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Istanbul, Apr 4 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Istanbul on Saturday for an unannounced visit to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with talks expected to focus on ceasefire efforts and regional security. “Arrived in Istanbul, where important meetings are scheduled. Substantive talks have been prepared with the...

International Desk (EFE).- From the Andean peaks of Bolivia to the bustling streets of Lima and the pilgrimage routes of Brazil, millions of Catholic devotees in Latin America commemorated Good Friday. The day was not just an act of religious devotion, but a platform for social protest where the central...

Kyiv, Apr 3 (EFE).- At least five people were killed Friday in a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack across Ukraine, officials said, in a rare daytime assault aimed at disrupting normal life and causing civilian casualties. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said two people were killed in the northeastern...

Rome, Apr 3 (EFE).- Gennaro Gattuso resigned as Italy’s national team coach on Friday after failing to qualify the Azzurri for the 2026 World Cup, a decision that follows the resignations of federation president Gabriele Gravina and delegation chief Gianluigi Buffon. “With pain in my heart, not having achieved the...

Islamabad, Apr 3 (EFE).- At least five people were killed and 12 injured after a suspected suicide bomber targeted a police station in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, damaging nearby homes and shops, police said Friday. A Bannu police officer told EFE that the Domel police station was targeted in...

International Desk, Apr 3 (EFE).- Attacks across multiple fronts continued Friday as the war in Iran approached its fifth week, fueling renewed volatility in global oil markets and prompting fresh diplomatic and political developments. Here are the main developments of the past few hours: Attacks continue The Israel Defense Forces...

Kyiv, Apr 1 (EFE).- At least four people were killed in a daytime Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s central Cherkasy region on Wednesday, regional governor Igor Taburets said, in what authorities described as an unusual daylight strike on areas far from the frontline. The fatalities occurred in the Zolotonosha district,...

Brussels, Apr 1 (EFE).- The Council of the European Union, representing the governments of the bloc’s 27 member states, on Wednesday approved the texts of the agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom on Gibraltar, along with decisions for its signature and provisional application starting July 15. «The Committee...

Washington DC, Apr 1 (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran has asked for a ceasefire and that he would consider that possibility once the Strait of Hormuz was reopened. “Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked...

London, Apr 1 (EFE).- President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of withdrawing the United States from NATO, calling the alliance a «paper tiger,» with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer downplaying the remarks as «noise» and reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to the transatlantic bloc. In an interview with British...

Washington (EFE).- The United States President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his country plans to «withdraw» from Iran «in two or three weeks,» after stating that recent operations have achieved their planned military objectives. «I would say that within two weeks, maybe three. We’re hitting them very hard,» the...

Rome (EFE).- The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani reiterated Rome’s «firm support» to Zelenskyy on Tuesday for achieving a just and lasting peace, as well as its backing for Ukraine’s European Union accession process. Tajani and Zelenskyy held a bilateral meeting in Kyiv as...