Explosions shake western Ukraine after Russia’s missile, drone attacks
LVIV – Explosions rocked the western Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Ternopil on Wednesday, Ukrainian media and a Reuters witness reported, after Ukraine’s military reported Russian missile and drone attacks.…
Ukraine pushes for political decision from EU on frozen assets next month
LONDON – Ukraine is pushing European allies to take a political decision to release a proposed $163-billion loan based on frozen Russian state assets next month, as it frets over…
Top US army officials in Ukraine in attempt to revive peace talks, Politico reports
Two top U.S. Army officials have made a rare wartime visit to Kyiv by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, arriving on an unannounced trip for talks with Ukraine’s leaders in…
Klimt portrait becomes second most expensive artwork sold at auction
Six bidders battled for 20 minutes over the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer. Read More
J.D. Vance, not that one, gets 2 years’ jail for threatening the US vice-president
The man who made the threats has mental health issues, his lawyer said, including not being toilet trained. Read More
‘Piggy’, ‘Terrible’: Trump lashes out at female reporters
Both journalists had asked questions about the Epstein files. Read More
90 seconds could have saved lives on Baltimore bridge: Probe
Six workers died after a Singapore-flagged container ship crashed into the bridge in 2024. Read More
UK to build new munitions factories to boost warfighting readiness
LONDON – Britain is to build a network of new munitions factories to boost its warfighting readiness, in a move aimed at restoring domestic production of military explosives for the…
US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran
VIENNA – Europe’s top three powers and the U.S. have submitted a draft resolution to this week’s meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors demanding answers and…
Jamaica faces $9.5 billion finance gap to rebuild after Melissa
BELEM, Brazil – Jamaica spent years building a pot of money to handle climate-fuelled disasters. It turned out to be enough to cover just 5% of the cost wrought by…