A Russian drone attack on a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday killed 15 employees returning from their shift, the company that owned the bus said. Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal called it a “cynical and targeted attack” on the country’s energy sector as the country copes with one of the harshest […]
Continue ReadingFifteen people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK and government officials said on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, regional officials said at least nine had been wounded in Russian strikes on a maternity hospital and a residential building in the […]
Continue ReadingElon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the ‘unauthorized’ use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv’s defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow. Kyiv’s military relies on tens of thousands of satellite-based Starlink internet […]
Continue ReadingUS envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday he had held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of Washington’s drive to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting came just a day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss a US-backed plan to halt the nearly […]
Continue ReadingParts of Ukraine and Moldova, including the neighbouring countries’ capitals, were plunged into blackouts on Saturday caused by a malfunction of high-voltage power lines. Power was later restored. Officials did not directly link the accident to war damage though Ukraine’s power grid has suffered from the accumulated impact of Russian airstrikes. That took place as […]
Continue ReadingAs the UN stands on the brink of financial collapse, Iran stands on the brink of possible US strikes and many world leaders navigate how to handle US President Donald Trump, FRANCE 24 spoke to Carl Bildt, Sweden’s former prime minister, about the impact of the US leader’s foreign policies on the international community and […]
Continue ReadingProtesters on Saturday gathered at Milan’s Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the date of Italy’s liberation from Nazi fascism in 1945, to protest the deployment of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics there. Demonstrators in the Italian city denounced what they called “creeping fascism” in the US.
Continue ReadingUkraine reported mass power outages across its power grid on Saturday due to a “technical malfunction” affecting international power lines. The power cuts come as Ukraine faces a particularly harsh winter and increased Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that have caused major disruption to heat, electricity and water provision in recent weeks.
Continue ReadingIran said it is ready for dialogue with the US but that there are no concrete plans for talks. This comes amid a major US military deployment to the region. But President Donald Trump’s goal remains “unclear”, says General Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, on FRANCE 24. “But what is certain […]
Continue ReadingThe Sicilian town of Niscemi has been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after days of heavy rains from a cyclone triggered a huge landslide that brought down properties and forced the evacuation of over 1,500 people. Deep fissures are appearing in the ground throughout the area, prompting close surveillance by authorities.
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