Ukraine considers ditching dollar as reference currency
Comments on potential changeover come as Kiev places hopes on faster EU accession Kiev is considering a switch from the US dollar to the euro as its reference currency, the…
Slovak PM accuses EU country of trying to thwart his Moscow visit
Estonia’s actions are “extremely disruptive,” Robert Fico has said Slovak Prime Minister Rober Fico has accused the government of fellow EU member-state Estonia of trying to thwart his visit to…
Poland drops demand for WW2 compensation from Germany
Warsaw will instead focus on building a “safe future” with Berlin, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Poland will no longer demand reparations from Berlin for the crimes committed by…
Defiant Serbian leader sends message to EU from Red Square (VIDEO)
Aleksandar Vucic came to Moscow despite pressure from Brussels and his recent hospitalization Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has delivered a pointed message to the European Union from Moscow’s Red Square,…
Military escalation between India and Pakistan: what is known so far
New Delhi has struck what it calls terrorist targets on the territory of the neighboring state in response to a deadly act of terrorism The Indian military has launched a…
Kremlin asks Muscovites to be patient with Victory Day restrictions
Internet access on mobile devices has been limited as security is being ramped up due to Ukrainian threats Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has urged Moscow residents to be patient with…
Von der Leyen calls on EU to speed up Ukrainian entry
The European Commission chief also urged the bloc’s members to further support Kiev’s military industry Ukraine EU accession talks should be launched in 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der…
New German chancellor tells US to ‘stay out’ of Berlin’s affairs
Friedrich Merz says White House officials have been making “absurd observations” about his country German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has told the US government to “stay out” of his nation’s domestic…
US loses another warplane off Yemen
An F/A-18 has reportedly fallen off the carrier USS Harry S. Truman into the Red Sea – the second in just over a week The US Navy has lost another…
Zelensky wants Ukraine-friendly government in Budapest
Hungarians will decide whether to support Kiev’s accession to the EU without external influence, according to the prime minister Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky would like to see a pro-Kiev government in…
Record civilian casualties from Ukrainian strikes last week
Fifteen people lost their lives during the period, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s war crimes investigator Ukrainian forces have killed 15 civilians and injured 142 over the past week,…
‘Racial laws’ driving investors out of South Africa
The Democratic Alliance, a member of the coalition government, is challenging the legality of Pretoria’s Employment Equity Act in court The DA federal chairperson, Helen Zille, claims investors told them…