As Sanctions Bite, Russians Seem Worried – and Skeptical
contact@hellonews.website The economic sanctions imposed on Russia after its military intervention in Ukraine are causing a domino effect across all spheres of the country’s economy. For the average Russian – that…
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Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leaders Appeal Convictions
Athens — The imprisoned leaders of Greece’s once-powerful neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party are seeking to overturn long prison terms in an appeals court trial that began this week in Athens.…
EU Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Rising Divisions, Tensions
Paris — Thursday’s visit to Ukraine by four European Union leaders comes ahead of a key decision on Kyiv’s EU candidacy, expected next week — and as tensions grow over…
UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption
LONDON — Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as…
HRW Urges Russia to Halt Use of Banned Landmines in Ukraine
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russia is causing casualties and suffering among civilians in its war against Ukraine by using antipersonnel landmines that have been banned internationally. In a report…
In Ukraine, Mines Take Lives Even After Fighting Moves on
makariv, ukraine — The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy keeping him company, and was bouncing his lumbering vehicle down one of the innumerable dirt tracks…
Ukrainian Orphan Finds New Home and Hope in America
Phil and Kristie Graves are a U.S.couple from Maryland and parents of three biological children and an adopted girl with special needs from Armenia. Recently, they decided to adopt a…
US Places Sanctions on Men Tied to Russian Ultranationalist Group
Washington — The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on two backers of an “ethnically motivated violent extremist group” called the Russian Imperial Movement, or RIM, one of whom visited the…
EU, Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Israeli Liquified Natural Gas to Europe
cairo — Egypt, Israel and the European Union signed a gas deal Wednesday in which Egypt will export Israeli liquified natural gas to Europe via two Egyptian LNG plants. The…
Allies to Discuss Ukraine’s Defense Needs
U.S. Defense Minister Lloyd Austin is leading a meeting of dozens of his counterparts from NATO member states and other parts of the world Wednesday to discuss their latest efforts…
UK Cancels First Flight to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
london — Britain has canceled its first deportation flight to Rwanda after a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights, which decided there was “a real risk of…
London Marks 5 Years Since Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire
London has marked the fifth anniversary of the deadly Grenfell Tower inferno that killed 72 in Britain’s deadliest residential fire since World War II. In a subsequent investigation, the 23-story…
Refuged in Paris, Kyiv City Ballet Dances On
About 5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to other parts of Europe since Russia’s assault on their homeland began in February. Among them: nearly three dozen dancers from the Kyiv…
Five Nations Revive 51-year-old Security Pact Amid China Threat
Singapore — Britain and four Asian members of the Commonwealth have announced efforts to expand and re-energize the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a 51-year-old series of mutual assistance agreements…
Kremlin: Britain Should Talk to Separatist Leaders Regarding UK Nationals Sentenced to Death
The Kremlin says the United Kingdom should address the leaders of separatist-controlled parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk region and not Moscow over two Britons sentenced to death last week for fighting…