The US Embassy in Kyiv has called Vladimir Putin’s shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine a ‘war crime’ that has taken his ‘reign of terror’ one step further, with staff being made to work at the gunpoint of Russian soldiers.
Ukrainian civilians defied Russian troops for a second day running in a bid to protect Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Huge plums of black smoke and fire were seen coming from a makeshift barricade on the main route to the Zaporizhzhia site in eastern
Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians defied Russian troops yesterday in a bid to protect Europe’s largest nuclear plant. They built makeshift roadblocks with lorries and piles of tyres on the main route to the Zaporizhzhia site in eastern Ukraine. Brandishing Ukrainian flags, the
NATO readies to defend its borders: How alliance has positioned its forces on Europe's eastern flank
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen a build-up of NATO troops deployed across eastern Europe in an effort to further reinforce the region. Thousands of troops, backed by air and naval support, have been sent to protect allies near Russia and
Europe is slowly emerging from a brutal winter of draconian Covid restrictions as hospital pressures on the continent ease despite record infection numbers from Omicron. A French ban on nightclubs was lifted on Wednesday as well as limits on sporting events and
Europe’s vaccine roll-out has been condemned for being ‘unacceptably slow’ and blamed for ‘prolonging the pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation. ‘Vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic … However, the rollout of these vaccines is unacceptably slow’ and is
Britain's international travel ban will probably stay in place until Europe's vaccine drive picks up
Britain’s international travel ban will probably stay in place until Europe’s vaccine drive picks up pace, SAGE adviser says Sir Jeremy Farrar said the biggest threat to the UK now came from abroad Wellcome Trust chief added the continent was facing a
Europe's Covid crisis: Spain plans 'green corridor' as Greece says UK tourists may skip border queue
Spain is considering its own ‘green corridor’ for vaccinated Britons to allow them to visit this summer if there is no EU agreement on vaccine passports, the country’s tourism minister has said. Fernando Valdés said his government is in talks with the UK