Britain’s government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is consulted.
Russia on Wednesday launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine, targeting energy production and compelling authorities to shut down the power grid in some areas despite freezing winter weather, officials said.
Russia will demand Ukraine drastically cut back military ties with the NATO alliance and become a neutral state with a limited army in any talks with incoming President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that it’s expanding the web of sanctions on companies and institutions supporting Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, re-designating about 100 entities for sanctions and placing sanctions on 15 new entities.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia on Wednesday of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines.
Germany’s economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese competition ate into the country’s traditional exports of cars and industrial machinery.
Over the past year, Ukraine’s Association of Football has invested in local communities to establish teams, recognizing the growing number of war-wounded citizens as a result of the nearly three-year war.
The Southeast Asian country has been trying to revive its nuclear energy plans after it shelved building two nuclear power plants in 2016. Russia, which has been trying to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing international isolation over its war in Ukraine, has had close relations with Vietnam for decades.
Drones targeted two chemical plants in the Tula and Bryansk regions, hit an ammunition warehouse at the Engels airfield in the Saratov region and set Rosneft PJSC’s Saratov oil refinery on fire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace deal ending the nearly three-year war with Russia.