Europe

Russia warns of Black Sea risks after grain deal exit

KYIV, Ukraine, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday issued a veiled warning over the future of grain exports…

Baby’s body found on Spain beach from migrant shipwreck: police

BARCELONA, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - A baby's body that washed up on a Spanish beach last week is that…

Russia says downed 28 drones over Crimea

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian forces have downed 28 Ukrainian drones over Crimea overnight, Moscow's defense ministry and a local…

Cheers and sneers as Bulgaria unveils EU’s highest flagpole

  By Diana SIMEONOVA Agence France-Presse ROZHEN, Bulgaria (AFP) -- A soaring mast in the mountains of southern Bulgaria has…

Ukraine activates air defenses in Odesa region

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine activated aerial defenses in coastal Odesa early Tuesday, authorities said, hours after Russia refused to…

Plane crashes into hangar in Poland, killing five

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- A small plane crashed into a hangar at an airfield near Warsaw on Monday, killing five…

Mercury hits new highs as heat waves scorch the globe

ATHENS, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the…

Ukraine grain deal expires after Russia refuses extension

MOSCOW, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - The deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain to global markets via the Black…

President Putin vows ‘response’ after Ukraine attack on Crimea bridge

MOSCOW, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to retaliate after a Ukrainian attack on a…

Ukraine says retook territory near Bakhmut in past week

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine said on Monday its forces had retaken several square kilometres of territory around the eastern…

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