Ukraine
Biden to welcome Zelenskiy to White House on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House on Wednesday in a show of solidarity between the two countries, the White House said on Sunday.
Evacuations from Afghanistan by country
(Reuters) -The United States and allies are hurrying to evacuate as many people from Afghanistan as possible before an Aug. 31 deadline. The combined effort has evacuated about 111,000 people since Aug. 14, the day before the Taliban entered Kabul, the White House said on Friday.
EU moves to reintroduce COVID travel curbs on U.S. -diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union on Friday moved to reinstate COVID travel restrictions like quarantine and testing requirements for unvaccinated citizens of the United States and five other countries, two diplomats told Reuters.
Ukraine's Ombudsman office attacked with a Molotov cocktail
KYIV Ukrainian police detained an unidentified man who on Thursday threw a Molotov cocktail at the door of the office of the Ombudsman for human rights in central Kyiv, the Ombudsman said.
Russia flies nationals out of Afghanistan on Putin's orders
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Four Russian military planes evacuated Russian and other nationals from Kabul on Wednesday on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, as Moscow held military exercises involving its tank forces in neighbouring Tajikistan.
Germany's Sept election and why it matters to markets
LONDON A momentous German election marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years as chancellor is less than a month away and with no clear outcome in sight, markets may start to pay attention.
Ukraine marks Independence Day vowing to reclaim annexed territory
KYIV Ukraine held its first military parade in several years, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence and declaring it would reclaim areas of its territory annexed by Russia.
Russia says it detained a Ukrainian spy trying to steal arms secrets
MOSCOW Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained a Ukrainian man caught "red-handed" trying to steal state secrets about its small arms industry in Tula, a town that hosts a military weapons factory.
Ukraine sanctions lawmaker accused of meddling in U.S. election
KYIV Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday signed a decree imposing sanctions on Andriy Derkach, the Ukrainian lawmaker accused by the United States of being a Russian agent and interfering in U.S. elections, the presidential office said.
Merkel offers reassurances on Russia pipeline, Ukraine urges greater clarity
KYIV (Reuters) -German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered reassurances on Sunday that Ukraine would not suffer from the construction of Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but Ukraine said talks about its future as a transit country had been vague.
Rockets target U.S. troops as Afghanistan withdrawal enters final stage
(Reuters) -U.S. anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets that were fired at Kabul's airport early on Monday, a U.S. official said, as the United States rushed to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end its longest war. | Video
