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Ukrainian servicemen collect damaged ammunition on the road at the front line near Chasiv Yar, 10 January, 2025
UN officials discuss $3.32 billion humanitarian support package for Ukraine
KYIV — Senior UN officials have met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss ways to strengthen humanitarian support for Ukraine.That comes as the UN launched a humanitarian appeal for $3.32 billion (€3.22 billion) to support more than eight million people affected by the war with Russia.In a statement, the UN said the funding was to "support critical assistance" for around six million people living inside Ukraine with some of the money designated to assist the governments of 11 countries hosting Ukrainian refugees.The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher was part of the delegation to Kyiv, as was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi."This is the first visit we've done as a joint visit and...
January 17, 2025

UN officials discuss $3.32 billion humanitarian support package for Ukraine

Rosen Zhelyazkov
Bulgarian parliament approves center-right coalition government
SOFIA — Bulgaria's parliament on Thursday formally approved a coalition government led by the center-right GERB party, finally installing an administration nearly three months after elections resulted in a deeply divided parliament.Lawmakers voted 125-114 to elect Rosen Zhelyazkov, a lawyer and former speaker of parliament, as prime minister. The 56-year-old has served as minister in several previous governments.Zhelyazkov has pledged to restore financial stability and keep Bulgaria on a pro-EU and pro-NATO track."The government will prioritise the quality of life for the people with a focus on education and healthcare," he said during the handover ceremony.The party picked Zhelyazkov over its leader, Boyko Borissov, who helmed three governments between 2009 and 2021. His...
January 17, 2025

Bulgarian parliament approves center-right coalition government

Sir Keir Starmer (centre) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (2nd left) attended a presentation of Ukrainian military drones
UK pledges support for Ukraine with 100-year pact
KYIV — Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to put Ukraine in the "strongest possible position" on a trip to Kyiv where he signed a "landmark" 100-year pact with the war-stricken country.The prime minister's visit on Thursday was at one point marked by loud blasts and air raid sirens after a reported Russian drone attack was intercepted by Ukraine's defense systems.Acknowledging the "hello" from Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would send its own "hello back".An estimated one million people have been killed or wounded in the war so far. As the invasion reaches the end of its third year, Ukraine is losing territory in the east.Zelensky praised the UK's commitment on Thursday, amid wider concerns that US President-elect Donald Trump, who...
January 17, 2025

UK pledges support for Ukraine with 100-year pact

The collision happened on a black run at the Les Arcs resort in Savoie, south-eastern France
British skier dies in 'violent collision' in French Alps
PARIS — An investigation is under way after a British woman died following a "violent collision" on a ski slope in the French Alps.The 62-year-old reportedly crashed into a stationary skier, a British man, on the Aiguille Rouge mountain in Les Arcs on Tuesday.She died shortly afterwards, after experiencing traumatic shock, according to French news outlet Le Dauphine.The man broke his leg in the collision. Neither have been named.The incident occurred at the Les Arcs resort in Savoie, south-eastern France.The director of slope safety at the resort, Phillipe Janin, told the AFP news agency it had happened around 10:30 (09:30 GMT), when the woman was descending a "well-groomed" black run on the Aiguille Rouge mountain.Black runs are extremely difficult slopes that are...
January 16, 2025

British skier dies in 'violent collision' in French Alps

Sir Keir Starmer
UK's Starmer in Ukraine to sign 'landmark' 100-year pact
KYIV — Sir Keir Starmer has arrived in Kyiv to sign what Downing Street is calling a "landmark 100-year partnership" with Ukraine.The pact would formalize economic and military support already pledged to the country, and offers more.It is the prime minister's first visit to the country since taking office last summer, in a show of support for Ukraine days before Donald Trump re-enters the White House.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is keen to discuss firm security guarantees from key allies such as the UK, wary that a new US administration could start pushing Ukraine to make peace with Russia.Unlike other prime ministers who have rushed to Kyiv, Sir Keir has taken his time to visit, but after six months in office he is now coming to Ukraine pledging long-term support...
January 16, 2025

