Finland will raise the upper age limit for rank-and-file military reservists by 15 years, from 50 to 65, starting next year, the Defense Ministry has announced. The Nordic nation, which shares a 1,340-km (830-mile) land border with Russia, abandoned its long-standing policy of military neutrality a»»»

Two American mercenaries have been killed while fighting for Ukraine against Russian forces in December, Newsweek has reported. The deaths of the US citizens, identified as Brian Zacherl and Ty Wingate, has been confirmed by their relatives on social media, the outlet said in an article on Monday. »»»

Norway’s soldiers lack basic winter gear as the NATO nation’s military leaders have prioritized sending aid to Ukraine, according to Forsvarets forum, a media outlet published by the Norwegian Armed Forces’ main trade union. The national army is facing shortages of items essential for operating in »»»

President Donald Trump has promised a major boost to US naval power - what’s known so far, and is the project feasible? "US ambitions to build a vast high-tech fleet are fantastical - ambitions that far exceed America’s actual reach in terms of military-industrial production," Brian Berletic, veter»»»

One of the important events of 2025 was Kyrgyzstan’s entry into the seed export market. The press service of the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry reported. Seed and crop production There are 86 seed farms operating in the republic. During the first 11 months of 2025»»»

BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday the extension of the contract for gas supplies from Russia until March 31. "We have an agreement to extend the gas supply for another three months, until March 31, so that people can sleep peacefully. Serbia will have enou»»»

Russia launched a "massive" attack on several Ukrainian cities overnight on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, a day after he warned of strikes over the Christmas period. At least three people were killed, according to Ukrainian officials, including a four-year-old child, while energy i»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia had a deal in place with Russia on extending gas supplies for another three months. Speaking to reporters after a ceremony at which employment contracts were awarded to the best graduates of faculties of medicine and medical high »»»

Residents admire a special Christmas tree in downtown Kyiv on Monday night dedicated to the nation's energy workers before one of the largest attacks of the year crippled the electricity network for a ninth time since January. The tree is made from the uniforms of employees of utility companies. Ph»»»

US President Donald Trump has claimed that his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, would be “smart” to leave office as Washington intensifies its apparent efforts to remove him from power. The US has assembled a naval force that Trump calls “by far the biggest we ever had in South America” off »»»

POLITICS In an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, political scientist and journalist Emiliya Milcheva on the political situation in the country. She said that the protests which brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets not only in Sofia but also in other cities, as well as»»»

Copenhagen: President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that the United States needed Greenland for “national security” after his appointment of a special envoy to the Danish Arctic island triggered a new spat with Copenhagen. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Andreevka in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "The units of the Vostok battlegroup continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlement of Andreev»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - In recent years, the West has done everything possible to politicize UNESCO's work and put Ukraine high on its agenda, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "In recent years, as in other international organizations, our Western colleagues have done everything po»»»

Kyrgyzstan imports approximately 4.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity from neighboring countries. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev said at a joint committee meeting. He stated that the country’s demand for electricity has increased due to economic and popul»»»

To support Talas farmers, the government allocated 100 million soms for the purchase of beans this fall. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Torobaev announced this in an interview with Birinchi Radio. According to him, in the fall, when the market price of beans traditi»»»

CARACAS (Sputnik) - The European Union's intention to seize frozen Russian assets is eroding the bloc's position on the international stage, Venezuelan lawmaker and Chairman of the People's Electoral Movement party Gilberto Gimenez told Sputnik. "The assets and funds that Russia held in European ba»»»

Russia attacked Kyiv and Ukraine’s energy infrastructure early on Tuesday, triggering emergency outages and prompting NATO member Poland to scramble jets to protect its airspace, two days after US-led Miami peace talks ended. The weekend peace talks in Miami brought together US officials with Ukrai»»»

President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that the United States needed Greenland for "national security" after his appointment of a special envoy to the Danish Arctic island triggered a new spat with Copenhagen. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said the United »»»

The United States launched a new strike against a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of an operation to combat drug trafficking, killing one person, US Southern Command said. "On Dec. 22, at the direction of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a leth»»»

A Cyberattack has disrupted France’s postal service, La Poste, halting deliveries during the peak Christmas season. Customers of the company’s banking arm, La Banque Postale, were blocked from using the application to approve payments or conduct other banking services.  A suspected cybera»»»

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the United States will provide security guarantees to Ukraine, although some of them will not be made public. "There are security guarantees between us, the Europeans, and the US – a framework agreement. There is a separate document between us and the US – bilateral»»»

⁠Russian ‍forces ​launched ⁠a drone attack on ​Ukraine's ‍Black ​Sea port of ​Odesa on Monday evening, regional Governor ‍Oleh Kiper said on Telegram. Earlier on Monday, a senior Russian general was killed after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow. Ukraine's Pre»»»

Denmark said Monday it will summon the US ambassador after President Donald Trump announced he had appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has threatened to annex. In response, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Anto»»»

