Swiss president visits Ukraine to discuss food security and support

Swiss President Alain Berset travelled to Ukraine to attend the international summit on food security and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, reports Unian.

Biden's warning to Hamas: Trust built on pressure, not words

According to the agreement announced earlier this week, Hamas is expected to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, all of whom are women and adolescents. This marks the beginning of a challenging road ahead, as stated by President Joe Biden, quoted by Politico.

Zelensky: Russian attack on Kyiv a 'voluntary terror'

Ukraine's capital Kyiv was hit by what officials said was the largest Russian drone attack of the war on Saturday, wounding five people as the sound of air defences and explosions woke residents early in the morning.

EU salaries: Switzerland tops the list, Bulgaria at the bottom

According to Eurostat, the average annual salary in the European Union in 2022 was €37,600. However, there is a wide variation between countries, with the highest salaries in Switzerland and Iceland, and the lowest in Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, and Poland.

Baku Summit highlights Central Asia's role in trade and transport

The role of Central Asia in diversifying transit routes, developing trade and transport, were among the main topics of discussion at the summit of the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), which took place yesterday in Baku.

Charles Michel to visit Hungary on Monday after Viktor Orban threatened to block Ukraine's EU membership

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will travel to Hungary on Monday where he will have a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in order to prepare the European Council on December 14 and 15, which will examine a possible expansion of the community block, according to digi.24.

China says no unusual pathogens found after WHO queries respiratory outbreaks

China has not detected any new or unknown pathogen amid rising respiratory illnesses in the country, a World Health Organization (WHO) official told Euronews Next.

World's biggest iceberg on the move after 30 years

The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after more than 30 years being stuck to the ocean floor, BBC reports.

Israel-Hamas truce will begin at 7 a.m. local time Friday, Qatar says

A truce between Israel and Hamas will begin at 7 a.m. local time (midnight ET) on Friday, and civilian hostages will be released at 4 p.m. local time, Qatar announced Thursday, CNN reports.

Ukraine is facing an energy crisis following Russian bombing

The operator of the national electricity network in Ukraine, Ukrenergo, announced on Thursday that the network is in a "difficult" situation, being seriously affected by the Russian bombings, which has brought Ukraine to the situation where it has to import electricity, reports Digi24.ro .

Finland closes all but one of its borders with Russia

Finland is to close three of the last four remaining border crossings with Russia, suspecting Moscow of orchestrating a migration crisis, the Finnish Prime Minister announced on Wednesday, Euronews reports.

Far-right Geert Wilders’ party leads Dutch election

Beating all predictions, the Ipsos exit poll put Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) at 35 out of 150 seats, 9 seats ahead of the closest rival, former EU commissioner Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. That margin was far greater than expected, AFP reports.