Finnish and French cities chart Europe’s path to clean energy
As Europe strives to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, Turku and Dijon are among a group of cities seeking to reach this goal two decades earlier.
By Gareth Willmer
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American lawmakers urge US to ship Abrams tanks to Ukraine
By Raphael Satter
American lawmakers on Sunday pushed the U.S. government to export M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, saying that even sending a symbolic number to Kyiv ...
Britain’s former PM Boris Johnson visits Kyiv, pledges help
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Kyiv on a surprise trip on Sunday, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledging that Britain would “stick by Ukraine as long as it ...
Stranded Armenians desperate to get home
Humanitarian disaster looms in Nagorno-Karabach due to blockade
By Costas Constantinou
In the backyard of the Mirhav inn, cats take turns climbing up to the windows to stare at the ...
Anti-monarchists plan protests at coronation of Britain’s King Charles
British anti-monarchists said on Sunday that they planned to protest during the coronation of King Charles in May, saying the ceremony was “a slap in the face” for most people ...
Russia claims more progress in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
Russia’s defence ministry said for the second straight day on Sunday that its forces were improving their positions in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region.
“During offensive operations in the ...
UK says it still wants Ukraine to get German-made tanks
Britain still wants an international deal to provide Ukraine with the German-made tanks that Kyiv says it needs in its fight against Russia but whose transfer needs Germany’s consent, ...
Ten dead in shooting near Los Angeles during Lunar New Year festivities (update 3)
By Jonathan Allen
A man fatally shot 10 people at a ballroom dance venue where people were celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year late on Saturday in a city on the ...
New Zealand chooses ‘Chippy’ Hipkins to replace charismatic Ardern
By Lucy Craymer
New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party chose former COVID minister Chris Hipkins on Sunday to replace the charismatic Jacinda Ardern as its new leader, and become the ...
Putin ally says West’s deliveries of new weapons to Kyiv will lead to global catastrophe
A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons to Kyiv that threaten Russia’s territories will lead to a global catastrophe and make ...
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania urge Germany to send tanks to Ukraine
The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania made a joint call to Germany on Saturday to step up its leadership and send its main battle tanks to Ukraine, putting ...
Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as Covid death toll rises
By Alessandro Diviggiano
China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as ...
Our View: Cyprus must choose between Russia and the West
Stern words were uttered by the Russian Federation’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about Cyprus and Greece, in response to a question by the Cyprus News Agency’s Moscow correspondent. ...
Russia’s Wagner to send Kyiv bodies of soldiers killed in Soledar
The private Russian military group Wagner plans to send the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting in the captured town of Soledar to territory held by Ukraine, a website ...
Drone halts play at Southampton v Villa match
Southampton’s home Premier League game against Aston Villa was suspended shortly before halftime on Saturday after a drone was spotted flying over St Mary’s Stadium.
Referee Michael Salisbury ...
Protests in Stockholm draw strong condemnation from Turkey
Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a ...
Ukraine honours helicopter crash victims
A tearful Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday to commemorate seven senior Interior Ministry officials killed in a helicopter crash this week, a fresh blow to ...
Abortion opponents call for stricter bans at first post-Roe Washington march
Thousands of abortion opponents rallied in Washington on Friday for the 50th annual “March for Life,” marking a new chapter for a movement that has organized for decades around overturning ...
Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile’s Patagonia
Scientists in Chile’s Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have dominated the area’s food chain before their ...
Turkey’s opposition to announce presidential candidate in February
Turkey’s six-party opposition alliance is set to announce in February their presidential candidate to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule in elections set for May, an opposition party ...
China says Covid outbreak has infected 80% of population
The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist said on ...
Davos 2023: Outlook brighter than feared, fraught with risks
The year ahead looks better than feared for the global economy but remains fraught with risks including escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and the emergence of a transatlantic trade ...
Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime minister
By Lucy Craymer
Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after emerging ...
US officials advise Ukraine to wait
By Steve Holland
Senior US officials are advising Ukraine to hold off on launching a major offensive against Russian forces until the latest supply of US weaponry is in place ...