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Ukraine recaptured 201 square kilometres of territory from Russia in five days last week – its biggest gain in 2.5 years – according to AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War. Experts from the institute said Ukraine likely took advantage of a recent shutdown of Russian forces’ access to Starlink.

Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis, Marc Loustau, Affiliated Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University, says that Monday’s meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ‘did not produce the kind of movement that Orban would like to have had before the April elections’ […]

“We’re standing on the threshold of victory,” Peter Magyar confidently declared to thousands of cheering supporters in Budapest this weekend, kicking off the centre-right Tisza party’s campaign for Hungary’s April 12 parliamentary elections. The former far-right Fidesz party insider turned defector is now Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s biggest threat after 16 years in power. FRANCE […]

Ukraine’s former energy minister German Galushchenko has been formally named as a suspect in a high-profile money laundering probe, investigators said Monday. The announcement comes one day after Galushchenko was detained by law enforcement attempting to leave Ukraine, and is the latest development in a corruption scandal in the energy sector that rocked the government […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico during his whirlwind trip to Europe. Orban and Fico are widely seen as two of the most Eurosceptic and pro-Trump leaders within the European Union. “Donald Trump has been endorsing like-minded, conservative nationalist leaders around the world,” FRANCE […]

Ukraine’s former energy minister German Galushchenko has been formally named as a suspect in a high-profile money laundering probe, investigators said Monday. The announcement comes one day after Galushchenko was detained by law enforcement attempting to leave Ukraine, and is the latest development in a corruption scandal in the energy sector that rocked the government […]

President Donald Trump is committed to the ​success of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban because his leadership is crucial for US national interests, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, ​offering ‌a strong US endorsement for the long-time nationalist ⁠leader who is facing an election in April.

Russia is accused of “aggressively recruiting” people from across the African continent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine. The investigation unit INPACT/All Eyes on Wagner says it has evidence of nearly 1,500 soldiers from 35 countries who have been recruited by Russia, over 300 of whom who have been killed in battle. The […]

Ukrainian investigators named former energy minister German Galushchenko as a suspect in a laundering probe after alleging they found approximately $12 million in bank accounts linked to his family, investigators said Monday. Galushchenko was accused in November of taking part in a $100-million kickback scheme from contractors building fortifications to defend energy infrastructure against Russian […]

Glaciers are vital to Earth’s water supplies, yet they are being pushed to the brink of collapse. Half of the world’s glaciers could disappear by the end of the century. A French mountain climber is putting her experience to use by helping scientists collect ice samples from major glaciers around the world. Living and dormant […]