Tag: Europe

True Death Toll in Russia–Ukraine War ‘Far More’ Than Reported: Trump

Former President Donald Trump stated during Thursday’s town hall-style forum that officials are lying about the real number of casualties suffered in the Russia–Ukraine war. Speaking in Clive, Iowa, at his second major televised event ahead of the 2024 primary election, Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he gets along with both Ukrainian…


Ukraine Conflict Sidelines China-Europe Railway Express

A critical part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the China-Europe Railway Express has expanded by more than 20 percent a year in recent years. However, over the past year, the railway’s growth has slowed dramatically. Its business has declined with most European countries—with the exception of Russia, which now dominates Europe’s trade with…


US Seeks Nuclear Talks with Russia, China ‘Without Preconditions’: Sullivan

The United States is seeking to bring Russia and China to the negotiating table in order to prevent a new nuclear arms race, according to a senior White House Official. President Joe Biden’s administration is prepared to pursue nuclear negotiations with either power “without preconditions,” said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Such talks,…


Russia Says 2 Killed After Ukraine Shelled Border Regions

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said that two people were killed and four others injured on Friday after Ukraine shelled a town near the border, while officials in nearby regions reported overnight drone attacks. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram that shelling had struck a section of road in the town of Maslova Pristan,…


NATO Bolsters Kosovo Mission After Poll Sparks Clashes With Country’s Serbs

Recent days have seen another political flare-up in Eastern Europe—this time in Kosovo, where ethnic Serbs in the country’s north recently came to blows with NATO peacekeepers. Serbia’s military has since been deployed near the border with Kosovo, while NATO has announced plans to reinforce its Kosovo peacekeeping force (KFOR). In 2008, Kosovo—with U.S. backing—declared…


Sunak: Ukraine’s Rightful Place Is in NATO

Ukraine’s “rightful place” is in the NATO military alliance, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Sunak made the comments after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a gathering of European leaders in Moldova on Thursday. Speaking to broadcasters at the European Political Community summit, the prime minister said, “I agree with the NATO secretary general…


Japan Returns Priceless Nazi-Looted 16th Century Painting to Poland

Japan handed over to Poland a 16th century Italian painting that had been looted by Nazi Germany from Poland during World War II and later discovered in Japan, Polish authorities said on May 31. The “Madonna with Child” artwork, attributed to Italian painter Alessandro Turchi, was returned during a ceremony at Poland’s embassy in Tokyo….


Russia Says US Hacked Thousands of Apple Phones in Spy Plot

MOSCOW—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that several thousand Apple…


Pentagon Hindering Investigation of Alleged Russian War-Crimes in Ukraine: US Ambassador

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is withholding valuable information from the International Criminal Court (ICC), hindering the court’s investigation of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, according to a key U.S. ambassador. At a Wednesday Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack testified that she believes the…


4 Injured in Sweden in Incident Classed as Attempted Murder

STOCKHOLM—Four teenagers were injured in an incident Thursday in the town of Eskilstuna, west of Stockholm, police said, adding it was unclear what had happened but “several people were involved in a fight that resulted in personal injuries.” Those injured were four boys aged 15, police said in a statement. The case is being classified…