UK's Starmer in Ukraine to sign 'landmark' 100-year pact

Giorgi Gakharia suffered a broken nose and concussion, his doctor said
Georgian opposition leader beaten up, blames governing party members
TBLISI — Former Georgian Prime Minister and opposition party leader Giorgia Gakharia has been treated in hospital after he came under attack at a hotel, reportedly by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party.Gakharia is said to have suffered a broken nose in the incident in Batumi on the Black Sea coast. His party said it was "politically motivated" and aimed at intimidating the opposition.The southern Caucasus state has seen political turmoil and repeated attacks on opposition figures and protesters in the months since Georgia's contested elections in late October.Protests have taken place every night since Georgian Dream's leaders announced a month later they were freezing the issue of opening talks on joining the European Union.Hundreds of businesses took part in a...
January 16, 2025

Georgian opposition leader beaten up, blames governing party members

Ukraine claims the attack was its 'most massive' of the war so far (file photo)
Ukraine launches largest attack of war so far, Kyiv claims
KYIV — Ukraine struck several targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday in what it says is its "most massive" attack of the war so far.Ammunition depots and chemical plants were hit across several regions, some of which were hundreds of kilometers from the border, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.Sources in Ukraine's SBU intelligence agency told the BBC the overnight attack was a "painful blow" to Russia's ability to wage war.Russia said it had shot down US-supplied Atacms missiles as well as UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, and vowed to respond to the attack.At least nine airports in central and western Russia temporarily halted traffic, while the strikes prompted schools in the southwestern Saratov region to close.Strikes in the...
January 15, 2025

Ukraine launches largest attack of war so far, Kyiv claims

Tulip Siddiq
UK minister resigns after pressure over anti-corruption probe in Bangladesh
LONDON — UK Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh.She had referred herself to the prime minister's standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, after questions about links to her aunt, who was ousted last year as Bangladesh's prime minister.Sir Laurie said he had "not identified evidence of improprieties" but it was "regrettable" that Siddiq had not been more alert to the "potential reputational risks" of the ties to her aunt.Siddiq said continuing in her role would be "a distraction" for the government but insisted she had done nothing wrong.In a letter accepting Siddiq's resignation, Sir Keir said the "door remains open" for her.Siddiq, whose role as...
January 15, 2025

UK minister resigns after pressure over anti-corruption probe in Bangladesh

Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 13, 2025
Ukraine strikes Russia in ‘major’ drone and missile attack
MOSCOW — Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging at least two factories and forcing schools to close in a major southern Russian city, according to Russian officials and media.The Shot Telegram channel said that Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles.“The enemy has organized a massive combined strike on the territory of the Russian regions,” the Two Majors war blogger said.Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of the Bryansk region in western Russia, said Ukraine had launched a major missile attack but did not say which missiles had been used.The Russian defense ministry, which reports on such attacks, made no immediate comment. Reuters was unable to immediately confirm the reports.In the...
January 14, 2025

Ukraine strikes Russia in ‘major’ drone and missile attack

Ursula von der Leyen has been hospitalized
Von der Leyen hands reins to Ribera as health improves
BRUSSELS — The president of the European Commission is on the mend and expected to resume in-person appointments soon, amid criticism over lack of communication about her condition over the past week.Ursula von der Leyen will not chair this week’s College of Commissioners on Wednesday and has asked executive vice president Teresa Ribera to step in, a Commission spokesperson confirmed on Monday, adding that “the president is recovering well".Currently recuperating at her residence in Hannover, Germany, Von der Leyen is expected to resume her external engagements by the end of this week.She plans to participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos next week and attend the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg.Her office announced on January 3 that the president was...
January 14, 2025

Von der Leyen hands reins to Ribera as health improves

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