An aid worker said surviving a Russian missile attack on a hotel in Ukraine felt like an “apocalyptic movie”. Karol Swiacki, founder of Ukraine Relief in Bournemouth, said he and…
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UK: US ‘destroying’ world order- Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain
The US is “destroying” the established world order, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK has said. Criticising the new Trump administration’s way of handling foreign policy, Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the White…
Serbia: Opposition under fire for smoke and flare protest in parliament
The cleaners had scrubbed the debating chamber clean before MPs arrived for Wednesday’s session in Serbia’s National Assembly. Spent smoke bombs, smears of egg yolk and a dusting of white…
Denmark: Postal service to stop delivering letters
Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The…
Ukraine: US pauses intelligence sharing with Kyiv, national security adviser says
The US has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, the White House National Security Adviser said on Wednesday, adding that the administration was reviewing all aspects of its intelligence relationship with…
Ukraine: A timeline of Trump and Zelensky’s fraying relationship, in their own words
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called a heated exchange with US President Donald Trump at the White House “regrettable” and said he is ready to work under Trump’s “strong leadership”…
Romania: Tens of thousands on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favourite
Tens of thousands of Romanians marched on Bucharest’s Victory Square, the seat of the Romanian government, at the weekend, after the presidential election favourite was taken in for questioning. Calin…
Ukraine: Zelensky’s conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he’s run out of road
On whether Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to patch up relations with his US counterpart Donald Trump depends on who you ask in Ukraine. “A very bad decision,” remarked blogger…
Germany: Merz promises to do ‘whatever it takes’ on defence
Friedrich Merz, who’s expected to become Germany’s next chancellor, has announced a political deal to raise hundreds of billions of euros in extra spending on defence and infrastructure. “In view…
Ukraine: Zelensky vows to ‘make things right’ with Trump and negotiate peace
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to work under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to achieve a lasting peace days after their explosive Oval Office meeting. The Ukrainian president described the…