Vladimir Putin announces a ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter holidays.Image: keystone 04/10/2026, 09:0604/10/2026, 09:06 On the occasion of Orthodox Easter this weekend, the weapons in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine should be suspended for a moment. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire from Saturday afternoon throughout Sunday, the Kremlin announced. In Kiev, […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian president described the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine. Mr Zelensky made his first public acknowledgement of the operations […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern nations in the US and Israel’s war on Iran, in a rare disclosure of […]
Continue ReadingLufthansa flight attendants are paralyzing operations on Friday – with consequences for thousands of travelers. Why the tariff dispute is escalating and what affected passengers can do now. April 10, 2026, 06:38April 10, 2026, 06:38 What happened? At the end of the Easter travel wave, Lufthansa cabin crew went on strike, which led to hundreds […]
Continue ReadingTrump’s attacks on NATO, his threats to annex Greenland — reiterated on Wednesday — as well as the tariffs he’s imposed on allies and the Iran war are all undermining European confidence in America. The European Pulse survey, conducted by Cluster17 for POLITICO and beBartlet, polled 6,698 Europeans across Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland and […]
Continue ReadingTensions flared further in December when President Vučić snubbed an EU-Western Balkans summit. Vučić, who has maintained close ties with Moscow throughout its war with Ukraine, bemoaned the sluggish pace of negotiations for EU membership. In a joint article with his Albanian counterpart in February he said he would prefer to pursue closer economic alignment […]
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Continue ReadingVladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon on 11 April through Easter Sunday.
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin has declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend. Mr Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting at 4pm on Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday. Mr Putin’s move follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal earlier this week to […]
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