Here are the key developments on the 1,052nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Saturday, January 11: Fighting Russian state news agency RIA Novosti quoted investigators as saying two people had been killed and two wounded in a Ukrainian attack on a supermarket in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, as … Read more
Berlin — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has called for a special exemption to let Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend events in the country marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, without facing the risk of arrest under an International Criminal Court warrant. Poland will host a memorial service eight decades … Read more
European markets were lower on Friday after a rocky start to 2025 for stocks around the world. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.29% by 10:06 a.m. London time, with major regional bourses and sectors mostly trading in negative territory. Autos stocks led losses, down 1.17% as they extended Thursday’s decline, while mining and travel … Read more
European markets traded around the flatline Tuesday, in muted trade ahead of the New Year holiday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened a touch lower, down 0.07%, before turning slightly higher but still hovering in flat territory. London’s FTSE 100 index and France’s CAC 40 both slid lower at the open before recovering to trade … Read more
European markets opened in negative territory on Monday, in what will be the region’s final full trading session of the year. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was around 0.4% lower shortly after the opening bell, with all sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Industrials, media and technology stocks led the losses. Trading is expected … Read more
Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in a world torn by conflict in his 2024 Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) address. It came as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome. “I invite … Read more
At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday. Authorities said it appeared to be a deliberate attack. The driver of the car was arrested at the scene, Magdeburg police confirmed. They said their current assumption is that he was … Read more
The driver involved in the ramming has been taken into custody, with officials calling the incident an attack. At least two people are dead and as many as 68 injured after a car rammed into a crowded Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, part of the central German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Officials on Friday … Read more