US President Donald Trump pushed back Tuesday against Ukraine's objections to being excluded from talks between the US and Russia in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in eastern Ukraine.
He also seemed to suggest that Ukraine was to blame for a (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers reiterated Saudi Arabia's welcoming of the talks between Russia and the United States in Riyadh, saying that this reemphasizes the Kingdom's commitment to global peace and security. Crown Prince and Prime Minister (...)
The external borders of the European Union registered more than 120,000 cases of pushback by national authorities against irregular migrants in 2024, according to a new report by a group of nine human rights organizations.
The report, released on (...)
Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN Wednesday.
Vinnik is accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that (...)
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia officially disconnected from a shared energy system with Russia and Belarus on Saturday.
The BRELL (Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) system was established after the Soviet Union's dissolution to ensure a (...)
Nearly three and a half decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus — and lean in more with their (...)
Brussels has threatened Belarus with a fresh raft of sanctions after President Alexander Lukashenko looked certain to win his seventh consecutive election since 1994 — a vote broadly understood to be rigged in his favor given his iron rule over the (...)
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya refuses to call what's happening this weekend in Belarus an election.
"It's a sham," the exiled opposition leader says. "This is a military-style operation; a performance staged by the regime to hold on to power."
For three (...)
ALULA — The Saudi Council of Ministers extended congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration as US President. The Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in AlUla on Tuesday, acknowledged the (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not allow Russia to "earn additional billions on our blood" and had given the EU a year to prepare.
The European Commission said the continent's gas system was "resilient and flexible" (...)
North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in fighting in Russia's Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine's military intelligence said Thursday.
The intelligence agency, known under its acronym (...)
Georgia and Turkey on Tuesday received stinging report cards from European Union ministers over their accession process, while Ukraine and Moldova mostly got gold stars.
In enlargement conclusions released as they were meeting in Brussels, EU (...)
More than 300 people have been arrested since mass protests erupted in Georgia six nights ago, and an increasing number of accounts have emerged alleging violent attacks by police.
One man has told the BBC how he was repeatedly kicked in the head, (...)
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk inspected military fortifications along the country's eastern border with Russia's Kaliningrad region on Saturday, describing the initiative as "an investment in peace."
The visit comes ahead of Poland assuming (...)
The western Rust has premiered in Poland, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in New Mexico.
Organizers of Poland's Camerimage International Film Festival said the screening was a tribute to the (...)
Vladimir Putin has approved changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal.
The doctrine now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be (...)
Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition. The 21-year-old, a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, beat more than 120 other contestants to win the (...)
President Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range missiles supplied by the US has sparked a furious response in Russia.
"Departing US president Joe Biden... has taken one of the most provocative, uncalculated (...)
A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia's busiest airports, officials reported. Meanwhile, a huge night-time wave of Russian drones (...)
Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu has claimed a second term after a tense election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia.
With most preliminary results counted, Sandu was leading with almost 55% of the vote, and in a late-night (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen an extensive nuclear exercise simulating a retaliatory strike involving missile launches, putting Russia's nuclear capabilities front and center as tensions with the West over Ukraine continue to (...)
For years, Western critics have dismissed Brics as a relatively inconsequential entity.
But this past week, at its annual summit in Russia, the group triumphantly showcased just how far it has come.
Top leaders from 36 countries, as well as the UN (...)
KAZAN — There aren't many world leaders who've been in power for 30 years. Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has been accused of stealing elections, crushing dissent and dismantling democracy.
The UK, the EU and the US do not recognize him as the (...)
Russia and Ukraine successfully carried out a prisoner exchange on Friday, with 95 soldiers from each side being released, according to official reports.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the exchange took place on October 18, facilitated (...)
The 27 leaders of the European Union gave on Thursday their most explicit endorsement yet of the contentious project of outsourcing migration policy, even if they offered scant details on how the idea would work in practice and how authorities would (...)