Vatican 'A defeat for humanity': Pope cries during prayer over Ukraine war The Pontiff was applauded by the crowd after breaking down and crying during a public prayer in central Rome, where he called for peace in Ukraine. 09/12/2022
Belgium EU's defence suffering from 'years of under investment' The EU has sent billions in arms and equipment to Ukraine. But this has also exposed shortfalls in supplies among the 27 member states according to the bloc's chief for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 09/12/2022
Ukraine The Kremlin says it is up to Zelenskyy to decide when Ukraine war end The Kremlin on Thursday said it’s up to Ukraine’s president to end the military conflict in the country, suggesting terms that Kyiv has repeatedly rejected. 08/12/2022
United Kingdom Russian president says war in Ukraine could be a ‘lengthy process’ Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the war in Ukraine can be a “lengthy process,” as NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Moscow aims to “freeze” its operation "to regroup, repair, recover.” 08/12/2022
Culture news Milan’s La Scala opera house shows Russian piece despite criticism It’s known across the world as one of the finest opera houses. However, Italy’s La Scala theatre is faced with a controversial matter: Can we separate Russian culture from the decisions of the Russian government? 08/12/2022
World News US slams 'loose talk' on nuclear weapons after Putin comments The United States denounces "loose talk" on nuclear weapons after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would only use an atomic weapon in response to an enemy strike. 08/12/2022
Ukraine Kremlin: Up to Zelenskyy to end Ukraine war and other key developments Here is our summary of the latest news on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 08/12/2022
Culture news Horrors of Ukraine war recorded by Museum of Civilian Voices Serhiy Perebyinis learned about the death of his wife, 9-year-old daughter, and 18-year-old son on social media. His story is just one of 43,800 collected by Ukraine's Museum of Civilian Voices. 08/12/2022
Belgium EU targets 200 Russian individuals in prosposed sanctions package The European Commission proposes a new round of sanctions on Russia in a bid to cripple Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest. 07/12/2022
Europe News EU to target Russia's armed forces and drone supplies in new sanctions The new package of EU sanctions will also blacklist Russia's armed forces, together with governors, ministers and political parties. 07/12/2022
Culture news Volodymyr Zelenskyy named 'Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2022' The president and the 'spirit of Ukraine' gained the yearly award in light of the Russian invasion. 07/12/2022
Earth News Raising the EU’s ‘outdated’ renewables target by 5% would save €200bn Energy ministers are voting next week on whether to raise targets from 40 to 45 per cent by 2050, a move which experts say would have a huge impact. 07/12/2022
Ukraine Six new developments to know about Russia's war in Ukraine Here is our summary of the latest news on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 07/12/2022
Latvia Latvia pulls plug on anti-Kremlin Russian TV station Exiled TV channel 'Rain' moved to the Baltic country after being blocked in Russia following the outbreak of the Ukraine war. 06/12/2022
My Europe Series Ukrainian family separated in EU due to documentation problems A grandmother was allowed to stay with her granddaughter but could not make major decisions for her, because she lacked the paperwork to prove her guardianship. 06/12/2022
Culture news Language learners take up Ukrainian on Duolingo in show of solidarity Language learning app Duolingo Inc have stated that over 1.3 million people took up Ukrainian as a language to learn after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February in a show of solidarity. 06/12/2022
Europe News EU and Western Balkans build stronger ties as Russia's war looms large EU and Western Balkans build stronger ties as Russia's war looms large 06/12/2022
Europe News Russia's aggression and 'imperialistic dreams' can't pay off – Kallas In an interview with Euronews, Kaja Kallas replied to the controversial comments made by President Emmanuel Macron of France. 06/12/2022
Ukraine Russian forces launch new wave of strikes on civilian infrastructure Civilian and energy infrastructure was targeted in the regions of Kyiv, Odessa, Vinnytsya, and Zaporizhzhia. A few hours before this wave of missiles, Ukrainian forces likely conducted strikes on Russian strategic airbases. 06/12/2022
Ukraine Six new developments to know about Russia's war in Ukraine today Here is our summary of the latest news from Russia's war in Ukraine. 06/12/2022