Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential… Read more »
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Riots in Sweden against far-right group leave 3 injured
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over the past several days by… Read more »
Spain probes private taxidermy museum with 1,000 animals
MADRID, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Civil Guard says it is investigating a businessman in the eastern Valencia region who owned a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 stuffed animals,… Read more »
Russian media campaign dismisses Bucha deaths as fakes
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a… Read more »
European inflation soars to record 7.5% on fuel, food costs
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Inflation in Europe soared to another record, according to new EU figures released Friday, in a fresh sign that rising energy prices fueled by Russia’s… Read more »
Kremlin demands rubles for gas, EU leaders push back
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian… Read more »
UN nuclear watchdog chief in Ukraine to talk safety support
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s director-general arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for talks with senior government officials on delivering “urgent technical assistance” to ensure the safety of… Read more »
The Eiffel Tower grows even higher, thanks to new antenna
PARIS, France (AP) — The Eiffel Tower grew by six meters (nearly 20 feet) on Tuesday after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of France’s most… Read more »
Live updates: Zelenskyy warns against ‘pseudo-republics.’
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia is trying to create new “pseudo-republics” in Ukraine to break his country apart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation Saturday.
Russia widens social media crackdown by blocking Instagram
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Russian regulators said Friday that the country’s internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram, saying it’s being used to call for violence against Russian… Read more »