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European Leaders Risk Train Ride to Kyiv in Show of Solidarity to Ukraine

Three European leaders made a long and hazardous journey by rail from Poland to Ukraine on Tuesday in a show of support as Kyiv came under further Russian attack. The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic met...

Nearly Three Million Ukrainian Refugees After Russian Invasion: UN

The number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the country after the Russian invasion approached three million on Tuesday, the United Nations said. Data from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) suggests about 2.95 million people have left Ukraine thus far. The UNHCR...

Is Poland About to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US was "working actively" on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets to fight Russia. The deal, according to reports, could involve Poland handing over its existing MIG-29s,...

More Than 360,000 Refugees Left Ukraine Since Russian Invasion

Over 360,000 refugees have left Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on Thursday, according to the UN. As Ukraine's forces battle Russian troops in the capital Kyiv and in the north, south and east of the nation, the UN’s High...

Ukrainian Refugees Flee Country for Poland, Romania After Russian Invasion

  Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion have begun to trickle into Poland and Rmania, with dozens of people arriving at the normally placid Medyka border crossing with Poland on Thursday. Local media from countries bordering Ukraine report that small numbers...

Ukraine Garners Support in Bid to Join EU as Russian Threat Continues

Ukraine officials urged world leaders to issue additional sanctions against Russia on Wednesday while the presidents of Poland and Lithuania met today in Kyiv, giving their support to Ukraine in its EU bid. Saying other countries should "Hit Hard, Hit...

Belarus Uses Migrants Against Poland — Just as Turkey did Against Greece

Poland accused Belarus on Monday of planning a "major provocation" by encouraging a large group of migrants to cross the Polish border, in an incident reminiscent of Turkey's attempt to destabilize Greece and the EU in March 2020. "Belarus wants...

Tiny Village in Poland Stands in Solidarity with Evia Fire Victims

The community of Niedyszyna, a small village in Poland near Lodz, has expressed their solidarity with those who lost their homes and possessions in the catastrophic fires that blazed across Evia, Greece in August. The group sent a letter of...

Grateful Greece Offers “Holiday Vouchers” to Foreign Firefighters

Greece offered on Friday “holiday vouchers” to hundreds of firefighters from foreign countries that responded to the call for assistance. The move is a gesture of gratitude to the hundreds of foreign firefighters from 11 EU countries and 12 non-EU...

Five Percent of Power Plants Create 73% of Electrical Generation Emissions

Power plants across the world are giants of environmental pollution. A study published in the journal Enviornmental Research Letters found that five percent of the 29,000 power plants included in the study were the source of 73 percent of the planet's emissions of carbon dioxide from the electricity generation sector.