US Senator Lindsey Graham has urged Washington to ramp up restrictions against Russia, including sanctioning China over its energy imports from Moscow and seizing tankers carrying Russian oil. Last month, US President Donald Trump proposed a roadmap to resolve the Ukraine conflict, which Kiev and i»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a "Golden Fleet." “They’ll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built,” »»»

When the X platform unveiled its new transparency feature in November 2025, few anticipated the scale of disruption it would unleash. What initially appeared as a routine technical update quickly revealed itself to be a rare glimpse into the hidden architecture of global digital manipulation. This »»»

US President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as US naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country's oil wealth. Venezuela's key ally Moscow, however, expressed its "full support" for Maduro's government, as Washington»»»

A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. Russia's Investigative Committee, which examines major crimes, said it had opened a probe into the "murder" of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvar»»»

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (KUNA) -- Russia expressed "full support" for Venezuela on Monday, as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by US forces deployed in the Caribbean.In a phone call, the foreign ministers of the two allied countries blasted the US actions, which have»»»

EU politicians, weapons manufacturers, and bankers are the three main groups pushing for the Ukraine conflict to continue, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed. Speaking at an election campaign event in Szeged on Sunday, Orban reiterated his opposition to the EU’s approach to the confl»»»

QNA Doha Gold and silver prices recorded unprecedented historic skyrocketing in Monday’s trading, with the yellow metal breaking the $4,400 per ounce barrier, driven by US economic data showing weakness in the labor market and a decline in inflation rates, further bolstering market bets on a Federa»»»

North Korea has lashed out at Japan after a senior official reportedly suggested that the country needs nuclear weapons. In a statement published by state media on Sunday, Pyongyang warned that allowing Japan to acquire nuclear weapons would result in “a great disaster.” The remarks come after cont»»»

Russia has intensified its strikes on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, causing widespread power cuts and threatening the region's maritime infrastructure. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said Moscow was carrying out "systematic" attacks on the region. Last week, he warned that»»»

The US is immediately pausing leases for offshore wind energy projects currently being built near the Atlantic coastline, citing security concerns. In a statement, the Department of the Interior said it was pausing five large-sale projects to look into how windmills could interfere with radar and c»»»

The EU’s sanctions on Russia have ended up “crushing” the bloc itself, diminishing its economic competitiveness, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. Budapest has consistently opposed Brussels’ policies on Ukraine since the escalation of the conflict with Russia in February 2022, includi»»»

1 of 2 | Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (L) speaks as President Donald Trump listens in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 24. File Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summoned the U.S. ambassador on Mo»»»

Beneath the Florida sun, far from the frozen trenches and drone-shadowed ruins of eastern Ukraine, the outlines of a possible endgame are beginning to sharpen. In a series of high-stakes meetings in Miami, American, Russian, and Ukrainian envoys have spent the last few days dissecting the anatomy o»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Slovakia will not participate in the insane plans of the European Union to finance Ukraine, as the country has its own priorities for spending money, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico said on Monday. "I guarantee you that if I go to the European Council, I will not vote for »»»

Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by US forces deployed in the Caribbean, the two governments said. In a phone call, the foreign ministers of the two allied countries blasted the US actions, which hav»»»

Doha: Gold and silver prices recorded unprecedented historic skyrocketing in Monday's trading, with the yellow metal breaking the USD 4,400‑per‑ounce barrier, driven by US economic data showing weakness in the labor market and a decline in inflation rates, further bolstering market bets on a Federa»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil, during which they expressed serious concern about the escalation in the Caribbean Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. "On December 22, Russian Foreign Min»»»

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump ‍​announced ​the appointment of a ‌special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. Trump’s announcement on Sunday t»»»

Moscow on Monday said there was "slow progress" in talks with the United States over a plan to end the war in Ukraine, following weekend talks in Miami that failed to break the deadlock, AFP reported. "Slow progress is being observed," state media reported Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Rya»»»

The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Indonesia have signed a free trade agreement. What does this entail? Agreement between Indonesia and the EAEU, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan, will diversify the bloc’s export mix and reduce the negative ef»»»

PoliticsIndiaIndia's nuclear expansion draws global interestMurali Krishnan in New DelhiLandmark nuclear reform opens India's nuclear sector to foreign firms, aiming for massive growth, but critics highlight safety, oversight and supply chain gaps. https://p.dw.com/p/55oXLIndia is on track to meet »»»

Bulgaria has become a significant eastern bridgehead for NATO, raising concerns in Moscow over preparations for potential clashes with Russia. This assessment was made by Yuri Pilipson, director of the second European department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, in an interview with TASS. Pilipson w»»»

Oil prices rose on Monday after the US intercepted ​an oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela and tensions in Russia's war against Ukraine remained high, with both developments raising fears of supply disruption. Brent crude futures gained $1.31, or 2.17%, to $61.78 a barrel »»»