Emmanuel Macron has spent years turning grand stages into his personal stage. From the gold-leaf halls of Versailles to lakeside G7 tents, the French president has rolled out the red carpet for world leaders. In 2017, he welcomed Vladimir Putin to the same palace where Louis XIV once ruled, hoping t
Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, announced that he had a late‑night call with former U. S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron after the Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Evian. He described it as a “coordinating conversation” that could bring significant changes. The Ukrai
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that working closely with India could make both nations stronger. He made the remark after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in France. Zelenskiy highlighted that there is great potential for joint projects that car
At a quiet lakeside town in France, world leaders gathered for a major meeting. Among them were Donald Trump, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Trump later claimed he had productive discussions with both. But what does "productive" really mean here? Zelenskiy and his team
Lithuanian makers are stepping up to fill a gap in Ukraine’s drone gear. A company called Aktyvus Photonics is making its tiny laser‑targeting kits lighter and cheaper. The new model fits in a hand, weighs only 200 grams, and can be used with small drones that Ukraine already flies. The fir
Lukashenko, who sits close to Putin, said in a TV interview that both Russia and Ukraine need to find middle ground if the war is ever going to finish. He pointed out that winning on the battlefield seems unlikely for either side, even though Russian troops are still moving forward. The Belarusian p
Russia has struck more than 1, 700 sites that hold history and culture. A missile set the 11th‑century Dormition Cathedral on fire, a place that is part of UNESCO heritage and important to Russian Orthodox people. The Ukrainian church leader called the strike a crime against humanity, history
On a recent overnight raid, Ukraine faced one of its most intense missile and drone strikes yet. Among the targets was the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a nearly 1, 000-year-old monastery and cathedral recognized as a key Christian site. The golden domes of this UNESCO World Heritage location lit up as flame
Back in 2016, after Russia started building a 19-kilometre bridge across the Kerch Strait to link mainland Russia with Crimea, Ukraine decided to challenge the move in an international court. Fast forward to April 22, but made public only on Monday, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague de
Russia announced that it did not hit the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv during a recent night raid on military sites. The monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, caught fire after the heaviest Russian air assault on the capital in two weeks. Moscow said its strike targeted drone factorie
