Ukraine Parliament Ratifies Trump’s Rare Earths Mineral Deal
Ukraine’s Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said.

Ukraine’s Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said.
Russia launched a ballistic missile and a barrage of drones at Ukraine’s capital, killing at least two, Ukrainian officials said.
Syria´s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is visiting Paris on Wednesday for talks with President Emmanuel Macron.
New Zealand’s PM proposed banning children from social media, stressing the need to protect them from the perils of big tech platforms.
All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights Tuesday as Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones.
French police rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid after he was taken hostage for ransom, the latest alleged criminal effort in France to extort people involved in the management of digital assets.
French authorities investigating a wave of prison attacks are looking at the possible involvement of a notorious drug cartel.
Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any electronic interference with their deliberations, as jockeying continued Saturday outside over who among the cardinals was in the running.
A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said.
Early vote counting in Australia’s general election Saturday suggested the government was likely to be returned for a second term.
A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv wounded 47 people, Ukraine said, while Russia claimed five were injured in strikes on Novorossiysk.
Preparations for the conclave progressed with installation of chimney from Sistine Chapel to signal election of a successor to Pope Francis.
British counter terrorism police investigate band that denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah or inciting violence against UK politicians.
A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people on Thursday.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany ´s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country´s new chancellor. The party of outgoing Chancellor Olaf
A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
A major power outage has been reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals.
A man suspected of killing a Russian general with a car bomb pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and said he was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service, Russian authorities said Sunday.
Russia launched a sweeping drone assault across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting multiple regions, officials said, after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war.
Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
Across the Netherlands, people donned orange clothes – from tuxedos to feather boas – and boats packed with revelers clogged Amsterdam’s canals to celebrate their king’s birthday Saturday.
All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia’s Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the “earliest possible” opportunity, the president of the World Bank said.
The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sided Thursday with three women who said they were raped when they were aged 13, 14 and 16,
A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month.
European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules.
The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at attention.
Spain will meet NATO’s defense spending target this year, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, as pressure grows on the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy to boost its military expenditure.
German police in a spa town north of Frankfurt on Sunday were expanding a manhunt for a suspect still on the loose after two people were fatally shot a day earlier.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Sunday of creating a false appearance of honoring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued to launch attacks overnight after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce in Ukraine.
Three tourists, including a British couple, were among four people who were killed when a mountain cable car plunged into a ravine south of Naples, officials confirmed Saturday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday.
Russia has pushed Ukrainian forces from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia’s Kursk region, officials said Saturday.
An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The case shocked many Italians and became a symbol of the brutal mistreatment of immigrant women who rebel against inflexible family rules.
Paris is hosting a series of talks Thursday about Ukraine and its security, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Russia may be suffering an epidemic of defenestrations, but one lucky babushka survived her ordeal.
German court fined man for slipping into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2023 and giving him a hug.
Greece signed a deal Monday to purchase anti-ship missiles from France as it seeks to bolster its defenses.
Chinese authorities led the investigation, with Sweden taking part as an observer.