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The Finnish government said Thursday it would significantly limit passenger traffic on Finland’s border with Russia, banning Russian citizens traveling with tourist visas from entering the Nordic country effective Friday, AP reported. “The decision in principle aims to completely prevent Russian tourism to Finland and the rela...

Emergency services rushed onto the tarmac at Heathrow Airport last night after two planes crashed into each other, The Sun reported. The shocking incident took place at 8pm at the London hub which sees more than 80 million international passengers come through annually. It's believed that the collision happened when a Korean ...

The European Union is aiming to ban imports of several steel products from Russia and outlaw the export of certain semiconductors to Russia, according to the European Commission's latest sanctions proposal, seen by POLITICO. The draft text, which the Commission presented to EU ambassadors Wednesday but still needs the sign-off...

Toivo Klaar, the European Union's special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, has reacted to Azerbaijan's gross ceasefire violation which left three Armenian soldiers dead on Wednesday. “Today there were again reports of three soldiers killed and one wounded. These and many other senseless victims ...

The US Embassy in Moscow has urged American citizens to urgently leave Russia while commercial travel options remain, TASS reported, citing the recommendations uploaded to the diplomatic mission's website. "U.S. citizens should not travel to Russia and those residing or travelling in Russia should depart Russia immediately whi...

The number of Russians entering the European Union has jumped following a partial mobilisation ordered by Moscow, and illegal crossings are likely to increase if Russia closes its border for potential conscripts, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing EU border agency Frontex. Following setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine, Rus...

Turkey's foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador to Ankara on Tuesday to protest over comments made by a senior German politician who likened President Tayyip Erdogan to a "little sewer rat", Reuters reported. "We condemn in the strongest terms the insulting statements made by Wolfgang Kubicki, the vice-speaker of the ...

The United States is preparing a new $1.1 billion arms package for Ukraine's battle with Russia that will be announced soon, U.S. officials said on Tuesday as Washington awaits the outcome of what it calls "sham" referendums in Ukraine. The package will be the latest installment in weaponry for Ukraine as it fights Russian for...

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and senior member Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation today condemning Azerbaijan’s recent unprovoked attack on Armenia, calling for the immediate end to U.S. security assistance to Azerbaijan, urging the release of Armenian POWs, and exploring sancti...

A strengthening Hurricane Ian’s rain and winds lashed Cuba’s western tip, where authorities have evacuated 50,000 people, as it became a major Category 3 storm early Tuesday and roared on a path that could see it hit Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane, AP reported. The storm made landfall early Tuesday in Cuba’s Pi...