Talking Europe interviews João Gomes Cravinho, Portugal’s top diplomat. He discusses whether Portugal’s ally, Brazil, could have a role to play in talks between Ukraine and Russia
Rostic's, the Russian reincarnation of KFC reopened the doors of its new restaurant in Moscow. It was renamed after the American fast food giant withdrew from the country over the
Russia said Wednesday it had shot down two drones aimed at Vladimir Putin's residence in the Kremlin in what it called a "terrorist" assassination attempt against the Russian presi
As head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened on Friday to pull his troops out of the protracted battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut next week, FR
After Finland became NATO's 31st member on April 4th, claims started circulating online that Russian nuclear weapons were spotted in Russia's border with Finland. We tell you where
Russian forces occupy some 20 percent of Georgia's territory, a consequence of two wars. Officially, #Georgia wants to join #NATO and the #EU; these ambitions are even written into
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been attacked from the air for the fourth time in a week by Russian missiles and drones. Parts of the south were also targetted. Ukrainian officials
Kyiv's allies on Monday slammed Russia for a Security Council meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about protecting the United Nations charter, which Moscow itself vio
On May 8, the head of the Wagner mercenary group said his troops would stay in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Days earlier, he had said they were ready to pack up and leave, blamin
Russian occupational authorities in southern Ukraine said Saturday that Ukrainian forces were subjecting the city of Novaya Kakhovka to “intense artillery fire” that had cut off el
Russia attacked cities across Ukraine early on Friday, killing at least 25 people, according to local officials. Ukraine said it downed 21 Russian missiles and two attack drones ov
The basement in Bakhmut -- the epicentre of Ukraine's determined fight against Russia's invasion -- shakes from shelling above ground and a bloodied, pale soldier tumbles from the
Azerbaijan and Armenia have made 'tangible progress' towards a peace agreement in negotiations this week in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. Ric
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “long and meaningful” phone conversation, their first known contact since Russia’s invasion of U
The EU on Wednesday presented a proposal to boost ammunition production in Europe to replace depleted stocks as it arms Ukraine in its war against Russia. The European Commission p
More than 10 tanks of oil totalling up to 40,000 tonnes are destroyed in the fire at a Crimean fuel storage facility. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the fuel was des
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is mending fences with Syria and Iran, soothing rivalries with Gulf rivals and now welcoming Jake Sullivan to Jeddah – while cutting deals with Washingt
Many people, including those at the IAEA, are increasingly worried about the situation in and around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The UN nuc
There is the outrage and the timing of the outrage. Russia's state media is in overdrive after the purported downing of two drones over the Kremlin, just days before the May 9th Vi
Who's behind the unmanned craft shot down over the Kremlin in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday? As tensions between Russia and Ukraine grow, warring generals continue their death ma
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Chinese President She Jingping spoken by phone today - for the firs time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky's office
FRANCE 24's correspondent to Ukraine Gulliver Cragg says the Ukrainians are losing ground to the Russians everyday in Bakhmut. 'The fear is that the Russians have received the orde
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged lawmakers to find common ground and raise the country's borrowing limit. Speaking to ABC News, she also warned that the idea of invokin
Ukraine’s armed forces are launching a counteroffensive in a bid to reclaim large parts of the country currently held by Russia. One of their key goals is to win back the region of