General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's General Staff, said on Monday that Moscow's forces were advancing in Ukraine along the entire front line, while Kyiv's forces were by contrast focused on defence and attempting to counter attack. In a televised meeting with President Vladimir Putin a
An emphatic election victory for Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti marks a resurgence for the nationalist leader, ending a political deadlock in Europe’s youngest state and potentially determining its domestic and international agenda for years. The win strengthens Kurti’s mand
Kosovo went to the polls on Sunday, with nationalist Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party seeking a majority to end a year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed international funding for Europe's youngest nation. The vote is the second this year in Kosovo after Kurti's Ve
Ukraine's leading private energy provider said on Sunday that it had restored power to more than a million households in and around Kyiv a day after a Russian air attack had forced emergency outages. A combined missile and drone attack early on Saturday had killed two people and knocked out power
Russia's Defence Ministry said its air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed 111 Ukrainian drones in three hours over six Russian regions, including eight over Moscow. The capital's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said another batch of 11 drones were also later shot down en route to the city. Russi
Switzerland cannot defend itself against a full-scale attack and must boost military spending given rising risks from Russia, the head of its armed forces said. The country is prepared for attacks by "non-state actors" on critical infrastructure and for cyber attacks, but its military still faces
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he planned to meet with US President Donald Trump soon and that a lot could be decided before the New Year as Washington pushes diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia. Zelensky has said that sensitive issues, including any compromises on
With just three days to go before Christmas, a cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments. The timing was miserable for millions of people at the height of the Christmas season, as frazzled postal workers
The Kremlin said on Monday that US intelligence was wrong if it believed Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to seize all of all Ukraine and parts of Europe that were once part of the former Soviet empire. Reuters cited six unidentified sources last week as saying US intelligence reports conti
Russian forces have crossed the border with Ukraine in the northeastern Sumy region and taken about 50 residents of a Ukrainian border village into Russia, Ukrainian media quoted the military as saying on Sunday. Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne and the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet said Russi
US President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Trump has already surged immigration agents into major US citi
Russia attacked the southern Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, as it ramped up strikes on the Odesa region along the Black Sea including energy facilities and a critical route to the Moldova border. Russia has unleashed an almost continuous drone and missile campai
Ukraine thanked the European Union on Friday for deciding to provide it with 90 billion euros ($105.46 billion) of support over the next two years - even if the bloc failed to agree on an ambitious plan to finance it using frozen Russian assets. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the EU had bac
