Ukraine War Hangs Over UN Meeting on Nuclear Treaty's Legacy
contact@hellonews.website United Nations — There was already plenty of trouble to talk about when a major U.N. meeting on the landmark Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was originally supposed to happen in 2020.…
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England Beats Germany in Extra Time to Win Women’s Euro 2022
London — England beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time on Sunday to win its first major women’s soccer title. Chloe Kelly scored the…
Nigerian Street Vendor Brutally Killed in Italy
Hundreds of people from the Nigerian community of the central Italian city of Civitanova Marche took to the streets Saturday to protest the slaying of a Nigerian street vendor. The…
Zelenskyy Calls for Evacuation of Eastern Donetsk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Saturday for the evacuation of eastern Donetsk province, the region that has seen the fiercest fighting as Russia seeks to fully control it. Hundreds of…
Iran Arrests Swedish Citizen on Espionage Charges
Iran has arrested a Swedish citizen on espionage charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, after a court in Stockholm sentenced a former Iranian official for war crimes…
Pope Says He'll Slow Down or Retire
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage…
Women's Soccer Energizes England in a League of Their Own
LONDON — Izzy Short, 13, struggles to pick her favorite England player as she anticipates the team’s appearance in Sunday’s final of the European soccer championships. There’s forward Ellen White.…
How Russia Spread a Secret Web of Agents Across Ukraine
When the first armored vehicles of Russia’s invading army reached the heart of Chernobyl nuclear plant on the afternoon of Feb. 24, they encountered a Ukrainian unit charged with defending…
Top US, Russian Diplomats Discuss Proposed Prisoner Swap
Washington — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, pressing him to accept a U.S. proposal to secure the release of…
Russia, Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Prison Attacks That Killed Ukrainian POWs
Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed when a prison in eastern Ukraine was destroyed in a missile strike. Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of carrying…
Russian Charged with Using US Groups to Spread Propaganda
Washington — A Russian operative who worked on behalf of one of the Kremlin’s main intelligence services has been charged with recruiting political groups in the United States to advance…
Record EU Inflation Expected; Economy Continues to Grow
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, on Friday estimated inflation is expected to reach a record 8.9% in July, while the Eurozone and EU economy overall continued to grow during…
Russia Says Ukrainian Shelling Kills 40 Ukrainian Prisoners of War
Russian-backed separatists say Ukrainian shelling in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the fighting in Mariupol. The separatists said at least 75 prisoners…
Ukraine Celebrates Its Tank-Towing Farmers
MALA ROGAN, UKRAINE — Towed away gleefully as if it were parked illegally, the Soviet-era armored personnel carrier doesn’t look so intimidating as it is paraded before the delighted Ukrainians…
Belarusian Sources See Lingering Russian Threat to Ukraine's North, Disagree on Belarus' Role
WASHINGTON/VILNIUS — Exiled Belarusian sources say recent Russian military activities inside Belarus, a key Moscow ally, show Russia is trying to maintain a threat of attack from Belarus against northern…