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Zelensky offers to meet Putin in Turkey 'personally'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey "personally", after Donald Trump said direct talks were needed to determine whether peace was possible.

1 day ago
Europe

Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Square since his election as pontiff. ...

1 day ago
Europe

European leaders in Kyiv for show of solidarity against Russia

Both Moscow and Kyiv have hinted they are open to negotiating with each other, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says this would only be possible once a ceasefire takes effect. ...

3 days ago

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Australia to provide more armoured vehicles to Ukraine

"For the Vitamin C kind of girls, you'll fulfil all of your nutrient needs with these orange pants," the 25-year-old told the sales session.

1 year ago
Europe

Putin vows to crush 'armed mutiny' after Russian mercenary boss tries to oust top brass

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush what he called an armed mutiny after rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday he had taken control of a southern city as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership.

1 year ago
Europe

Moscow accuses Wagner head of mutiny, he says his forces enter Russia

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday his Wagner fighters had crossed the border into Russia from Ukraine and were prepared to go "all the way" against Moscow's military, hours after the Kremlin accused him of armed mutiny.

1 year ago
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EU seeks to conclude trade negotiation with Indonesia before 2024 elections

Seeking to avoid the fiasco of finalizing negotiations during next year’s elections in Indonesia, the European Union wants to conclude trade negotiations by the end of this year, while its more controversial deforestation policy, which could hammer Indonesia’s palm oil industry, continues to cast a heavy pall in Jakarta.

1 year ago
Europe

Dutch House of Orange got $600 million from colonies

The "State and Slavery" study, which examines the role of the Dutch government and related institutions in colonial slavery, and the after-effects, was presented to Dutch parliament on Thursday. 

1 year ago
Europe

Cyberattacks on renewables: Europe power sector's dread in chaos of war

Saboteurs target a nation leading the world in clean energy. They hack into vulnerable wind and solar power systems. They knock out digitalized energy grids. They wreak havoc.

1 year ago
Europe

Influencers overtaking journalists as news source for young people: report

The report found that 55 percent of TikTok and Snapchat users and 52 percent of Instagram users get their news from "personalities" -- compared to 33-42 percent who get it from mainstream media and journalists on those platforms, which are most popular among the young.

1 year ago
Europe

Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister and media mogul, dies at 86

Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving premier who counted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a friend and gained notoriety for his "bunga bunga" sex parties, had suffered from leukaemia and recently developed a lung infection.

1 year ago
Europe

Boris Johnson's shock exit reverberates through British ruling party

Johnson quit his 22-year political career late on Friday in protest against an investigation by lawmakers into his conduct as prime minister during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdown-breaking parties were held in Downing Street.

1 year ago
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Discourse: Consistency in global policy needed amid divided world, Slovenian FM says

The Jakarta Post sat down with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon during her first visit to Indonesia last month.

1 year ago
Europe

Ukraine says nuclear risk 'growing rapidly' after dam damage

"The world once again finds itself on the brink of a nuclear disaster, because the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant lost its source of cooling. And this danger is now growing rapidly," Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said.

1 year ago
Europe

Ukraine dismisses 'strange' Indonesian peace plan

Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto pitched the idea at the Shangri-La Dialogue defence summit in Singapore where he was a speaker.

1 year ago
Europe

Prabowo proposes demilitarised zone, UN referendum for Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko dismissed the plan, reiterating Kyiv's position that Russia should withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

1 year ago
Europe

'Path is open' for Ukraine to join NATO: British defence minister

He noted that it is not possible to add members in the middle of a war, and that the way forward was to continue aiding and arming Ukraine for both short- and long-term security.

1 year ago
Europe

Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals

Since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into its neighbor in February 2022, the war has largely been fought inside Ukraine.

1 year ago
Europe

Ten years after Turkey's Gezi protests, some say vote a chance for justice

For some Turks who remain scarred by a state crackdown on nationwide demonstrations a decade ago, Sunday's runoff presidential vote is a chance to finally get justice against those who carried out heavy-handed attacks on protesters.

1 year ago
Europe

More than 13,000 people in England denied vote due to new ID law: Reuters survey

More than 13,000 people were denied a vote in English local elections this month because of the government's new identification law, with those in poorer areas most impacted, according to a Reuters survey of local authorities.

1 year ago
Europe

NATO struggles in the shadows to find new leader

The race to be the next NATO boss is heating up. But it is a race run largely in the dark, with no sign of a winner yet.

1 year ago
Europe

Swedish foreign minister says ambition is to join NATO by July

Sweden still hopes to be a member of NATO by the time of the alliance's summit in Vilnius in July, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Friday.

1 year ago
Europe

World's biggest warship visits Oslo, angering Russia

The 337-metre (1,106-foot) nuclear-powered ship sailed into the Oslo Fjord under escort, where it will stay for several days before heading to the Arctic for military exercises, according to Norwegian media.

1 year ago
Europe

Meta hit with record 1.2-billion-euro fine over EU data rules

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) had ordered it to collect "an administrative fine in the amount of 1.2 billion euros".

1 year ago
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Jokowi conveys support for Ukraine peace initiative

The President has reiterated Indonesia's support for peace in Ukraine while offering its assistance as a peace mediator.

1 year ago
Europe

Zelensky gave 'flat assurance' F-16s won't attack Russian territory

"I have a flat assurance from Zelensky that they will not use it to go on and move onto Russian geographic territory, but wherever Russian troops are within Ukraine and the area, they would be able to do that," Biden told reporters at the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

1 year ago
Europe

Zelensky wins new diplomatic, military support from G7

Meeting leaders from a bloc of rich democracies, Zelensky won a commitment from US President Joe Biden to provide yet more "ammunition, artillery, armoured vehicles" on top of access to F-16 jets.

1 year ago
Europe

Borrell wants EU crackdown on imports of Indian fuels made with Russian oil

India has in the past year emerged as a top buyer of Russian oil, which has been rejected by Western nations amid sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

1 year ago
Europe

Irish newspaper apologises over fake AI article

The respected daily ran the hoax article on Thursday titled "Irish women's obsession with fake tan is problematic". It became the second most-read item on the newspaper's website.

1 year ago
Europe

Turkey's Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet

Uncertainty, anxiety, anticipation and tension over what the results might hold for Europe's second-biggest country of 85 million people can be felt on the streets, where many Turks, including a new generation of voters, are yearning for change.

2 years ago
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WHO declares end to mpox public health emergency

The organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 and backed its stand in November and February.

2 years ago
Europe

Why the EU is restricting grain imports from Ukraine

The European Commission has announced restrictions on the imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria until June 5.

2 years ago
Europe

King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic ceremony

King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.  

2 years ago
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