THE CHALLENGES are flying in. With no ceasefire in sight, Ukraine is hunkering down for protracted war. The news from the front lines is not good. Russian forces are on the verge of turning Sumy, a city with a pre-war population of 250,000, into…
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Road accident involving Ukrainian bus in Hungary injures 19, two in serious condition
On July 6, a road accident occurred in Hungary involving a passenger bus with Ukrainian registration. As a result of the accident, 19 people were injured, 17 of whom are underage Ukrainian citizens.
This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,…
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China retaliates against EU with a ban on European medical devices
BANGKOK — China said Sunday that European medical device companies will be barred from selling to the Chinese government as a countermeasure for the European Union’s restrictions on the sale of similar products from China.
European companies…
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NATO Promising Air Defense Spending, Money Alone Won’t Solve the Issue
NATO plans to invest money from soaring alliance defense spending into a fivefold increase in air defenses, but revitalizing capabilities ignored since the end of the Cold War is easier said than done.
NATO sorely…
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Injury toll in Russian attack on Mykolaiv rises to two
In Mykolaiv, the number of people injured as a result of a Russian drone attack has increased to two.
This was reported by Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalii Kim on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“Early on July 6, from 09:23 to 09:40,…
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Russian Airports in Chaos During Alleged Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Moscow claimed to have downed 120 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight between Saturday and Sunday.
Reports from Russian aviation authorities suggested that airports were shut down and flights were grounded as a result of the…
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Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, Bridget Phillipson says
Joshua NevettPolitical reporter
BBCSpending decisions have been made “harder” by the government’s U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Bridget Phillipson told BBC…
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Europe’s summer is getting longer: Heat now lasts up to 5 months in cities like Athens and Tirana
Prolonged hot weather is reshaping Europe’s cities, as temperatures above 32°C stretch into autumn.
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Hidden paintings and radical art: Why Zurich should be your next cultural escape
While Basel shines during art week, Zurich offers travellers a year-round creative scene and cultural discoveries.
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