Ukraine

The entire international jury of the Venice Biennale has resigned ahead of the opening of the 2026 exhibition, following controversy linked to Russia’s return to the event for the first time since the Ukraine war began. No reason for the resignation was given in a brief April 30 statement from…

During her recent visit to France, we caught up with Sweden's minister for EU affairs, Jessica Rosencrantz. We discuss the energy crunch and what it means for Europe's competitiveness; Sweden's and the EU's relationship with Ukraine; and Sweden's dynamic tech and innovation scene. We start with the energy crisis hitting…

The current statutory administrative fine for illegal gambling advertising in 2026 is set at UAH5.19 million. Ukraine’s gambling regulator, PlayCity, has introduced a new online complaints system designed to expedite public reporting of illegal gambling advertising, the agency announced on Thursday. The online tool will allow users to report suspected…

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Ukrainian forces again struck an oil refinery in Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse early on May 1, a day after launching drones at a Russian oil facility some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the latest in a series of long-range strikes by Kyiv targeting Russian energy facilities. "In…

Russia’s Victory Day, its foremost national holiday, in commemoration of its defeat of Nazi Germany at unthinkable cost, also serves as a showcase of its military might. Last year, as the year before, tanks and missiles, including nuclear-capable weapons, rolled through Red Square. In 2024, Moscow staged an exhibition of…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These drones — used widely in the war in Ukraine — are small, hard to…

Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party, said on Tuesday that he had initiated a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Transcarpathian Hungarians can regain their cultural, linguistic, administrative and higher education rights Magyar said on Facebook after meeting with Zoltán Babják, the mayor of Berehove (Beregszász), in…

A group of Ukrainian teenagers has been accused of setting fire to railway communication equipment in the Chernihiv region after allegedly being recruited online to carry out acts of sabotage, according to court documents and prosecutors. Reuters reports that the incident took place in September 2024 near a village in…

Active Citizens, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Editors' Choice, Education, Europe, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Youth Children involved in the UActive visit a school in the Mykolaiv region that Russian forces destroyed. It cannot be rebuilt. Credit: UActive BRATISLAVA, Apr 28 2026 (IPS)…