Russia
Vucic's mission: Can Serbia's longtime leader secure new mandate? - analysis
Former president Aleksandar Vucic is banking on economic modernization, political stability, and an independent foreign policy that has strengthened relations with the US, Israel, and the UAE.
Britain must be 'ready for war' by 2030 amid Russian aggression, UK defense secretary says
A vote for Netanyahu is a vote for isolation, poverty, and vulnerability - opinion
Merz warns that Germany faces pressure from extremist parties, 'massive threat' from Russia
Kremlin sentences Russian-Israeli scientist to prison over donation to Navalny foundation
Dr. Sofia Rosenfeld argued that she had been out of contact with the outside world while participating in a scientific expedition in the northern Arctic when the transfers were made from her account.
Kremlin rejects Zelensky's idea of a 60-day ceasefire, says it wants an overall peace deal
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Russia wanted a long-term peace deal rather than a temporary ceasefire.
Bipartisan group of US senators opposes Trump's Russian diesel deal
The bipartisan group of senators pointed out that Congress passed a ban on all energy imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote
British PM Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, warning voters in France and Germany of similar threats, but provided no details of the evidence.
Trump says Ukraine, Russia agreed to 'energy ceasefire' following Zelensky's election claims
Zelensky said that Trump's ceasefire announcement "was news for me," he told Axios following the announcement.
Hackers use security cameras to track troops, military targets in Israel, Ukraine - report
One incident highlighted in the investigation involved a poultry farmer in northern Israel who discovered that the language settings on a camera overlooking his chicken coop had changed to Arabic.
Middle East conflicts, energy supplies, to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Thailand
The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and the inflation and hardship it has caused will dominate the agenda and sideline conversations during the annual meeting.
Russian attack on Ukrainian city kills 12, a day after Trump eases diesel sanctions on Moscow
Fourteen others were wounded in the attack on Zaporizhzhia, an industrial city whose outskirts lie less than 30 km from the frontline of the war.
Russia, China block US push to expand Sudan arms embargo nationwide at UN
The US wants the embargo extended to all of Sudan, covering both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting since April 2023.
Montenegro expels founder of pro-Kremlin war blog Rybar over security concerns
Mikhail Zvinchuk, who is also a former Russian Defense Ministry official, was detained with others, including his wife, on charges of spreading 'Russian influence.'
