Greece hopes to wrap up talks and sign a deal for the purchase of Bergamini class frigates from Italy by April, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview released on Sunday. High-ranking officials from Greece and Italy last year signed memorandums for naval cooperation, opening
The Russian-installed head of Ukraine's Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, told Russian president Vladimir Putin at a meeting shown on state TV on Tuesday that Ukraine controls around 15-17 per cent of the region. Russia claims the whole of the Donetsk region as part of Russia and says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday he would meet with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, as Slovakia and Hungary ramp up pressure on Ukraine to restart Russian oil flows, warning Slovakia could block a major EU loan to Kyiv. Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipelin
The US embassy in Oslo was hit by an explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said. A loud blast was heard near the embassy compound in western Oslo at around 1am (0000 GMT), and smoke was seen rising from the area, eyewitnesses told local media. "We've de
Lockheed C-130 Hercules cargo plane carrying newly printed Bolivian banknotes crashed Friday near the capital, leaving at least 15 people dead, injuring others and damaging numerous vehicles, officials said. Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas said the aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at
Buses, trams and trains across Germany ground to a halt early Friday as local transport workers heeded a call by the Verdi public sector union to stage a strike on Feb 27 and 28. The union is aiming to gain leverage in negotiations that cover working conditions, specifically working hours and shif
The Kremlin said on Thursday that the situation in Cuba was heating up and called for restraint after a deadly incident with a Florida-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island. Cuban forces killed four exiles and wounded six others who sailed into Cuban waters aboard a speedboat
Starting on Wednesday, visitors to Britain from 85 countries must obtain an electronic permit in advance of their trip or they will be barred from travelling, the UK interior ministry said. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme requires all visitors who do not need a visa to enter Brita
Ukraine's economy is enduring its toughest period since the early months of Russia's invasion after sustained air strikes left its power system in tatters as the war enters a fifth year, forcing firms to cut output and shrinking state revenues. From steel mills to miners, cement makers and food pr
Spain's Constitutional Court has rejected an appeal by the father of a 25‑year‑old paraplegic woman who opposes her access to euthanasia, the court said in a statement on Friday. In 2021, Spain became the fourth European Union country to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with inc
Hungary is considering cutting off power and gas exports to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes Russian oil shipments to the country via the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff told a briefing on Thursday. Hungary and Slovakia, which have the only remaining refineries in the Eur
The Spanish government approved financial aid worth around 7 billion euros ($8 billion) on Tuesday for people affected by the storms that battered the Extremadura and Andalusia regions in the past weeks. Spain and Portugal have been hit by several storms since the start of the year that have cause
Kyiv's foreign minister has said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only US President Donald Trump has the power to bring about an agreement. Ukraine wants to accelerate the efforts to end the four-year-old war
