Biden searches for ways to keep aid flowing to Ukraine

Senior Biden administration officials privately believe only weeks remain before a lack of additional Ukraine funding starts to become a serious battlefield concern – a scenario they are trying to avoid with public warnings and a major speech from President Joe Biden himself, CNN reports.

UN Report: Russia killed an average of six civilians a day in Ukraine in the last six months

Russia killed an average of six civilians a day in Ukraine in the last six months, according to a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented on Wednesday in Kiev. The report documents a toll of 10,000 civilians killed since the start of the Russian offensive on a large scale in Ukraine in February 2022, according to EFE, cited by Agerpres.

Polish government under pressure after visa scam

The Polish government is under pressure after it was revealed that a system existed in which migrants were receiving Polish visas, for a fee, at an accelerated pace and without adequate checks.

Turkish police detain suspects in PKK bombings in Ankara

Turkish police have detained several suspects in connection with two recent bombings in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The bombings, which occurred on Sunday and Monday, were claimed by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant group that is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.

Lightning strike causes explosion near Oxford, UK

A large explosion occurred near the British city of Oxford on Monday night after lightning struck a large biogas tank at a waste processing facility, causing a fire. Thousands of residents saw the huge ball of fire, and some also lost power.

Armenia ratifies ICC membership, defying Russia

The Armenian parliament on Tuesday ratified the country's membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC), after a rapid debate on the bill, which drew the ire of Moscow, a traditional ally of Yerevan, but with which relations have been considerably strained, according to AFP, quoted by Agerpres.

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to COVID-19 vaccine pioneers

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their discoveries regarding nucleoside-base modifications that have enabled the development of efficient mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

EU pledges lasting support at 'historic' Kyiv meeting

The European Union signalled its long-term support for Ukraine on Monday as its foreign ministers convened in Kyiv for a historic first gathering outside the bloc's borders, AFP reports.

Bulgaria bans entry of cars with Russian license plates

Bulgaria will ban the entry of cars with Russian license plates by the end of the day on October 2, the head of Bulgaria's border police, Anton Zlatanov has announced, RFE reports.

Luminița Odobescu: The security situation in Ukraine and on its borders is serious

The security situation in Ukraine and on its borders is "serious", declared today the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminița Odobescu, who is participating in the informal meeting of the heads of diplomacy from the European Union in Kiev, writes Agerpres.

Yerevan calls mass exodus from Karabakh 'ethnic cleansing' and says UN mission came too late

The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh left the region Monday, completing a grueling weeklong exodus of over 100,000 people — more than 80% of the residents — after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation, AP reports.

Zelensky says nothing will weaken Kyiv’s resolve against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech released on Sunday that nothing would weaken his country’s fight against Russia, a day after the US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that omitted aid to Ukraine, Reuters reports.