Zelenskyy will visit Turkey in a new bid to jump-start talks to end Russia’s invasion
By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week in…
Europe
Europe is a continent situated entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and predominantly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Through this column, we provide continuous updates on European geopolitics, political economy, the evolving landscape of Europe, and daily developments across the continent.
Once a shadowy dealmaker, former Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal
By SAMYA KULLAB, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Before the revelation of a multi-million dollar embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company…
Police rule out terrorism in stabbing attack on UK train after 2 men are arrested
By PAN PYLAS and JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound…
Kaag Tihar festival being celebrated today
KATHMANDU:- The Kaag Tihar Festival is being celebrated today by worshipping and feeding delicacies to the crow. Kaag Tihar is…
French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos
PARIS (AP):- France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a…
British police say deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a terrorist attack
By PAN PYLAS, BRIAN MELLEY and IAN HODGSON, MANCHESTER, England (AP):- An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue…
Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at major European airports
BRUSSELS (AP):- A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe’s major…
UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France
LONDON (AP):- A British judge temporarily blocked the government from sending an asylum-seeker who crossed the English Channel back to…
British politicians condemn Elon Musk’s comments at anti-migrant rally
By JILL LAWLESS and LYDIA DOYE, LONDON (AP):- Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “dangerous” comments by Elon Musk after the X and Tesla…
Ukraine shows diplomats damage after Russia’s largest aerial attack since invasion
By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Senior Ukrainian officials led 60 foreign diplomats on a tour of damaged government offices in…
Portuguese investigators search for cause of Lisbon streetcar crash that killed 16
By BARRY HATTON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM, LISBON, Portugal (AP):- Portuguese officials focused Thursday on establishing the causes of the crash of a…
Ships carrying aid, activists and celebrities set sail from Barcelona to Gaza
By RENATA BRITO and TERESA MEDRANO, BARCELONA (AP):- A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday…
Another French prime minister could be toppled. More political instability is ahead
By SYLVIE CORBET, PARIS (AP):- France ’s prime minister has announced a confidence vote next month that likely will lead to the…
Mediterranean rescues find 3 Sudanese sisters dead on an overcrowded migrant boat
By RENATA BRITO, BARCELONA, Spain (AP):- Three young sisters have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy took on water in bad…
Court ruling complicates UK government’s efforts to house asylum seekers
By PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY, LONDON (AP):- The dilemma of how to house asylum seekers in Britain got more…