Ukraine denies the claims, insisting that the Russians are still “very far” from taking Bakhmut.

Despite the de-dollarization trend, approximately 60% of the world’s foreign exchange reserves remain in U.S. dollars.

Matteo Salvini strongly criticised France’s ability to expel migrants back to Italy, but not terrorists.

With money and regulations on the table for renewable energy, the EU has become entrenched into two solid blocs with different stances on nuclear power.

Former Russian President Medvedev opined that these ‘peacekeepers’ would be viewed as “soldiers of the enemy,” and that they “will die in the course of combat.”

Montenegro rids itself of Communist past; center-right NCP wins in Finland; Bulgaria’s election still too close to call.

In Europe, revitalized theaters are announcing new seasons that New Yorkers can now only dream about. As New York looks ever more provincial, Paris, Berlin, and Milan are only some of those offering Anna Netrebko in star roles.

Rassemblement National MEP Aurélia Beigneux condemned Cronqvist’s work as “morally reprehensible” due to its sadomasochistic depictions of children.

While Britain is not part of EU institutions, the criticism by the CoE will rightly be seen by many Brexiters as yet another attempt to undermine the UK’s sovereignty post-Brexit.

The transparency directive against the gender pay gap not only focuses on women, but also ‘non-binary’ people for the first time in EU legislative history.

Ministers are encouraging Britons to ditch their gas boilers for heat pumps, but the ‘net zero’ secretary Grant Shapps admitted he has yet to do so himself.

The rise in drug use accompanies an estimated 35% spike in cocaine cultivation in a single year, between 2020 and 2021.