Israel hit Gaza with airstrikes on Sunday after incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave caused fires in the Jewish state, with no reported injuries on either side. Read more here. The post Agence France-Presse: Israel launches airst...

Portugal has opened its borders to all Ukrainian travelers for the period of July 26 to Aug. 8, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba announced on July 25. To enter Portugal, Ukrainians over 12 years old have to provide a negative PCR...

Russia reported 23,239 new COVID-19 cases on July 26, including 2,629 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 6,149,780. Read more here. The post Reuters: Russia reports 23,239 new COVID-19 cases, 727 related deaths ...

A court in Russia’s Siberian region of Yakutia has confined to forced psychiatric treatment a shaman who was stopped by authorities several times in his attempts to march to Moscow by foot “to drive President Vladimir Putin out of the Kremlin...

Ukrainian Olena Kostevych took fourth place in the ten-meter air pistol shooting competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, according to the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine. “Ukrainian Olena Kostevych took fourth place in the competitio...

The media group 1 + 1 Media, whose main shareholder is Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoisky, has decided to broadcast films and television shows in the original language and switch to Ukrainian gradually, 1 + 1 Media said on its website. This decisi...

Alexander Lukashenko’s regime might use the presence of Russian forces in Belarus during joint exercises to blackmail its western neighbors, as well as Ukraine, says Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Read more here. The pos...

Japan will soon protest to Russia over Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s visit to one of four islands held by Russia that Japan claims and calls the Northern Territories, a top government spokesman said on July 26. Read more here. The post Reuters...

Young couples and families pose for glamour shots as the sun lowers over Alexei Cazac’s sprawling field of lavender outside the capital of Moldova. Read more here. The post Agence France-Presse: Moldova’s lavender flourishes after post-So...

Spain will open for citizens of Ukraine on July 27 in accordance with the recommendations of the EU Council, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. “Spain will open for Ukrainians from July 27 in accordance with the decision of the EU C...