UK ministers urged to do more to protect new drivers in road safety overhaul
Motoring groups have welcomed government plans to overhaul road safety laws that could result in over-70s being banned if they fail eyesight tests but have implored ministers to go further with measures they believe could protect younger drivers and their passengers. Ministers are considering cutting the drink-drive limit in England…
Can the US help Ukraine join the EU?
More than three years into the war Ukraine’s Independence Day – celebrated on 24 August – is once again a remarkable milestone for the country and another demonstration of its willingness and readiness to fight for its independence. With the diplomatic process aimed at putting an end to Russia’s war…
Emmanuel Macron decries ‘antisemitic hatred’ after memorial tree cut down
French president responds to felling of olive planted in memory of young Jewish man tortured to death in 2006. The felling of an olive tree planted in memory of a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 caused outrage in France on Friday, with Emmanuel Macron promising to…
Trump: Putin Open to Ukraine peace deal ahead of Alaska Summit
President Trump departed Washington just after sunrise Friday, heading west for his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in years and one that will set the tone for the future of peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war. The meeting at an Air Force base just outside Anchorage, Alaska, came…
Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine
Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea. Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media reported on Friday. In…





