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US
‘Expecting Swift Progress in Our Relations’ – Zelensky Names New Ambassador to US
Olha Stefanishyna, who has led Ukraine’s efforts to join the European Union for years, will be Kyiv’s new voice in Washington. She had been vetted for the role for more than a month.
Aug. 28, 2025
Russia
Russia Recruits Young African Women to Work in Alabuga Drone Factory
Russia recruits young African women for Alabuga drone factory in Tatarstan, producing Shahed kamikaze drones. South Africa warns citizens as the Kremlin exploits BRICS networks for military purposes.
Aug. 27, 2025
Europe
German Cabinet Agrees Steps to Boost Army Recruitment
From Jan. 1 next year, a questionnaire will be sent to all young German men and women to assess their interest in serving, including questions on their level of fitness, skills and interests.
Aug. 27, 2025
Energy
Gas Route Near Russia’s Ryazan Reportedly Targeted
As Kyiv and Moscow continue their tit-for-tat strikes on energy facilities, locals near Russia’s Ryazan reported an explosion on Monday near a state-controlled pipeline.
Aug. 27, 2025
Putin
Putin to Make ‘Completely Unprecedented’ Visit to China This Week
The announcement came after Russia’s foreign minister suggested that Beijing should be part of the security guarantees for Kyiv – a proposal that Kyiv rejected.
Aug. 27, 2025
Sanctions
US Postpones Sanctions Against Serbian Oil Firm Again
Majority-owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom, the company has successfully negotiated six extensions to avoid a broad package of sanctions originally due to take effect in February.
Aug. 27, 2025
Russia
Russia Charges Student With Nazi Crime for Bubble Tea Joke
Ilya Kostyakov, a student in Moscow, posted a TikTok video and said he couldn’t imagine people going three years without bubble tea during WWII’s siege of Leningrad.
Aug. 27, 2025
Ukraine
Witkoff ‘Hopeful’ About Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal by ‘End of This Year’
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News that he expects to meet with representatives from Ukraine in New York “this week.”
Aug. 27, 2025
War in Ukraine
Drone Sets House Ablaze in Russia’s Rostov Overnight
Locals reported a fire at a building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, which Russian authorities attributed to a “UAV crash” during a reported Ukrainian drone strike.
Aug. 27, 2025
Europe
French, German, Polish Leaders to Visit Moldova in Show of Force in Face of Russia
Macron, Merz and Tusk want to reaffirm their “support for Moldova’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” a French presidential adviser told journalists.
Aug. 27, 2025
India
US Tariffs on Indian Goods Double to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases
The United States was India’s top export destination in 2024, with shipments worth $87.3 billion.
Aug. 27, 2025
Trump
At Trump’s Marathon Cabinet Meeting, the Show Must Go on... and on
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and the Middle East, won a round of applause after he said his “only one wish” was for his boss to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Aug. 27, 2025
Washington
US May Offer Air and Intelligence Support to Guard Peace in Ukraine
Sources said that the US could rescind its offer if Europe did not seem to be living up to its commitments to safeguard a possible Ukraine settlement.
Aug. 27, 2025
Trump
‘Ukraine Should Consider Plan B’ – Ex-US Ambassador on Kyiv’s Fragile Security
In an interview with Kyiv Post, Ambassador Steven Pifer argues that Europe’s growing commitment to security guarantees may be Ukraine’s most reliable path to peace.
Aug. 27, 2025
UK
British Aid Worker Killed by Russian Drone, Family Says
Annie Lewis Marffy’s son Charlie described her as “brave, capable and determined,” saying “she was excited, happy to be doing something meaningful.”
Aug. 26, 2025
Russia
Moscow Moves to Quit European Convention Against Torture
The convention, adopted in 1987, allows the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to visit prisons and detention centers in member states.
Aug. 26, 2025
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