ATHENS, Greece: News about US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle dominated in Greece Wednesday a day after her resignation, as government officials fretted about potentially losing Washington’s attention. The White House publicly asked for the ambassador to Greece to resign after she faced severe critic»»»

Moscow: Russia on Wednesday said Ukrainian drones attacked two oil refineries and violated an "energy ceasefire" declared by US President Donald Trump but Kyiv dismissed it as a "fake" claim. "Two oil refineries were attacked today by the Kyiv regime, in the Saratov and Ryazan regions," Russian Dep»»»

A Russian media outlet accused of spreading Kremlin-friendly narratives has moved its editorial address to Budapest, but its contact page lists a surprising name as editor-in-chief: Mária Schmidt, the former director of the House of Terror Museum, a close friend of former PM Viktor Orbán. She denie»»»

KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling its military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the lack of notice about a wave of power»»»

In the past 24 hours, Russian air defense forces shot down 23 drones over the territory of the Ryazan region and 68 drones over the Saratov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that despite US President Donald Trump's attempts to »»»

Brent GoffGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz insists that Europe will not follow America's lead on buying diesel from Russia. Does Trump's deal mark an irreconcilable parting of ways between the US and Europe over Russian energy? https://p.dw.com/p/5OBuYAdvertisementGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz h»»»

BAKU (Sputnik) - The strategic link between Moscow and Beijing plays an important stabilizing role in the international arena, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. "In the international arena, the strategic link between Moscow and Beijing plays an important stabilizing role. Ou»»»

Vladimir Zelensky has a pattern in dealing with Western partners who disappoint him: raise the disagreement in public, question the partner’s judgment and explain why the decision benefits Russia and Vladimir Putin. Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heard variations of that argument for years, a»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday led Arab states in condemning Colombia’s opening of an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, calling it a flagrant violation of international law and UN resolutions, and a decision that undermines the city’s legal and historical status. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the»»»

MOSCOW: The US-Russia diesel deal can pave the way for further economic cooperation between the two countries, Kremlin ⁠envoy Kirill Dmitriev ⁠said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow would ⁠overcome any sanctions-related difficulties to ensure the diesel supplies. The example of diesel cooperation wi»»»

Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev said on Wednesday he expects the first diesel fuel contracts with the United States to be signed in the coming days. "We are in very active, hourl»»»

Did Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers destroy the Kremlin’s pro-MAGA bot army? Or are Vladimir Zelensky and his European patrons insulting their citizens with remedial-grade propaganda? RT takes a trip down the rabbit hole. Ukrainian forces hit three Yandex (Russia’s equivalent to Google) d»»»

KYIV: Ukraine has freed 16 villages from Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region in its latest counteroffensive, a senior commander said on Wednesday, part of what he called a major frontline pushback amid increased Russian air attacks elsewhere. Kyiv’s Third Army Corps has waged an operation,»»»

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday he will seek to “repair bridges” between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky amid strained ties between the pair. Burnham made the comments before he was due to welcome Zelensky to his official Downing Street reside»»»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Azerbaijan on Wednesday, a day before the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), a Sputnik correspondent said. The Russian minister's plane landed at Baku airport. The Russian Foreign Ministry said t»»»

SOFIA: Bulgaria on Wednesday said Russia was likely behind drone attacks that struck four ships in the Black Sea in the past week, sinking two, but there was no way of proving Moscow’s culpability. Rescuers are still searching for 11 crew members missing after drone strikes on Tuesday sank two ship»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is embracing advanced methods for storing, processing, and transmitting data, President Vladimir Putin said. Improving the level of digital security in Russia is an important issue, Vladimir Putin said."Today, I propose to discuss the extremely important and relevant issue»»»

The diesel deal between Russia and the US benefits both countries and the global market, Kirill Dmitriev, Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, told journalists on the sidelines of the International Russian Energy Week forum. Russia will continue its ec»»»

President Iliana Yotova has called for an immediate halt to hostilities in the Black Sea and a moratorium on drone attacks against commercial and civilian infrastructure, as two ships were struck in the area, BNT reported. Yotova thanked the rescue teams that worked throughout the night to save sai»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration was slated to begin in Greenland. The US, Denmark and Greenland last month signed a security agreement after Trump's repeated threats to seize control of the island. US President Donald Trump&nbs»»»

BELGRADE - A televised debate on Serbia's EU integration, hosted by the RTS on Tuesday evening, featured Ana Brnabic from the Aleksandar Vucic-United Serbia electoral list, Dunja Simonovic Bratic from the Ivica Dacic-Stabiity Factor list, Aleksandar Baucal from the Student List-The Students Will Wi»»»

MI5 chief Ken McCallum has urged the public not to exaggerate the impact of alleged Russian attempts to influence the outcome of the UK’s 2016 Brexit referendum. McCallum’s comments came after some pro-Brexit politicians accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of questioning the legitimacy of the vote »»»

A bipartisan group of 12 US senators has urged President Donald Trump to abandon a diesel deal with Russia, arguing that it will betray Ukraine while doing little to curb surging energy prices. The decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, announced on October 9, reportedly blindsided U»»»

