Ukraine

Eurochild members Voices of Children Charitable Foundation, Ukrainian Network for Children’s Rights and Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health have joined the President of Ukraine’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative to help Ukrainian schools become safe, supportive spaces for children returning from occupied territories or Russia. As of 1 November 2025,…

MOSCOW - Russian forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70 per cent of it, President Vladimir Putin claimed on Nov 27, but Kyiv’s top general said Ukraine was pushing back hard and that fighting was raging in the city centre. Moscow has been trying to…

VARCES, France (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron announced thousands of volunteers aged 18 and 19 will start serving in the military next year as he unveiled a new program meant to bolster France’s armed forces to address growing concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine.…

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is seeking a consultancy to conduct a feasibility study for a utility-scale solar plant in Ukraine, with applications due Dec. 23. November 27, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Nastia Petruk, Unsplash IRENA has opened a tender searching for a consultant to conduct a feasibility study…

The Soyuz 5 rocket, also named Irtysh for a river that flows through Russia and Kazakhstan, answers to that purpose. Its first stage is powered by a single RD-171MV engine, which at sea level has three times the thrust of a single Raptor 3 engine, and is part of a…

Moldova displayed the drone outside its foreign ministry and summoned Russian ambassador Oleg Ozerov in protest, citing "a serious violation" of sovereignty - Copyright AFP Patrick MEINHARDT Moldova on Wednesday displayed a Russian drone that fell on its soil outside its foreign ministry as it summoned Moscow’s envoy over the…

The revised US peace plan was drawn up by US, Ukrainian and European officials who gathered in Geneva on Sunday. It came in response to an initial 28-point plan put forward by the US, which heavily favoured Russia, and kick-started a flurry of international diplomacy. The 28-point plan called on Ukraine…

'Europe will stand with Ukraine and support Ukraine every step of the way,' said von der Leyen - Copyright AFP FREDERICK FLORIN EU chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed Wednesday that Europe would keep supporting Ukraine and pressuring Russia until a “just and lasting peace”, calling a revised US plan…

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Nov 25 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for “continued pressure” on Moscow to negotiate. His comments come amid fresh attempts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war after the United States put forward…

WASHINGTON/KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov 25 Ukraine was ready to advance a US-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with US President Donald Trump in talks he said should include European allies. In a speech to what are known as the “Coalition…