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Kyiv: Macron, Scholz and Draghi meet Zelensky German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Ukraine. Paris and Berlin in particular have been harshly criticized for their attitude towards Putin. What could the three politicians achieve with their mission? All’s fair in times of love and war? […]

Somalia’s president has nominated Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister. “I ask the parliament to approve him as soon as possible. I ask the prime minister to fulfil the work before him like tackling insecurity, drought, climate change and good relations with all countries,” President Hassan Sheikh […]

The European Union’s political heavyweights were en route for Kyiv on Thursday morning in a bid to underscore Europe’s support for Ukraine. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron; Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz; and Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi set off for the Ukrainian capital on an overnight train on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron, third left, Italian Prime Minister Mario […]

Children born in the occupied region of Kherson region in the months after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine will automatically receive Russian passports, a Moscow-installed official said Thursday. Children eat ice-cream at a park in Kherson, Kherson region, south Ukraine.AP Photo / TASS “Children born after [Feb.] 24 automatically receive Russian citizenship,” Kirill Stremousov, an official in […]

Ukrainian forces holed up in a chemical plant in the embattled city of Severodonetsk are still fighting although the deadline for Russia’s ultimatum to surrender passes, as NATO discusses sending more arms to Kyiv An aerial view shows destroyed houses after strikes in the town of Pryvillya at the eastern Donbass region, Ukraine, June 14, […]

-European leaders head for Kyiv as US pledges more weapons – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy were on a train Thursday morning, June 16, bound for Kyiv, a day after the United States announced $1 billion worth of new arms for embattled Ukrainian forces French President Emmanuel Macron (2L) arrives at Kyiv train […]

Believed to be extinct for more than a century, a rare species of giant tortoise is in fact still alive. Scientists assumed that the chelonoidis phantasticus had died out more than a century ago. The species is better known as the ‘fantastic giant tortoise’ and is native to the Galápagos Fernandina island. A turtle is […]

Mikhail Kasyanov was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but he never imagined, even in his worst nightmares, that his former boss would launch a full-scale war on Ukraine. Students pose outside a damaged building for a high school graduation photoshoot, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Chernihiv, Ukraine, June 5, 2022. (Instagram […]

Western countries must send Ukraine more heavy weaponry as it battles Russia’s advance in the east of the country, NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “Yes, Ukraine should have more heavy weapons,” Stoltenberg told a press conference in The Hague after meeting the leaders of seven European NATO allies ahead of a key […]

In early June, the independent polling agency the Levada Center published survey data showing that three quarters of Russians believe the “special military operation” in Ukraine is “progressing successfully.” Anton Vaganov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA In early June, the independent polling agency the Levada Center published survey data showing that three quarters of Russians believe the […]