Bulgaria’s premier says military efforts to resolve Ukraine war risk dangerous escalation

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Friday warned that attempts to resolve the war in Ukraine through military means risk dangerous escalation, calling for “reason, dialogue, a ceasefire and a return to the negotiating table,” according to Bulgarian news agency BTA.

'Falkland islands 'British and will remain so,' says UK foreign secretary

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Friday said that Falkland Islands will remain British by the islanders' choice after Argentine President Javier Milei said they "do not have a legitimate right to self-determination."

A drone struck the SBU building in the center of Kyiv

A drone struck the SBU building in central Kyiv. An explosion occurred inside, and a fire broke out.

US continues to squeeze Cuban economy with new round of sanctions

The United States has announced a new series of economic sanctions targeting Cuba, its latest step in a campaign to squeeze the island’s already fragile economy.

‘Sometimes things happen,’ Vance says US investigating reported strike on Iranian wedding

Amid reports of a strike on an Iranian wedding party, US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday “sometimes things happen” in combat but stressed that Washington does not target civilians.

Trump will ask Europe to return the hundreds of billions of dollars that Biden “gave away” to Kyiv

 He once again lashed out at Joe Biden’s previous administration for handing over hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine at no cost, and signaled that he would ask Europe to return the funds.

Poland says NATO allies ready to expand Warsaw's role in nuclear deterrence

Poland has for the first time secured support from NATO countries to join an alliance program involving the delivery of nuclear weapons, Deputy Defence Minister Paweł Zalewski said on Thursday, as Warsaw seeks a larger role in NATO's nuclear deterrence.

Moscow summons the Norwegian ambassador over the seizure of a Russian research vessel

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Norwegian ambassador to Moscow, Heidi Olufsen, on Tuesday following the seizure of a scientific vessel from her country by Scandinavian authorities the previous day.