Ukraine

Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, hitting energy facilities and damaging power plants in several regions, officials in Kiev said on Saturday.

Moscow has escalated its strikes against Ukraine's power network in recent months, causing blackouts and triggering Ukraine to ask consumers to ration their energy supplies.

Spain's defence minister said on Friday Madrid would deliver Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, following pressure from NATO and European Union allies to send more military aid to Kyiv.

Ukraine warned Friday that Moscow was ramping up attacks on railways in a bid to disrupt military supplies ahead of a fresh Russian offensive while Kiev waits for new U.S. weapon deliveries.

Kiev fears Russia is seeking to press its advantage on the battlefield ahead of symbolic May 9 Victory Day celebrations, as both sides continued to launch deadly cross-border strikes.

Patriot & S-300 missiles will not be transferred; Greece will not deprive itself of what is necessary for its defense” said the Minister of Defense regarding the possibility of sending weapon systems to Ukraine

In a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 26 at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte emphasized the importance of Türkiye and its leadership in NATO's southern wing.

BELGRADE - Serbia has attracted a total of 15.9 bln euros of FDI since 2020, Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said at a meeting with global investors from the US on Friday.

Following a Serbian delegation's visit to Washington for the IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings, the investors came to Serbia to get better acquainted with all economic parameters in the country.

In a recent address to an influential American conservative forum in Budapest, former US President Donald Trump hinted at plans to renew Republican cooperation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whom he hailed as a "great man." Trump's remarks come amidst Orbán's reelection for a fourth term in Hungary's 2022 parliamentary elections, albeit against a backdrop of economic chall

Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Solskyi, has been released from custody after posting bail of nearly 2 million USD following his arrest on corruption charges. Despite the allegations, Solskyi continues to perform his duties as minister, as confirmed by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

The explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant led to a radioactive cloud over large parts of the former Soviet Union, now the territories of Belarus, Ukraine & Russia

Eurostat's latest findings have shed light on the shifting landscape of household energy prices in the European Union, with Bulgaria emerging as a frontrunner in affordability. According to the report released on Thursday, Bulgaria secured the title of having the EU's second-lowest household electricity prices in the second half of 2023, trailing only behind Hungary.