Air defence heard over Kyiv after deadly Russian strike
Air defence activity was heard over Kyiv early Wednesday, hours after a Russian missile strike killed two people and injured 21 in the Ukrainian ca...
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet with Ukraine’s foreign minister and representatives from 17 other EU countries in Lviv on Friday to confirm support for establishing an International Tribunal for war crimes and aggression.
UK Foreign Minister David Lammy will join his Ukrainian counterpart and 17 other EU foreign ministers in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Friday to back the formation of an international tribunal addressing war crimes and acts of aggression.
“We stand for a just and lasting peace, for a secure Europe, and for accountability and justice,” Lammy said in an official statement.
The tribunal initiative is being spearheaded by the Council of Europe - the continent’s primary human rights institution - which was created in the aftermath of World War Two to uphold the rule of law and human rights.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski confirmed that European leaders would gather in Lviv on May 9.
The announcement follows an informal Gymnich-format meeting of EU foreign ministers in Warsaw, where discussions centered on the pursuit of a just resolution to the ongoing conflict and the importance of accountability for violations of international law.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a fresh attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said late Monday that it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia hit at least six energy targets in deadly strikes across Ukraine, showing Moscow is unwilling to accept the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Air defence activity was heard over Kyiv early Wednesday, hours after a Russian missile strike killed two people and injured 21 in the Ukrainian capital. A separate Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in Russia’s Saratov region, according to local officials.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will depart on Saturday (17 October) on a five-day trip to India and Uzbekistan, the State Department said, adding that he will discuss energy cooperation in India.
French riot police clashed with student protesters in Paris on Tuesday, using tear gas and water cannon and making arrests as demonstrations over school conditions continued across the country.
Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed part of his right lung, the Vatican said on Tuesday, in the first major health setback of his pontificate.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage, as relations between Moscow and Tokyo remain strained over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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