Montenegrin citizens will need visas to travel to Russia once Podgorica introduces visa requirements for Russian nationals, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. “Accordingly, Montenegrin citizens will also have to obtain visas to travel to Russia,” Zakharova said. She said Po»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria faces no risk of diesel shortages through the end of the year, accusing GERB leader Boyko Borissov of spreading panic as the government responds to attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea. Speaking during a parliamentary hearing on the attacks on commerci»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The work on the Ukrainian settlement is being carried out in a discrete manner, and it will continue in this way, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. "This work [on the Ukrainian settlement] is being conducted in a discrete mode, and it will continue in a discrete »»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island's position for US and European security. Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trum»»»

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh and an accompanying diplomatic delegation arrived Wednesday at the Rafik Hariri International Airport, where they were received by a delegation from the Amal Movement led by senior official Khalil Hamdan, representing Speaker Nabih Berri, and MP Ali»»»

The Nobel Peace Prize has never been a straightforward affair. For a start, it isn’t awarded by the same institutions responsible for the other Nobel Prizes, but by a committee of five people appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. These five individuals decide who has done the most for world peace,»»»

Ukraine received no advance warning from its Western partners ahead of an overnight Russian missile strike, Vladimir Zelensky claimed on Tuesday. The Ukrainian Air Force first raised the issue earlier in the day, saying it detected incoming missiles only during their final approach, without receivi»»»

More than half of EU citizens oppose fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, according to a new survey by the Bertelsmann Foundation. The German-based foundation published its latest study exploring sentiment within the bloc on Tuesday. The study was conducted through the foundation’s Eupini»»»

Rostelecom has completed work on the Bulat DWDM system, a platform designed for backbone and international communication links. The system provides up to 96 optical channels at speeds running from 10–200 Gbps — over a single fiber pair.Modular by design, it lets operators scale up capacity by dropp»»»

By Staff, Agencies A bipartisan group of 12 US senators has urged President Donald Trump to abandon a diesel deal with Russia, arguing that it will betray Ukraine while doing little to curb surging energy prices. The decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, announced on October 9, repo»»»

Customers of several major banks in Hungary should prepare for temporary service disruptions in October. Planned maintenance could affect instant transfers, mobile banking, card payments and ATM services, with most interruptions expected between 16 and 18 October. Here is what customers of OTP, Ers»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia hopes that Western Balkan countries understand the consequences of European integration and see the negative changes in the European Union, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Europe's rampant militarization, failed migration policy and its refusal t»»»

Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, and Air Arabia report major service disruptions today UAE travellers faced flight disruptions on Wednesday, October 14, with cancellations and delays affecting services from Dubai International Airport (DXB), Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Zayed International Ai»»»

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island’s position for US and European security. Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to»»»

The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike overnight using precision-guided ground-based weapons and long-range attack drones against communication and energy infrastructure facilities in Kiev and in the Kiev and Kharkov regions used in the interests of the military-industrial complex and t»»»

Former Bulgarian defense official Iliya Nalbantov warned in an interview with BNR that Bulgaria's political rhetoric and failure to activate allied support mechanisms were giving Russia a green light to conduct military operations near the country's territorial waters. Nalbantov, who previously ser»»»

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that a Russian ballistic missile struck a Kyiv power plant without advance warning from Western allies, killing at least two people and wounding around 20. The attack came days after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between »»»

Russian servicemen from the Sever battlegroup destroyed a temporary deployment site of a reconnaissance company personnel from the 72nd Brigade of the Ukrainian army in the village of Brazhniki, Russian security officials told Sputnik. Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered losses among their sergeant ran»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces carried out a massive strike on communication and energy facilities used by the Ukrainian armed forces in Kiev, as well as the Kiev and Kharkov regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Overnight, the Russian armed forces launched a massive»»»

The Royal Navy’s sole ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, had to be towed back to Plymouth after suffering a double engine defect, leaving Britain without its only icebreaker, The Telegraph reported. One Navy source described the situation as a “catastrophic failure,” while another called HMS Protector»»»

The US has imposed more than $1.21 billion in penalties on Bank of America, the second-largest US bank, over major failures in its anti-money-laundering and sanctions-compliance systems, the Department of the Treasury announced. FinCEN said the bank willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act and faile»»»

KYIV: Russian air strikes killed ​one person and injured one more in Kyiv while also hitting energy facilities in the Ukrainian capital, Mayor ‌Vitali Klitschko ‌said on Wednesday. The ​ballistic ‌missile ⁠attack ​was ongoing ⁠during the morning hours. The fresh strikes follow earlier Russian attac»»»

Zelensky criticises lack of early warning from Western allies in Kyiv attack A Russian ballistic missile struck a power plant in Kyiv on Tuesday evening without Ukraine receiving advance warning from its Western allies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine relies heavily on Western, particula»»»

US penalizes Bank of America for anti-money laundering failures, sanctions violations WASHINGTON: The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The fines on America’s second-big»»»

HAMBURG: A Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organizing the secret operation that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from ​the biggest source of Russian natural gas. The suspect, identified under German priv»»»

Oil benchmarks show mixed trends with OPEC Basket leading gains Global oil benchmarks moved in different directions early Wednesday, with US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rising while Brent and Abu Dhabi's Murban crude declined, according to market quotes at 7:31 a.m. Tokyo time. WTI crude fu»»»

LONDON: Fourteen Syrians were among the crew of 16 aboard a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Bulgaria after a drone attack in the early hours of Tuesday, the Syrian Sailors’ Union said on Tuesday as the search for survivors continued. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged HS Dignity sank 15 nautical miles»»»