Ukraine

US sends first military aid shipment to Ukraine amid Russia standoff

Washington says it has sent "close to 200,000 pounds of lethal aid" to Kyiv to bolster Ukraine's defences, and has praised the Baltic states for pledging missiles.

22 January 2022

Switzerland

US to respond to Russia's NATO demands 'next week', Lavrov says

These new talks, which seek to de-escalate the crisis at the Ukrainian border, come 11 days after a first round of discussions in the Swiss city yielded little result.

21 January 2022

Belarus

US charges Belarus with air piracy in reporter's arrest

Raman Pratasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk with Belarusian authorities claiming it was over a bomb threat.

21 January 2022

Germany

US warns of 'massive consequences' if Russia invades Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued the warning in the event of any Russian military incursion into Ukraine or any hybrid attacks on the country.

20 January 2022

USA

UK police arrest two men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Four people were held for several hours by an armed British man on Saturday in what the US has called a "terrorism-related matter”.

20 January 2022

Earth News

The US will thin forests near neighbourhoods to stop deadly wildfires

The 10 year plan is about saving lives over acres, but critics warn the country can't burn its way out of the climate crisis.

20 January 2022

USA

Joe Biden predicts Russia will invade Ukraine, warns Putin

A series of high-levels talks held earlier this month between Russia and Washington and NATO failed to produce any breakthough.

20 January 2022

USA

New York attorney-general reveals Trump's company misled banks

Former US President Donald Trump's company allegedly used "fraudulent or misleading" asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits.

19 January 2022

Health news

Inmates sue after receiving Ivermectin to treat COVID without consent

Four inmates in the US state of Arkansas claim they were given Ivermectin after testing positive for COVID, but they say they were told that it was vitamins, antibiotics or steroids.

19 January 2022

USA

US telecom companies pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm

AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near some airports after the US' largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology.

18 January 2022

Ukraine

Ukraine's Zelenskyy invites Biden and Putin to trilateral talks

A series of high-level talks this week over Russia's military buildup along the border with Ukraine has failed to bring any resolution.

14 January 2022

World News

Euroviews. The West must not buckle under Russian threats, now or ever | View

The United States must not abandon its principles, its allies or its partners, in exchange for talks with Russia, writes William Alberque.

14 January 2022

North Korea

North Korea fires missiles for third time this year after US sanctions

Pyongyang's third weapons launch this month is seen as a reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing missile tests.

14 January 2022

Russia

Russian diplomat won't rule out military deployment to Latin America

A top Russian diplomat refused to rule out a military deployment to Latin America amid US and Russian negotiations over NATO.

13 January 2022

North Korea

US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile.

13 January 2022

Europe News

US urges Russia to make 'smart choice' to reduce Ukraine tensions

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tells Euronews that it's up to President Putin to choose "diplomacy as opposed to deterrence".

12 January 2022

Culture news

Sharks exhibition in New York aims to change the 'jaws' image

The exhibition will be open until August 14, 2022, at New York's American Museum of Natural History.

12 January 2022

Money

Is the Big Apple about to become the US' latest crypto hub?

Eric Adams, a Bitcoin-enthusiast, has pledged to turn New York into a crypto hub.

12 January 2022

United Kingdom

Prince Andrew loses bid to get sexual assault civil case thrown out

Andrew has denied Giuffre's accusations that he forced her to have sex more than two decades ago at the London home of former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and abused her at two other Epstein properties.

12 January 2022

Ukraine

Russia and NATO meet as Moscow and Washington harden Ukraine stances

Ahead of Russia-NATO talks in Brussels on Wednesday and an OSCE meeting in Vienna on Thursday, Washington and Moscow both ruled out concessions or quick results.

11 January 2022