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Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring not to attend upcoming peace talks
The greater the participation, the more likely it will be that Russia will have to listen, he said.
Hungarian PM calls for peace in demonstration ahead of elections
Budapest: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has highlighted the urgency of a ceasefire and the need for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to prevent the armed conflict from spreading.
Orban made the remarks on Saturday when…
Five Nordic states pledge continued support for Ukraine
Stockholm; Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland issued a joint statement here, pledging continued support for Ukraine.
The statement came as Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Danish Prime…
NATO FMs meet in Prague on Ukraine amid protest
Prague: Foreign Ministers of the NATO member states gathered in the Czech capital for a two-day informal meeting to discuss support for Ukraine and preparations for the July NATO summit in Washington D.C., the US.
Speaking at a joint…
US permits Ukraine to strike Russian targets with its weapons near Kharkiv
Kiev, May 31 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration has given Ukraine permission to strike certain areas inside Russia with US-provided weapons, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported, citing foreign media.
According to…
Slovak PM Fico discharged from hospital
Bratislava: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was released from hospital and taken to his apartment in Bratislava, the media reported.
The F.D. Roosevelt Hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica said on Thursday that Fico had a…
Ukraine to get $23 bn in aid under existing security agreements: Zelensky
Kiev: Ukraine's existing security agreements with foreign partners envisage providing more than $23 billion in aid to Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"New security agreements for Ukraine provide more strength and…
Cyprus says aid to Gaza to be temporarily held in floating storage
Nicosia: Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis has said that international aid is still on its way to Gaza despite damage caused by rough seas to the temporary pier there.
"Aid is being loaded on ships at Larnaca and is…
Iceland orders evacuations after volcanic eruption
Helsinki: Local authorities have ordered an evacuation of the village of Grindavik and the iconic Blue Lagoon resort in southwest Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula after a volcano nearby erupted.
The volcano located north of Grindavik…
Spanish PM meets Arab-Islamic delegation for Gaza
Madrid; Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a meeting on Gaza with a delegation of the Ministerial Committee commissioned by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit here, a day after Spain's official recognition of Palestinian…
Belarus suspends participation in conventional arms treaty in Europe
Minsk: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed the document to suspend the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), the media reported.
The document was signed by Lukashenko on May 24, Xinhua news agency…
Kremlin says NATO in direct conflict with Russia
Moscow: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is in direct confrontation with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said.
Earlier on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called…
Russia’s ex-President Medvedev threatens Poland with ‘radioactive ash’
Moscow: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened Poland with the prospect of "radioactive ash" in response to remarks on the use of nuclear weapons from Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski over the weekend.
Sikorski…
G7 finance ministers’ meeting ends in Italy
Rome, May 26 The Group of Seven (G7) finance meeting has concluded, touching upon global economic trends, financial support for Ukraine and multilateral development banking.
After a 3-day meeting in Italy's Stresa, G7 finance ministers…
British RAF pilot dies after aircraft crash
London, May 26 A British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot was killed after a Spitfire crashed near an RAF base in Lincolnshire, an RAF spokesperson has said.
"It is with great sadness that we must confirm the death of an RAF pilot in a…
Mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if Tories win, Sunak vows
London, May 26 Eighteen-year-olds would be forced to carry out a form of national service if the Tories are voted back in at the July 4 election, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.
The Prime Minister said Britain has…
Four dead in restaurant collapse on Spanish holiday island
Those killed were two German women, aged 20 and 30, a 44-year-old Senegalese man and a 23-year-old Spanish woman who worked at the venue, a police spokesman said.
Russian missiles kill 6 in Ukraine’s second-largest city where Moscow’s troops are pressing
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack “extremely cruel.”
UK PM Sunak calls general election for July 4
The poll will be the first time Sunak, 44, faces the public while in charge, after he was appointed leader of UK's largest party in parliament.
Norway, Ireland, and Spain say will recognise Palestinian state
Spain's Sanchez said recognition was needed to reinforce the two-state solution, which he said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was jeopardising with the offensive in the Gaza Strip.