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The British government yesterday announced the imposition of sanctions on another group of Russian citizens, including the commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvov-Belova, for her role in forcibly taking away Ukrainian children from the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts and sending them for adoption in Russia.more

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz completed their visit to Kiev and boarded the train at the railway station in the Ukrainian capital, RAI TV reported yesterday evening. During their nearly 12-hour stay in Ukraine, they visited Irpien, which was destroyed by the Russians, and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky.more

At the June NATO summit in the capital of Spain, Madrid, member states will take decisions that will strengthen the North Atlantic Alliance, said the head of the organization Jens Stoltenberg yesterday after the meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.more

Britain will support Ukraine as long as it takes to win the war, said the head of British diplomacy, Liz Truss. She stressed that if Russia is not defeated, it will not stop in Ukraine in its aggression.more

Hard-pressed householders could see their energy bills rise by as much as €70 per week if prices continue to surge on their current trajectory.more

Chinese President Xi Jinping has confirmed his good relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin's "old friend", writes AFP, citing Chinese media. Both leaders spoke on the phone yesterday about further relations between Beijing and Moscow.more

Nicola Sturgeon plans to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence in October next year if her government secures the legal approval to stage it. more

Lord Geidt, adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on ministerial standards, resigned yesterday. He recently admitted that questions as to whether Johnson broke the ministerial code himself in connection with the Downing Street events were legitimate.more

The UK has expressed disappointment that the European Union has reopened one suspended infringement procedure and launched two new proceedings in response to a draft law allowing the British government to unilaterally amend the Northern Ireland Protocol.more

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to Kiev by night train. Their journey to the capital of Ukraine, which began in Rzeszów, is reported by the envoy of the Italian daily "La Stampa".more

Denmark and Canada ended the dispute over the deserted island of Hansa in the Arctic by dividing the half-kilometer territory in half, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen said. The conflict is known as the "whiskey war", from the beverages left by the Danish and Canadian authorities.more

On the day the British government intended to deport 7 illegal immigrants to Rwanda - which ultimately did not happen after the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights - 444 more sailed to the shores of Great Britain, it said.more

Britain and the European Union were once again on the brink of a trade war over the Northern Ireland Protocol after the government in London - unable to persuade Brussels to renegotiate the agreement - decided to implement the proposed changes through a national law.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the entry ban announced by the Russian authorities for leading British journalists and military, pointing out that silencing opponents is a typical act of the president of the country, Vladimir Putin.more

The British government is doing everything possible to obtain the release of two of its citizens sentenced to death by pro-Russian separatists from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DRL) in the east of Ukraine, Liz Truss, head of diplomacy, assured yesterday.more

The backers of the Irish franchise for healthy fast-food chain Leon have made a decision to wind up the company after Covid changed office-worker eating patterns.more

Former first minister Alex Salmond believes support for Scottish independence will rise once a campaign kicks off – as he urged Nicola Sturgeon yesterday to ‘fire the starting gun’. more

Boris Johnson published plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal he struck with the EU in 2020. The PM wants to change the Northern Ireland Protocol to make it easier for some goods to move between Britain and Northern Ireland.more

If Russia should ever think to attack Poland, the Kremlin must know that there are 40 million Poles in Poland, ready to stand up arms in hand to defend their homeland - assessed Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Silesia. He also announced new regulations on access to weapons.more

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi all plan to travel to Ukraine before this week, the Italian daily "La Stampa" reported today.more

The presidential coalition Together in the first round of parliamentary elections won 25.75 percent of the vote. votes, the left-wing Nupes coalition - 25.66 percent The difference between the two formations is only around 21,000. votes - the local Ministry of the Interior announced at night.more

"The Commission is working intensively on the evaluation of Ukraine's application to the EU and this is what I talked about in Kiev. These talks will allow us to close this document by the end of next week" - said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in a statement for the media, accompanied by President Volodymyr Zelensky .more

British Prince Charles called the government's plans to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda "appalling" in a private interview, The Times revealed today. The first deportation flight is scheduled for next Tuesday.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin felt bad after Thursday's TV appearance and needed "urgent medical assistance", reports the Italian daily Il Messaggero, citing General SVR on the Telegram messenger. According to this source, Putin's condition was bad, he felt dizzy and lost his strength.more

The conviction of the British by separatists fighting in Ukraine is in breach of the Geneva Conventions, said the head of British diplomacy, Liz Truss.more