USA: Europe to be excluded from Russia-Ukraine peace talks-US envoy General Keith Kellogg

Europe will be excluded from talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, the United States lead Ukraine envoy said. General Keith Kellogg made the announcement on Saturday after the…

Germany: ‘Army of Europe’ needed to challenge Russia- Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an “army of Europe” amid rising concern the USmay no longer come to the continent’s aid. Speaking at the Munich…

USA: Transgender references removed from Stonewall monument website

The Trump administration has erased references to transgender people from New York’s Stonewall National Monument website. On the National Park Service website, the acronym LGBTQ+ has been shortened to LGB, standing…

Germany: Zelensky calls for creation of an ‘army of Europe’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an “army of Europe” to guard against Russia as he suggested the US may no longer come to the continent’s…

UK: British army too ‘run down’ to lead Ukraine peace mission – ex- army chief

The UK military is “so run down” it could not lead any future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the former head of the army has said. Lord Dannatt told the BBC…

USA: Trump launches plan to target countries with new tariffs

US President Donald Trump is sharpening plans to hit exports from countries that he says have trade policies that are unfair to the US. On Thursday, Trump signed a memo…

Germany: Three guilty of plot to blackmail family of Michael Schumacher

Three men have been convicted by a German court of trying to blackmail the family of ex-Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher. Yilmaz T, 53, was jailed for three years for…

Portugal: Cover up or pay a fine, Albufeira warns

Tourists in the popular Portuguese city of Albufeira may soon be banned from wandering its streets in swimwear, or face a hefty fine. The beachside city in the southern Algarve…

Brazil: Suspect in Christmas cake poisoning found dead in jail cell

A Brazilian woman suspected of poisoning her husband’s family with an arsenic-laced Christmas cake has been found dead in her prison cell in what police think was most likely a…

Egypt: Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some…