Turkey's President appears in public after reportedly being unwell since Tuesday

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been reportedly unwell since Tuesday evening, appeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul, in images broadcast by television stations, Euronews reports.

Apparent drone attack starts fire at Crimea fuel depot

An apparent drone strike started a fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol on Saturday, the Moscow-installed governor there said, Reuters reports.

Volodymyr Zelensky asked his Chinese counterpart for help in the case in which the ICC issued an arrest warrant on behalf of Vladimir Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday that he had asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for help in the case of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia, whose number is officially estimated at at least 20,000 by Kiev, Digi24 reports. He also said he had warned Beijing against any possible sales of Chinese arms to Russia.

European Commission reaches an agreement with Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia regarding the import of certain Ukrainian food products

The executive vice-president of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, announced that an agreement was reached with Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia regarding the import of certain Ukrainian food products, which the five member countries had vetoed, reports Rador.

Ministrul ucrainean al Apărării: „Pregătirile pentru c

The preparation of Ukraine's Defence Forces for a counteroffensive is in its final stage, Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has announced, as quoted by Ukrinform.

The Presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia visited Kiev. Statements by the officials

The new President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and his Slovak counterpart, Zuzana Caputova, arrived in Kiev on Friday on a joint visit, reports Agerpres. The two heads of state are scheduled to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and a series of other meetings.

Two U.S. Army attack helicopters crashed during a training flight in Alaska

Two US military attack helicopters crashed on Thursday during a training flight in northwestern Alaska, the US military announced, without specifying the number of casualties in the crash, which is the second such accident in less than a month, Hotnews.ro reports.

Zelensky had a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announced Wednesday that he had a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said he hoped it would give a boost to relations with Beijing. The call was also confirmed by Beijing, Reuters and The Guardian report.

Romania buys 18 Bayraktar TB2 attack drones from Turkey

Romania will purchase 18 Bayraktar TB2 attack drones from Turkey for its ground forces, writes caleaeuropeană.ro. Each system includes six aerial platforms with target engagement capabilities.

France to grant a loan of about 76 million euros to modernize the Chisinau-Ungheni railway infrastructure

The Government of the French Republic will provide our country with a loan of €75.77 million to modernise the Chisinau-Ungheni railway infrastructure. At today's meeting, the Government approved the opening of bilateral negotiations in this regard. Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Lilia Dabija stressed that the modernisation of this railway segment is a project of strategic importance for sustainable economic development.

Rare tensions between Norway and Sweden over crashed missile

Norway on Tuesday expressed rare irritation with neighbouring Sweden for not immediately warning it about a missile that accidentally crashed on its territory without causing casualties or damage, Hotnews.ro reports.

Sweden expelled five Russian diplomats

Sweden expels five Russian diplomats for activities incompatible with their diplomatic status, Reuters reports.