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 (...)
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc could "draw lessons" from the contested Italian policy of processing migrants offshore in Albania ahead of an EU summit focusing on migration.
She made the remarks in a letter to member (...)
Dmitry Luksha built up muscles breaking rocks in a Belarusian prison camp, put to work alongside men convicted of murder and drug smuggling.
The journalist was imprisoned in 2022 and sentenced to four years for his reports on the mass opposition (...)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has denounced as "unacceptable" Germany's decision to extend temporary controls to all its land borders as part of its response to irregular migration.
He is one of several figures from neighboring countries to (...)
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange on Saturday, with each side releasing 115 military personnel, in a swap mediated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the 115 Russian servicemen, who were (...)
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will sit out Nagasaki's peace ceremony over Israel's exclusion from the annual commemoration of the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, the embassy said.
This year's ceremony will take place at Nagasaki Peace Park on (...)
Three Americans including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who were freed in a prisoner swap deal with Russia, have arrived back on US soil.
Gershkovich, 32, was one of 16 prisoners swapped for eight Russian prisoners in what has been (...)
Belarus and China kicked off 11-day joint military training exercises Monday, Belarus' defense ministry said – with activities taking place just miles from the border of Poland, a NATO and European Union member.
The joint anti-terrorist training (...)
Russia announced on Saturday that 10 of its wrestlers, who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals, will refuse to compete.
The Russian Wrestling Federation issued a statement after a meeting with officials, coaches, and athletes, (...)
Armenia will leave a Russia-led military alliance, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed Wednesday, accusing members of the bloc of plotting with bitter rival Azerbaijan to start a war against them.
Pashinyan has for months accused the Kremlin's (...)
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations resolution that proposed a ban on the use of nuclear weapons in outer space amid US intelligence-backed concerns that Moscow is trying to develop a nuclear device capable of destroying satellites.
Russian (...)
A Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, but NATO must increase its defenses, Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament on Thursday.
Sikorski was describing the new foreign policy direction of Prime Minister Donald (...)
