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ROME - Italy summoned Russia's deputy ambassador on Tuesday to protest at what it said were "vulgar" remarks by Moscow's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who linked the collapse of a tower in Rome to Italy's military support for Ukraine. A Romanian worker was trapped under the rubble after part…

Ukrainian drones struck a petrochemical plant almost 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) inside Russia early on November 4 as Kyiv continues to step up long-range air strikes aimed at key Russian infrastructure. The head of the Bashkortostan region, Radiy Khabirov, said on Telegram that two Ukrainian drones hit the Sterlitamak industrial…

The European Union's annual enlargement report will slam Georgia for its backsliding on democratic policies while generally giving a positive review to Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine on their progress toward membership, a draft of the report, seen by RFE/RL, shows. The European Commission will release the report, which tracks…

Ukrainian drones struck a petrochemical plant almost 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) inside Russia early on November 4 while the battle for the key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk continued amid contradicting official statements by Moscow and Kyiv. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on November 4 that its troops…

Russia launched a blistering assault on Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people and injuring 35. Some 430 drones and 18 missiles targeted the country, Ukraine’s president said, calling the strikes a deliberate and calculated attack “aimed at causing maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure”. Ukraine’s air force said…

Article content Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest…

Russia launched a blistering assault on Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people and injuring 35. Some 430 drones and 18 missiles targeted the country, Ukraine’s president said, calling the strikes a deliberate and calculated attack “aimed at causing maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure”. Ukraine’s air force said…

Letters to the Editor Newsday Saturday 1 November 2025 USS Gravely docked at the Port of Port of Spain. - Photo by Faith Ayoung THE EDITOR: War is costly. Immediately we think of the lives lost, infrastructure destroyed, dreams stolen. We only need to look at the images from Gaza,…

KYIV – Ukraine landed special forces to fight in embattled parts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk earlier this week, just as Russia said it had surrounded Kyiv’s forces in the area, two Ukrainian military sources said on Oct 31. The operation shows how Ukraine is battling to stabilise the…

A former Hungarian politician from Ukraine, now working as a lawyer, made a dramatic escape to Hungary by smashing through a border barrier and knocking down a border guard. Reports reveal that he had been mobilised and serving in the Ukrainian army since 23 June. Although it remains unclear what…