Reuters

Italian Eurofighter jets intercepted two russian planes flying over international waters in the Baltic Sea during a NATO air control mission on Thursday and Friday.

American journalist Evan Gershkowitz was detained in russia on espionage charges, prompting condemnation from President Biden and other U. S. officials, who called it an unfair attempt to use Americans as bargaining chips.

France is inviting military, police and civilian personnel from 45 foreign countries to join the security of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States on May 9 to meet with President Joe Biden for the first time at the White House.

The U. S. has asked American companies to stop supplying goods to more than 600 foreign customers over fears that these goods could be diverted to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine.

The Texas Attorney General is investigating the activities of Boeing's supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. in connection with recurring problems with spare parts supplied to Boeing.

A bus carrying passengers from Botswana fell off a bridge in South Africa, killing at least 45 people after the bus caught fire.

The British company Evolve Dynamics is developing electronic warfare-resistant drones for the Ukrainian military to counter Russian jamming tactics.

At least four people are killed and five others injured, including one in serious condition, in a stabbing attack during a home invasion in Rockford, Illinois; the suspect is in custody.

Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency due to a significant increase in dengue cases - 549 cases have been reported since the beginning of the year, which poses a threat to the island's healthcare system.

Five men, four Germans and one Swiss, were accused of illegally supplying Siemens gas turbines worth 111 million euros to Crimea via St. Petersburg in 2015-2016, in violation of sanctions.

H&M's operating profit in the first quarter rose more than expected to $196 million, which led to a 13% jump in the company's shares.

Poland's Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Sekerski says negotiations with Ukraine on food imports were difficult, but a deal could be reached after meetings on Wednesday and Thursday devoted to farmers' protests against Ukrainian grain imports.

Moldova's Constitutional Court has overturned a law that banned a pro-Russian party linked to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor from running in the elections. Members of the party are also allowed to run in the elections, despite Shor's conviction for fraud.

Russian oil companies are facing delays of up to several months in receiving payments from banks in China, Turkey, and the UAE due to heightened caution about possible secondary US sanctions that undermine the Kremlin's oil export revenues.

The United States and South Korea have created a new working group aimed at preventing North Korea from illegally obtaining oil bypassing UN sanctions.

Oil prices fell due to an increase in US crude oil inventories and expectations of possible inaction by OPEC+ in its production policy, which led to profit-taking after a strong rally in mid-March.

The former president of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Suyuan, was sentenced to life in prison for match-fixing and financial crimes involving bribes of more than €10. 3 million.

Belgian Agriculture Minister David Clarinval reported progress in meeting the demands of angry European farmers, but said the EU should continue to seek all possible solutions to calm their concerns about problems such as high commodity prices, extreme weather and low agricultural income.

russia requires its oil companies to cut production to 9 million barrels per day by the end of June in line with OPEC+ commitments.

The High Court in London has decided to postpone the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States until the appeal is completed.

Russian investigators interrogated the families of 4 Tajik men accused of committing a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow, with Tajik President Rahmon personally leading the investigation.

Hungary will not extend the ban on imports of honey from Ukraine, as the previous ban did not have a positive impact on prices in the local market and caused losses to companies exporting honey to the EU, said the country's Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy.

A New York court reduced Donald Trump's bail in a fraud case from $454 million to $175 million and gave him 10 additional days to pay.

russia's kuibyshev oil refinery shut down the CDU-5 primary oil processing unit after a drone attack, losing half of its production capacity.

Israeli air strikes on a Hezbollah base in the Lebanese city of Baalbek wounded at least 3 people, and Hezbollah responded by firing rockets toward northern Israel.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid tensions over restrictions on chip exports to China.

Two people were killed and 51 injured in a collision between a school bus and a cement truck near Austin, Texas.

Germany and France have allowed tank manufacturer KNDS to establish a local subsidiary in Ukraine to produce spare parts and train local workers.

Germany and France have reached a breakthrough agreement on an equal distribution of industrial volumes between the two countries to develop a new generation MGCS tank to replace the outdated Leopard and Leclerc tanks.