440 drones, 26 missiles: Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15, injures 116

440 drones, 26 missiles: Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15, injures 116

A nighttime Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others while they slept in their homes, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage centring on the capital Kyiv. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said 14 people were killed and 99 others were injured in … Read more

Poland’s Trzaskowski on course for tight presidential election win

Poland’s Trzaskowski on course for tight presidential election win

Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski appeared set for a razor-thin win in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, in a vote seen as a test of the nation’s support for a pro-European course versus Donald Trump-style nationalism. An exit poll by Ipsos for broadcasters TVN, TVP and Polsat showed Trzaskowski of the … Read more

Germany will stop reporting arms deliveries to Ukraine, Merz says

Germany will stop reporting arms deliveries to Ukraine, Merz says

The German government will stop publishing details of military aid to Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday during a visit to Kyiv. Sources with knowledge of the matter had earlier told Reuters that public information about the delivery of weapons systems to Ukraine was to be reduced to achieve “strategic ambiguity” and prevent Russia … Read more

Lithuania closes airspace to Slovak and Serb leaders on route to Russia, president says

Lithuania closes airspace to Slovak and Serb leaders on route to Russia, president says

Lithuania has closed its airspace to flights carrying the Slovak and Serbian leaders to Moscow for its World War Two victory parade, President Gitanas Nauseda said on Wednesday. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic are among leaders expected to attend World War Two Victory Day commemorations in Moscow, which Russia celebrates … Read more

Romania PM resigns after far-right wins first-round of president vote

Romania PM resigns after far-right wins first-round of president vote

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned on Monday, a day after a far-right opposition leader won the first round of the presidential election re-run and his own candidate crashed out of the race. Ciolacu said his centre-left Social Democrats would withdraw from the pro-Western coalition – effectively ending it – while cabinet ministers will stay … Read more

Russia denies missile strike on Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv, points to Ukraine

Russia denies missile strike on Indian pharma warehouse in Kyiv, points to Ukraine

Russia has dismissed Ukraine’s accusation that a Russian missile struck the warehouse of Indian pharmaceutical company Kusum Healthcare in Kyiv last week, claiming instead that Ukrainian air defence systems were to blame for the incident. In a statement issued by the Russian embassy in India, Moscow said that “one of Ukrainian air defence missiles fell … Read more