Protests against sharp fuel price increases are taking place in Portugal and France

Protests against sharp fuel price hikes are taking place in Portugal and France, the newspaper Politico reported.

Russia closely monitors which countries provide Ukraine with weapons, production licenses - Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Russia is closely monitoring which countries provide Ukraine with weapons and production licenses, state-run news agency TASS reported.

Large-scale school protests against compulsory military service took place in German cities

Large-scale school strikes against compulsory military service took place in German cities, including the capital, Berlin.

EU agrees to terms to release $7.5B in "Peace Facility" funds for Ukraine

EU member states have agreed on the terms for releasing €6.6 billion ($7.5 billion) in European Peace Facility funds for Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Friday.

Zelensky breaks pact of silence with Seoul for the two N. Korea POWs, and sparks a diplomatic crisis

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung expressed deep indignation after the leader of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, revealed, during his address to the UN General Assembly, the transfer of prisoners of war from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to South Korean territory, thereby breaking a pact of silence he had chosen not to honor.

Paris will send troops and air defenses to shield the Saudi oil terminal at Yanbu

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the deployment of troops, radar, and air defense systems to protect the Yanbu oil export facilities, which were struck by an attack from Yemen.