The Ukrainian president highlighted the air defense response and formalized diplomatic efforts to strengthen national security, announcing two new agreements ahead of the harsh winter. […]
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Italy enacts landmark reform on sexual-violence law
In a rare cross-party accord, lawmakers in Rome have rewired the criminal standard for sexual offences by making voluntary, ongoing consent the decisive factor, reversing […]
Finland accuses China of being the primary sustain of Russia’s war machine
Antti Hakkanen, Finland’s defense minister, said Beijing now provides the financing, technology and industrial links that sustain Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine, and urged NATO and […]
E.U. advances plan for ‘reparation loan’ to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets
The commission is finalizing a proposal for a “reparation loan” to Kyiv, using proceeds from €200 billion in immobilized funds, as G7 allies meet with […]
Belarus to deploy Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in December
The move, backed by Moscow, is called a response to “Western escalation” and will place the system, which Putin claims is “impossible to intercept,” on […]
French prosecutors seek prison time in Brigitte Macron cyber-harassment case
Defendants accused of spreading gender identity rumors against the first lady argued their posts were satire and protected by freedom of expression. PARIS — French […]
NATO backs Lithuania’s border closure with Belarus amid ‘aerial threats’
Vilnius cites disruptions at its main airport from smuggling balloons and Russian air incursions as it weighs an indefinite, highly restrictive closure of the border. […]
New Zealand insurer investigated for covering ships carrying sanctioned Iran and Russia oil
Raids in Auckland and Christchurch targeted Maritime Mutual amid suspicions of facilitating billions in sanctioned oil trades and potential money laundering. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — […]
Zelensky opens door to peace talks, but rules out Russia and Belarus as hosts
The Ukrainian president rejected Moscow’s demands to withdraw troops from recovered areas as “unacceptable,” but said he is willing to meet elsewhere to “start diplomacy.” […]
U.K. launches major probe after hundreds of women report sexual abuse during Army medicals
Operation Pianora seeks to uncover widespread allegations of misconduct by military doctors during enlistment exams spanning nearly half a century. LONDON — A sprawling investigation […]