Ukraine grateful to Slovakia for its strong support – Zelensky.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Slovakia for the strong support provided to Ukraine from the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Iranian Shopkeepers Clash With Police Trying To Seal Shops Closed.
Following the call for three days of nationwide strikes in Iran, shopkeepers in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj have clashed with police forces who came to seal the strikers' shops on December 8.
Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 288: Zelenskyy is TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year
Daily overview — Summary report, December 8 A map of the approximate situation on the ground in Ukraine as of 00:00 UTC 08/12/22. There have been no notable changes to control since the last update. pic.twitter.com/uLcv7mF8bk ...
The price Cap Policy on Russian oil can work only if the price cap is lowered to USD35 instead of current USD60 — Ukraine’s Minister of Economy.
The new Price Cap Policy mechanism has significant potential but price restrictions for Russia must be revised downwards, Ukraine’s Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko said. “The sanctions coalition once again demonstrated unity and d...
Enemy focusing main efforts on Bakhmut, Avdiivka directions.
The Russian army is focusing its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.
German coup attempt: further arrests likely
Call for security checks on everyone in the security services and the military as number of suspects grows.
European Parliament will vote on the recognition of Holodomor as genocide on 15 December.
The European Parliament will vote on the resolution recognizing Holodomor as genocide on 15 December 2022. The Holodomor was a Soviet-made famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932-1933 after food stocks were forcibly taken away ...
EU Council adopts decision not to accept Russian documents issued in occupied territories of Ukraine.
The Council of the European Union has adopted a decision on the non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in the occupied territories of Ukraine and Georgia.
Defense forces strike eight places of concentration of occupiers in past 24 hours.
Units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine have struck five control points, eight areas of concentration of personnel, one area of concentration of artillery and ammunition of the Russian occupiers over the current day.
Finland to consider arms exports to Turkey as it seeks Ankara support for Nato membership bid.
Finland and Sweden both asked to join the alliance in May in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
US citizen given suspended sentence over death of British man in 2019 road traffic incident.
Harry Dunn killed when Anne Sacoolas drove car on wrong side of the road outside US military base in England
Bodies of men with traces of torture were found after the Russian occupation in Ukraine’s south.
Ukrainian investigators found three bodies of men in Novopetrivka village of Snihurivka municipality, Mykolayiv Oblast. The area was liberated from Russian occupation by Ukrainian forces on 11 November 2022. “Three people who died as a resul...
Merkel concedes failings in Russian energy and defence policy.
Former German chancellor accepts she did not respond adequately to Moscow’s aggression before invasion of Ukraine
Australian, British ombudsmen arrive in Ukraine
Western Australian Ombudsman and President of the International Ombudsman Institute (the IOI) Chris Field and British Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens have arrived in Ukraine on an official visit.
Ukraine's SBI joins International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities.
The State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine (SBI) has become a member of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA, headquartered in Hong Kong). This decision was approved at the 12th general meeting of the organization...
Iran's Chief Of Police Threatens Harsher Crackdown On Protesters.
The chief of Iran's Law Enforcement Command has threatened to crack down more decisively on protesters as Iran enters its fourth month of unrest touched off in mid-September by the death of a young woman in police custody over how she was wearing ...
Norwegian Court Acquits Son Of Putin's Confidant On Illegal Drone Charges.
A Norwegian court has acquitted Andrei Yakunin, the son of one of President Vladimir Putin's longtime confidants, of charges he violated a law that bars Russian citizens from flying drones in Norway.
Jailed Belarus Activist Byalyatski Barred From Sending Speech To Nobel Ceremony.
Imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski hasn't been allowed by Belarus authorities to hand over his speech for the award ceremony.
One person killed, two more wounded as Russians shell private sector in Toretsk.
One person was killed and two more were wounded in enemy shelling of Toretsk city, Donetsk region.
Belgian Court Suspends Controversial Prisoner Exchange Treaty With Iran.
Belgium's constitutional court on December 8 suspended a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran criticized for opening the way for a bomb-plot mastermind to return to Tehran.