Russia is Absent from Highest UN Court on Ukraine
Russia does not show up for the case brought by Ukraine at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The reason has not...
NATO Calls on Putin to Leave Ukraine Unconditionally
NATO calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his troops from Ukraine without conditions and to turn to "real diplomacy". The alliance is...
Atomic Energy Agency Director to Visit Iran on Saturday
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief executive will visit Iran on Saturday. That visit is part of efforts to save the nuclear deal with...
Intel to Build Factory in German City of Magdeburg
Intel was due to announce one of its European chip factories this week. But, according to Reuters, the technology giant is moving to the German...
YouTube Blocks RT and Sputnik Channels in Europe
The video platform YouTube has blocked the channels of the Russian state broadcaster RT - also known as Russia Today - and Sputnik across Europe....
Chelsea Chief Abramovich in Russia-Ukraine Talks
Roman Abramovich, who owned the English football club Chelsea for many years, is taking part in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the...
Turkey: We Can’t Keep Russia Out of the Bosphorus
Turkey says it is unable to deny Russian ships access to the Bosphorus. The strait near Istanbul connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea,...
Ukraine Severs Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Ukraine has severed diplomatic ties with Russia. President Volodimir Zelensky said that after Russia invaded his country. The president said that Ukrainians who wanted...
Germany Raises Minimum Wage to 12 Euros Per Hour
The center-left government in Germany will raise the minimum wage from 1 October to 12 euros per hour. That should make the lowest wages "poverty-proof",...
Russian Parliament Ratifies Putin’s Deal With Donbas
The Russian parliament has, as expected, approved the agreements that President Vladimir Putin has made with the two self-proclaimed republics in the eastern Ukraine region...