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Updated : , ,   SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian maritime authorities on Saturday launched efforts to evacuate the crew of the oil tanker Kairos stranded off the Black Sea port of Ahtopol and believed to be part of the “ shadow fleet ” used by Russia to evade international…

A Ukrainian drone operator flies a Vampire drone in November 2025. Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson /AP Article content Ukraine says it hit the Ryazan region oil refinery, while Russia’s military conducted a massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS Enjoy the latest local, national…

Oil drilling rigs Oil prices rose on Friday as markets focused on the likelihood of US monetary easing and monitored peace talks in Ukraine. Brent crude futures for February delivery gained 0.77%, or 49 cents, to $63.75 a barrel, posting a weekly increase of 0.90%. WTI crude for January delivery…

Updated : , ,   KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “substantive phone call” with American officials engaged in talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida, aimed at ending the…

US and Ukrainian officials met for a third straight day of talks, with no early announcements about any potential breakthroughs, even as Russia and Ukraine conducted air strikes on the opposing side’s territory as the all-out war edged near the four-year mark. As of late afternoon local time on December…

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AFP 6 Dec, 2025 07:32 AM 4 mins to read Russian President Vladimir Putin begin a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, aimed at finding a solution to end the Ukraine war, in Moscow, Russia on December 2,…

Europe, you have been warned. President Vladimir Putin has waged a full-scale war against Ukraine for nearly four years and this week threatened that Russia was “ready right now” for war with Europe if need be. President Donald Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine…

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has resisted the idea, warning that Belgium could face legal consequences if Russia sues in response. About €210 billion ($245 billion) in Russian assets are immobilised across the EU German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intensified pressure on…

Dec 5 (Reuters) - A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday, a strike Ukraine has attributed to Russia.…