Pope Francis asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the “spiral of violence and death” the war in Ukraine is causing, his most urgent appeal yet in the seven-month-old conflict. The head of the Catholic Church’s message comes after Putin recentl…
Russia restricts access to music provider Soundcloud
Russia has restricted access to music service provider Soundcloud over alleged false information about the war in Ukraine at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the media regulator Roskomnadzor told the Interfax news agency on Sunday. Accor…
Ethiopia’s Yehualaw and Kenyan Kiprutu get London Marathon wins
Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw ran away from defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya in the closing stages to win the London Marathon women’s race in impressive fashion despite a fall on Sunday. The men’s race followed a similar pattern with Ken…
German defence minister in first visit to wartime Ukraine
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht inspected a Gepard anti-aircraft tank, provided by her country, on Saturday during her first visit to wartime Ukraine. Speaking at Odessa’s grain port, where the equipment is to be used, Lambrecht said it wou…
Rain clouds start of three-day German Unity Day celebration
Official celebrations for Monday’s national holiday in Germany, the Day of German Unity, opened in the central city of Erfurt on Saturday in the rain and wind. In his capacity as acting president of Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, P…
Prices drop as Bulgarian-Greek gas connection starts operations
A new natural gas pipeline that stretches from Greece to Bulgaria started operations on Saturday with the aim of boosting Europe’s energy independence from Russia. “Today, a new era for Bulgaria and south-east Europe begins,” said European Commission P…
No more gas leaking from damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline, says Denmark
Gas has stopped leaking from the underwater Nord Stream 2 pipeline, according to Danish officials who said they were alerted by the pipeline’s operators. According to the statement, the operators say pressure in the pipeline has stabilized, meaning no …
Ruling parties retain majorities after Czech Senate run-off
The governing liberal and conservative parties in the Czech Republic clearly won run-off elections for the country’s Senate and defended their majority in the parliamentary chamber. A third of the 81 seats in the upper house are up for election every t…
Union retain Bundesliga lead despite defeat as Dortmund also lose
Union Berlin suffered a first season defeat on Saturday but retained the Bundesliga lead because Borussia Dortmund also lost a week ahead of their prestigious duel with Bayern Munich. Dortmund fell 3-2 in Cologne after leading 1-0 from Julian Brandt. T…
NATO chief meets Danish premier to address Nord stream ‘sabotage’
NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Brussels “to address the sabotage on the Nordstream pipelines,” he wrote on Twitter. “NATO allies will continue our close cooperation on resilience [and the] protection…