Copenhagen: Night swim race draws hundreds

Copenhagen's port has hosted an unprecedented night swim, with hundreds of people taking part in a two-kilometre race through the city's canals.

Yermak: Ukraine ready for peace negotiations with Russia

Andriy Yermak, a senior adviser to Ukraine's President, has told the German broadcaster DW from New York that Kyiv is ready for peace talks with Russia.

Why is Russia withdrawing from the European Convention against torture

Russia is preparing to quit the European Convention against Torture. The convention allows international inspectors to visit Russian prisons, to document abuses and demand their elimination.

EU keeps Russia assets, demands Ukraine war reparations

Russia’s frozen assets will not be returned unless Moscow pays war reparations to Ukraine, a senior EU official has said.

Fuel shortages and rising petrol prices hit Russia after Ukraine drone attacks

Russia's ongoing fuel shortages and rising prices are a recurring problem, but this year's deficit is a direct consequence of Ukrainian drone attacks on the country's oil refineries.

Ukraine-Russia war: Zelenskyy's aides to hold talks with Trump's team

Members of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's team are to meet representatives of the Donald Trump administration in New York on Friday, 29 August, in an attempt to find a solution to the war with Russia, according to AFP.

Moscow court sentences man for treason over Ukraine charity donation

A Russian man has been sentenced to 15 years for treason by a Moscow court after he donated $500 to a Ukrainian charity.

Trump's tariffs and policy changes blamed for US renewable energy decline

US renewable energy investments have plummeted this year as developers react to policy changes from the White House, a new report says.

Russia’s pension problem: Citizens urged to save

Russians should start personally saving for retirement between the ages of 35 and 40 because the state cannot guarantee adequate payments, a Moscow regional parliament member has said.

Russia proposes leaving torture convention

Russia's government has formally proposed to President Vladimir Putin that the country withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, a document signed by the country in 1996.

Lars Klingbeil: Germany's commitment to Ukraine won't collapse

Russian President Vladimir Putin must be aware that Germany's support for Ukraine is unwavering, German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday.

Sanaa Airstrikes: Six dead as Israel hits Houthi targets in Yemen

Six people were killed and 86 injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, Reuters reports. The Houthi health ministry later confirmed the death toll.