Emergency services are shoring up flood defences in Central and Eastern Europe after torrential rainfall swelled rivers and damaged thousands of homes. Storm Boris proved deadly in Romania, where four people were killed during floods in the south-eastern region of Galati. In the Czech Republic, f
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 206 prisoners of war on Saturday, said the Russian Defense Ministry. "A total of 103 Russian servicemen who were taken prisoner in Kursk region have been released. In exchange, 103 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred," Russian Defense Ministry said in a st
Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work. Britain's embassy in Moscow did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The FSB, the main successor ag
On a sweltering summer morning in Serbia's capital Belgrade, Vadim Morus, a professional ice skater from Russia, glides across an outdoor rink. Morus is 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from his native Moscow, but is beginning to feel at home. He fled Russia with his fiancee in 2022, part of a wave of tens
Supporters of President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine were set to win gubernatorial races across Russia, according to early vote counts on Sunday, including in Kursk, where Ukrainian forces have seized control of some towns and territory. Russia's three-day local and regional elections cam
Germany rail company Deutsche Bahn (DBN.UL) said on Saturday that train services in the centre of the country had been "massively disrupted", citing an unspecified technical fault. In a statement on its website, the rail operator said trains would not leave their stations in the affected a
Ukrainian soldiers ride armoured personnel carriers, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Files The head of the CIA, who is also the chief US negotiator for an end to the Gaza war and release of hostages held
Britain and Ireland said on Saturday they were moving “from friction back to friendship” as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Dublin, part of his efforts to improve ties with the Republic of Ireland and the broader European Union. Starmer, the first British prime minister to
Italy’s culture minister admitted in a tearful prime time TV interview to an affair with a woman who claimed to have been hired as an aide, in a case that is testing the solidity of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government. The fate of Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has dominated the f
Russia will boost its purchases of foreign currency and gold by seven times as of Sept. 6, the country's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. According to the ministry, it will allocate 172.9 billion rubles (about 1.98 billion US dollars) for purchases of foreign currency and gold under Russia's fi
A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings by the government, construction industry and, most of all, the firms involved in fitting the exterior with flammable cladding. The fire ripped through the 23-storey social h
Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday. Lammy said the decision to suspend the licences did not
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Mongolia's failure to arrest visiting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, wanted on an international warrant, dealt a severe blow to the international criminal law system. Putin arrived in Mongolia on Monday for talks likely to focus on a new gas pipeline
