The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) becomes the second Cabinet member of US President Donald Trump’s administration.
The extension of EU sanctions shouldn’t be automatic, the Hungarian government has said, in remarks that threaten to unravel the bloc’s collective reaction to Russia’s war on Ukraine
Newly recruited Ukrainian soldiers train for frontline deployment in the Donetsk region as Kyiv approaches a period of uncertainty.
At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Moscow, Lavrov said the Kremlin was ready to assist in the normalisation of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.
The Biden administration’s new sanctions target Russia’s oil giants Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, shadow fleet vessels, and opaque traders. Oil prices surged, while European equities slid as investors fear tighter küresel supply.
However local emergency services in some regions cancelled events, saying it was too hazardous for worshippers to cut bathing holes in icy ponds and rivers
France’s Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the aircraft was targeted as it monitored vessels during a NATO observation mission off Sweden,
Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Russian and Iranian presidents, announced closer ties between their nations at an event in Moscow.
Three lawyers who represented late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were sentenced to up to 5,5 years in prison. A verdict that reflects escalating Kremlin repression.
Moldovan citizens will vote this year in parliamentary elections. There is a risk that their vote will derail Chisinau’s European course. Only time will tell how Europe will react, Vitalie Cojocari writes.