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LONDON (AP) – The leader of the Scottish government said Sunday that she will push on with her campaign to take Scotland out of the United Kingdom, even if she loses a Supreme Court case seeking authorization to call a new independence referendum.

European Union countries agreed Wednesday to impose a price cap on Russian oil and other new sanctions following Donbas annexations.

The Prague meeting is the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron and is backed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The EU vowed to introduce checks on key infrastructure, including energy, after the suspected sabotage of pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

Germany told Poland there will be no more World War II reparations because Berlin considers the matter is closed.

Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov invited his political opponents Tuesday to talks on forming a government.

Jerzy Urban, a spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government who masterminded state propaganda and censorship has died.

A man appeared in court on Monday charged with the murder of a 9-year-old girl who was shot dead in her own home.

The leaders of Hungary, Austria and Serbia met Monday in Budapest to find solutions on how to stem the increasing number of migrants.

Poland requested the payment of some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia attacked the Ukrainian president’s hometown with suicide drones on Sunday, and Ukraine pushed ahead with its counteroffensive after taking back control of a strategic eastern city.

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgarians on Sunday cast their ballots in a general election – the fourth in 18 months – marked by a raging war nearby, political instability, and economic hardships in the European Union’s poorest member.

Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia defended the referendums, claiming that more than 100 international observers from Italy, Germany, Venezuela, and Latvia who observed the voting recognized the outcomes as legitimate.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies.

Swedish officials do not yet know if an undersea power cable that runs between southern Sweden and Poland was damaged.

Czech police fired warning shots in the air before detaining the driver of a van carrying 15 migrants Thursday morning.

Finland´s future NATO membership will make the Nordic country a more interesting target for Russian intelligence and influencing operations.

The Finnish government said Thursday it would significantly limit passenger traffic on Finland´s border with Russia.

The EU suspects sabotage in the Nord Stream case and is warning of retaliation for any attack on Europe’s energy networks.

Anti-terror raids targeting a group of suspected far-right extremists left one dead in Belgium after police exchanged gunfire with a man.

German prosecutors said they have charged a woman with crimes against humanity and aiding and abetting genocide.

Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy’s parliament.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesman told the news agency dpa on Monday.

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival

BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgium’s justice minister remained under protection Monday after four people suspected of taking part in a plot by alleged drugs criminals to kidnap him were arrested in the Netherlands.

A gunman killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded 21 other people in a school in central Russia on Monday, authorities said.

For Ukrainian and Russian military planners, the clock is ticking, with the approach of winter expected to make fighting more complicated.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Serbia’s foreign minister on Sunday sought to play down the importance of an agreement with Russia after the Balkan state that is seeking European Union membership faced criticism for signing it.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain’s ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlet

Invoking history ranging from the U.S. war in Iraq in the early 2000s to the 20th-century Cold War to a 19th-century U.S. policy that essentially proclaimed American influence over the Western Hemisphere, Lavrov portrayed the U.S. as a bully that tries to afford itself “the sacred right to act with impunity wherever and wherever they want” and can’t accept a world where others also advance their national interests.

(AFP) – Russia on Saturday toughened penalties for voluntary surrender and refusal to fight with up to 10 years imprisonment and replaced its top logistics general after a series of setbacks to its seven-month war in Ukraine.

LONDON (AP) – King Charles III has been pictured taking up his new state duties in Buckingham Palace for the first time.

The German government has scrambled to wean Europe’s biggest economy off Russian oil, coal, and gas since coming to office last December.

Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow.

Australia honored the late Queen with a national day of mourning, including dignitaries placing sprigs in a wreath at Parliament House.

Britain´s central bank is under pressure make another big interest rate hike Thursday, with inflation outpacing other major economies.