1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1212+ words) Investigators claim an unnamed suspect offered bribes to lawmakers from other factions in return for their votes. Ukrainian media reports that the suspect is former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The leader of one of the factions in Ukraine's parliament, the…...

12+ hour, 32+ min ago   (363+ words) As Trump tries to actualize his administration's plan for taking control of Venezuela's oil fields and exports, the Russian presence there says it will conduct business as usual. The Russian company representing Moscow's oil interests in Venezuela has refused to…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (465+ words) It is another example of how the UK and Poland are stepping up to defend Europe and face down the threat from Putin," John Healey, the UK defense secretary, said. The UK and Poland have pledged closer collaboration to counter…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (555+ words) More than 10,000 have been arrested in Iranian uprising, while estimated death tolls range from 2,400 to more than 20,000. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said that the United States would take action in Iran if the regime carries out its…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1050+ words) For Putin, any move worsens the position, but inaction worsens it faster. For Vladimir Putin, a stretch has begun in which "black swans" arrive one after another and start to form an unpleasant pattern. It began with dashed expectations around…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago   (444+ words) Ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and Security Service chief Vasyl Maliuk in a sweeping wartime shake-up. Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday, Jan. 13, voted to dismiss Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, approving a major wartime…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago   (415+ words) The United Nations rights chief said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the mounting violence directed at protesters across Iran, amid reports that hundreds have been killed. Successive nights of mass protests nationwide since Thursday have posed one of the biggest…...

20+ hour, 23+ min ago   (294+ words) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States would move forward on building a corridor linking Azerbaijan through Armenia, saying it would benefit all sides. Rubio met in Washington with the top diplomat of Armenia, whose government…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (307+ words) The energy ministry has lacked a head for almost two months as Ukraine grapples with a worsening energy crisis amid Russian attacks on critical infrastructure. Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday failed to appoint former Prime Minister and Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago   (264+ words) Russian strikes damaged the Polish consulate in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight, according to Poland's Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewi'r. "As a result of the overnight bombardment, the Polish consulate in Odesa was damaged," Wewi'r wrote on X,…...