, Ukraine (AFP) --  A Russian warship in the Black Sea was "seriously damaged" by an ammunition explosion, Russian state…

Biden gives ‘crime scene’ Ukraine $800 mn to hold off Russia

  by Frankie Taggart with Joe Stenson in Bucha © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe…

UK’s Johnson, Sunak fined over illegal lockdown-busting parties

by Charles Onians © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered a "full apology"…

France’s Le Pen wants NATO-Russia ‘rapprochement’

by Stuart Williams © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said she…

Scholz ‘irritated’ by Kyiv’s snub to German president

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he was "irritated" by Kyiv's rejection of a proposed visit by…

Over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol: Russia

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol,…

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