This audio is created with AI assistance Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian troops have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting in the ranks of the Russian military against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 8. "We have information that there are much more than two such Chinese citizens in the occupier's units," Zelensky said. Zelensky said the soldiers had been captured in Donetsk Oblast, and were in possession of "documents... bank cards, personal data." "I have instructed the Minister of Foreign...

This audio is created with AI assistance The social media platform X experienced waves of outages on March 10, which X owner and billionaire CEO Elon Musk attributed to a "massive cyberattack" linked to IP addresses originating in Ukraine. "(W)e're not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the ecosystem with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area," Musk told Fox Business. Musk claimed in a post on X that the attack was carried out "with a lot of resources." "Either a...

This audio is created with AI assistance Australia is considering joining the European-led coalition of the willing to send peacekeepers to Ukraine, a statement issued by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Stamer's office read on March 8. Starmer announced on March 2 that a number of European nations, including the U.K. and France, are developing a 'coalition of the willing' that will include "planes in the air and boots on the ground" in an effort to secure a successful ceasefire in Ukraine. Following a phone call with Australian Prime Minister Anthony...

This audio is created with AI assistance EU ambassadors agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, targeting aluminum imports and the "shadow fleet" of oil tankers, Euronews reported on Feb. 19. The measures will be formally adopted on Feb. 24, the day marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the outlet wrote. The EU has already adopted sanctions against some Russian aluminum products, with the latest measures also targeting primary aluminum. Russia represents around 6% of the EU's imports of the metal. The "shadow fleet"...

This audio is created with AI assistance President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that his country faces an uphill battle for survival without continued U.S. military assistance. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he told NBC News that it would be "very, very, very difficult" for Ukraine to sustain its fight against Russia and remain secure in the long term without American support. Zelensky stressed that while Ukraine would always fight for its survival, the chances of success would be significantly diminished without help from the United States. During the interview...

This audio is created with AI assistance U.S. Vice President JD Vance stunned those watching on Feb. 14 when his speech at the Munich Security Conference turned into a searing attack on Europe's ideals and a call to embrace far-right political parties. At an event focused almost entirely on how to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vance said what he fears most isn't authoritarian states but Europe's "threat from within." "The threat I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China, it's not any other...

This audio is created with AI assistance A U.S. Air Force plane carrying U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch was forced to return to Washington due to a technical malfunction, the Associated Press reported on Feb. 14. Rubio and Risch were en route to Germany for the Munich Security Conference. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Rubio are scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 14. The aircraft, a C-32 converted Boeing 757, experienced a problem with the cockpit windshield...

This audio is created with AI assistance Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Feb. 10 to avert a possible crisis caused by an upcoming parliamentary vote on his impeachment. Far-right opposition parties submitted, for the third time, an initiative to the Romanian parliament to impeach the president, as Iohannis remained in office longer than the prescribed term after the results of the country's first round of presidential election had been annulled. Speaking to reporters, Iohannis said he is resigning to avoid the internal and external crisis in Romania....

This audio is created with AI assistance Russia’s state-controlled telecom giant Rostelecom announced on Feb. 8 that one of its underwater cables in the Baltic Sea had been damaged due to an "external impact." The company did not specify the cause of the damage but confirmed that repair work was underway. Rostelecom said that the incident did not affect consumers, according to AFP. The damage comes amid a series of recent disruptions to undersea telecom and power cables in the Baltic Sea. Western experts and officials have accused Russia of...