Two of the five operating sugar plants in the Vinnytsia region have suspended production due to a shortage of raw materials. Local farmers were unable to harvest sugar beets because of prolonged adverse weather conditions.
The Vinnytsia Regional Military…
Effective policy action helped steer Europe through a strong post-pandemic rebound, though the recovery is now moderating as the region faces renewed headwinds. At the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2025 Annual Meeting, Alfred Kammer, Director…
In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Russian forces are intensifying filtration measures, searching for residents who do not have Russian passports.
Ukrinform reports this, citing the Center for National Resistance (CNR), which posted the information…
Russian incursions into NATO allies’ airspace are causing rare public disagreements between treaty allies. Is this the disarray that Moscow wants, or a sign of healthy debate? Officials we spoke to suggested that the answer is both.
On the eve…
Russia has overtaken all European markets in cryptocurrency adoption, recording $376.3 billion in received transactions between July 2024 and June 2025, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
The figure places…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mongolia’s second ousted premier in just four months, and military purges in China.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday without a US agreement to send Ukraine Tomahawk missiles, after Donald Trump said the “dangerous” weapons…
Israel’s military says a coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip and is now “on the way to IDF [Israel Defense Forces] troops” in the territory.
Posting on X, the IDF urged the public to “act…
Hamas has handed over the remains of another deceased hostage, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The IDF confirmed in a social media post early Saturday local time that the “coffin of the deceased hostage” was brought into Israel and was being…