EU wants to impose a new package of sanctions against Russia, one year after the start of the invasion in Ukraine

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by a team of 15 European Commissioners, is in Kyiv, at the first joint meeting with members of the Ukrainian Government. The meeting comes a day before the EU-Ukraine summit, which is being held in the war-torn capital of the neighboring country. The event will discuss the reforms that Ukraine should implement in order to join the EU bloc.

FBI finds no classified documents at Biden’s Delaware vacation home

The FBI completed a search of President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home on Wednesday and found no documents with classified markings, according to Biden’s personal lawyer, CNN reports.

Austria expels four Russian diplomats. Kremlin reacts

Austria is expelling four Russian diplomats for allegedly acting "in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status". The announcement was made today by the Foreign Ministry in Vienna, which specified that those targeted must leave Austria by February 8. Russia promised an "appropriate response".

A block of flats in Kramatorsk, the target of rocket attacks. Authorities are reporting dead and injured

At least three people were killed and 20 others injured after a rocket hit an apartment building in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, regional authorities said on Wednesday. According to the latest data, cited by Unian, at least eight residential blocks were damaged by the impact, one of them being completely destroyed.

Biden FBI search: No classified documents found at president's beach house, lawyer says

No classified documents were found during an FBI search of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth, Delaware, his lawyer says, BBC reports.

Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, investigated in the case of the plane crash in Brovari

The searches of one of the most well-known Ukrainian officials, in the case of the crash of the Airbus helicopter, in Brovary. Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says his home was raided by the Security Service as part of an investigation into the purchase of helicopters.

Protests continue in France against raising the retirement age

People in France continue to protest, demonstrating their dissatisfaction with the authorities' decision to raise the retirement age. Protests have disrupted electricity production and public transport movements. Only a third of high-speed trains are running and the rest have stopped running.

Institute for the Study of War: Another Russian offensive in Ukraine is looming

A new Russian offensive in Ukraine is imminent according to the Institute for the Study of War. However, all sources - Western, Ukrainian and even Russian - indicate that a Russian offensive in Ukraine is unavoidable. The same assessment was offered by the American Analytical Center, which anticipates that the offensive will take place in the Lugansk region. In the meantime, Kiev is waiting for the tanks promised by the West and focusing on ordering fighter jets.

New Russian shelling of the Dnepropetrovsk region - Nikopol district

The Russian military launched new attacks on the Nikopol district on Monday night. There have been attacks on the United Territorial Community of Mirove, where the Russians used heavy artillery, Nikolai Lukashuk, the head of the institution said.

The Ukraine: A rocket missile struck residential building in Kharkov

On Sunday, one person lost his life and at least three others suffered injuries after a rocket hit an apartment building in Kharkov, Ukrainskaia Pravda Ukrainskaia Pravda. reports.

Head of NATO calls on South Korea to increase military support for Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, urged South Korea on Monday to step up its military support to Kiev, giving the example of other countries that changed their policy of not providing arms to countries in conflict after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Agerpres reports.

Death toll rises as New Zealand hit by heavy rain and landslides

Heavy rainfall continues to batter New Zealand with the death toll rising to four on Sunday.