BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist president warned during a chaotic parliamentary session on Thursday that the Balkan nation could become a European “pariah” state if it rejects a Western plan for normalizing relations with Kosovo. President Aleksandar Vucic faced a hostile reception from the right-wing opposition, which urged parliament to reject the plan and … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit residential areas in an eastern Ukrainian city Thursday for the second time in 24 hours, while top European Union officials held talks with the government in Kyiv as the war with Russia approaches its one-year milestone. The latest strikes in Kramatorsk came as rescue crews searched for survivors … Read more
Berlin– Poland will ask the German government for permission to supply German-made Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Monday, seemingly pushing his country closer to granting a long-standing wish from Ukraine’s political and military leaders. As the manufacturing nation, Germany must give its approval for the export of Leopard … Read more
PARIS (AP) — France and Germany committed Sunday to giving Ukraine “unwavering support” and to strengthen the European Union as they sought to overcome differences over defense, energy and economic issues on the 60th anniversary of their post-World War II friendship treaty. The German government’s entire Cabinet was in Paris for joint meetings with their … Read more
For the first time in six decades, China’s population shrank last year, as deaths outnumbered births. The country had 1.41175 billion people at the end of 2022, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, a drop of 850,000. Not only is China’s birth rate plunging, its population is also aging, and experts … Read more
The United States has designated Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organization”, piling pressure on the private army that has recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday that Wagner, controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman close to Russian President … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile and drone attacks following a blistering New Year’s Eve assault that killed at least three civilians across the country, authorities reported. Air raid sirens sounded in the capital shortly after midnight, followed by a barrage of missiles that … Read more
London CNN — It’s been two years since former Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed his Brexit trade deal and triumphantly declared that Britain would be “prosperous, dynamic and contented” after completing its exit from the European Union. The Brexit deal would enable UK companies to “do even more business” with the European Union, according to … Read more
Communication lines will be kept open despite worsening relations, but there has been no sign of serious progress towards an agreement. Tehran, Iran – The top foreign policy representatives of Iran and the European Union have signaled that efforts to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal will continue, after they held a meeting in Jordan. … Read more
Communication lines will be kept open despite worsening relations, but there has been no sign of serious progress towards an agreement. Tehran, Iran – The top foreign policy representatives of Iran and the European Union have signaled that efforts to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal will continue, after they held a meeting in Jordan. … Read more