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NATO allies commit to increased defence spending

Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will increase defence spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product, a more than two-fold increase since President Biden took office, the Biden administration announced on Monday. In... Read more... June 18, 2024 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Israel and India mark 30 years of deepening friendship

Israel and India may seem worlds apart, but the people share so much in common including history, innovation, chutzpah and a desire to get things done. Relations between India and Israel have flourished for 30... Read more... May 4, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Israel remembers its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism

56 IDF and security personnel, 84 IDF veterans injured during their service, died. Since March, 15 Israelis were killed by terrorism. President Isaac Herzog at the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony. Israelis owe their fallen soldiers and... Read more... May 4, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Romania on edge as Russia invades Ukraine

Romania – “I assure you, no Romanian should fear for the safety of himself and his family,” Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday, shortly after Russian troops launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – its... Read more... February 26, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Ukraine invasion: Russians close in on Kyiv but meet strong resistance

The military said in a Facebook post early on Saturday that an army unit managed to repel Russian forces near its base on a major city street. In a new video, President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “We... Read more... February 26, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Air raids, missiles, explosion wreak havoc across Ukraine amid Russia invasion

The invasion began early on Thursday, soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised address, called for Ukraine to lay down its arms. Soon after his address, explosions were heard in the cities of Kyiv,... Read more... February 25, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Ukraine crisis: World leaders fine-tune punitive measures against Russia

Twenty million dollars in UN humanitarian funds, and a planned infusion of 1.5 billion euros ($1.68 billion) in EU economic aid for Ukraine. A raft of new, stronger sanctions against Russia from Japan, Europe, Australia, Taiwan... Read more... February 25, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Explosions heard in Kyiv; Ukraine says Russian troops largely stopped from advancing

Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Russia after Moscow launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War 2... Read more... February 25, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin ‘chose’ war

The sanctions target Russian banks oligarchs and hightech sectors Biden said The United States and its allies will block assets of four large Russian banks impose export controls and sanction oligarchs. President Joe Biden on Thursday... Read more... February 24, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments

Russia Says Over 70 Targets In Ukraine Destroyed, Dozens Dead

New Delhi: Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders around nearly all of the country’s perimeter on Thursday after Moscow mounted a mass assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since the... Read more... February 24, 2022 | By The Rising Europe | No Comments