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16.09 / 20:19
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Africa
Queen Elizabeth II
Ukraine war: Pope says yes to weapons, Moscow-installed officials killed, tortured bodies unearthed
Pope Francis said on Thursday that it is morally legitimate for nations to supply weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian attacks.
08.02 / 02:33
20.08 / 20:18
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Germany hopes interest from Russian assets will ease the strain of financing aid to Ukraine
German officials have rejected suggestions that national budget constraints could hurt weapons deliveries to Ukraine
28.02 / 02:33
UPS
Provident
President
War
country
rights
NOT
Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider war
Germany and Poland affirmed Tuesday that they would not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries may be considering doing so as the war with Russia enters its third year. The head of NATO also said the U.S.-led military alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine, after other central European leaders confirmed that they too would not be providing soldiers. The Kremlin, meanwhile, warned that a direct conflict between NATO and Russia would be inevitable if the alliance sends combat troops. «In this case, we need to talk not about probability, but about the inevitability (of conflict),» Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
04.01 / 18:16
UPS
security
country
reports
Russia flags supply of India-made 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine
India-made ammunition reaching Ukraine through Europe in the third quarter of last year. ET has learnt that the matter was raised by Moscow recently.
13.09 / 16:11
UPS
Action
Remark
country
Ukrainian presidential adviser kicks up storm; says Indians have ‘weak intellectual potential’
Mykhailo Podolyak has kicked up a controversy by saying India and China have “weak intellectual potential” and that they “do not analyse the consequences” of their actions. The comments, coming days after the G20 summit hosted by India, may dent bilateral ties which are currently are limited in nature. «What’s wrong with India, China, and so forth. The problem is that they are not analysing the consequences of their steps, these countries have weak intellectual potential, unfortunately,” Podolyak said in an interview to Ukrainian media on Tuesday. “Yes, they invest in science.
11.07 / 16:53
Matthews
SPY
US is sanctioning the pro-Russian head of Serbian intelligence for alleged corruption
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the pro-Russian head of Serbian intelligence
31.10 / 01:01
Adoption
Europe
European Union
The state of crypto in Northern Europe: Hostile Scandinavia and vibrant Baltics
Despite the turbulence that broke out in the crypto market this summer, there is an important long-term marker that should be considered in any complex assessment — the combination of adoption and regulation. The latest report by EUBlockchain Observatory, named “EU Blockchain Ecosystem Developments,” tries to measure this combination within the European Union, combining the data on each and every member country from Portugal to Slovakia.
25.10 / 20:23
Cinema
Giorgia Meloni sets out vision for Italy in maiden speech as PM
Italy's newly appointed prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, addressed the country's lawmakers on Tuesday in her maiden speech at the lower house of parliament.
12.05 / 17:51
Art
NATO
What are the next steps if Sweden and Finland ask to join NATO?
Finland and Sweden could soon ask to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge of support for joining the security alliance.
14.04 / 19:31
Hollywood
NOT
Europe 'still not united enough' on Ukraine, says Slovenian PM
Europe is "still not united enough to make Ukraine much stronger and Russia much weaker," Slovenian Prime Miniter Janez Janša told Euronews on Thursday, stating that the EU needed to send "military aid".
07.04 / 20:43
Health
CLIMATE CRISIS
foreign
Hungary 'helping Putin' in the war, says Ukraine's foreign ministry
Ukraine has accused Hungary of "helping Putin" in the war, a day after the country's leader Viktor Orban said he was prepared to break ranks with the EU and buy Russian gas in roubles.
06.03 / 22:27
Protest
Refugees
Support
Blinken pledges US support for Moldova amid Ukraine war
As war rages in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged America’s support for Moldova as the small European state deals with an influx of refugees.
28.02 / 06:31
cryptocurrency
Twitter
Digital
Ukraine Raises $8 Million In Cryptocurrency Donations
Ukraine's official Twitter account made the appeal for cryptocurrency donations.
26.02 / 01:07
cryptocurrency
Ether
Bitcoin
fall
Stablecoins gain as Bitcoin, Ether fall after Russia invades Ukraine
Stablecoins, which are virtual tokens pegged to traditional currencies such as the U.S. dollar, held gains on Thursday in the midst of a sell-off in risk assets such as stocks and bitcoin after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Most stablecoins were slightly higher on the day. Their market capitalization was up 0.3% at $182.5 billion, according to cryptocurrency data tracker coinmarketcap.com. Its daily trading volume, though, surged 75% to $108.1 billion. In contrast, both bitcoin and ether dropped to one-month lows. Bitcoin was last down 3.1% at $36,121, while ether slid 4.1% to $2,475, following Russia's invasion.
24.02 / 13:31
Adoption
Google
Bitcoin
Regional Interest in Bitcoin Sees an Uptick as Russia Invades Ukraine
As Russia launched its military attack on Ukraine amid an international outcry, a number of fiat currencies from Central and Eastern Europe tumbled, while users’ interest in bitcoin (BTC) somewhat increased across the broader region.
16.02 / 23:51
Tourism
Cannabis
Crisis in Ukraine
Italy's top court blocks referendum on legalising cannabis growing
Italy's constitutional court has blocked a referendum on making it legal to grow cannabis plants, arguing that it would have forced the country to violate international obligations on drug trafficking.
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