Shocking alien fingerprints reignite Peruvian mummy mystery

The controversy surrounding the alleged "alien mummies" from Peru has taken a new twist, with conflicting claims from different experts.

Israel depicts toddler Erdogan in Iran’s lap, Greece takes aim at Turkey’s “junk” jets in wars of words

Known for dishing it out, this week Turkish leader has had to take some of his own medicine.

Russians take to streets in rare protest after prolonged power cuts

Residents of a large Russian city have taken to the streets to protest against prolonged electricity cuts and repeated water supply interruptions.

Father of the Russian internet jailed for transferring IP addresses abroad

A court in Moscow has sentenced Alexey Soldatov, former Russian Deputy Minister of Communications and one of the founders of Runet, to two years in a general-regime penal colony.

Hungary to block disbursement of European Peace Facility to Ukraine until Lukoil delivery issues resolved

Hungary has been blocking the disbursement of the next European Peace Facility tranche for more than a year.

Montenegro reshuffles government to include pro-Russian partners

Opposition slam inclusion of ministers from pro-Russian nationalist ZBCG, claiming PM Milojko Spajic's decision was "dictated by Moscow".

Approach of Typhoon Gaemi sees Taiwan adjust military drill schedules

Taiwan's military has adjusted its annual Han Kuang military exercises as Typhoon Gaemi approaches the island with potentially severe weather conditions

Former Azerbaijani diplomat detained on stabbing charge, alleges fabrication and torture

Emin Ibrahimov known as a critic of Aliyev regime that he says has made Azerbaijan a Russian proxy.

Indonesia looks to break decade-long hiatus on purchasing Russian oil

Pertamina, the Indonesian state-controlled refiner, is said to be on the lookout for Russian oil grades for what will be the first time in years, according to three traders

German sentenced to death by Minsk may be part of Kremlin’s prisoner swap deal preparations

A Belarusian court has sentenced German citizen Rico Krieger to death on terrorism changes. But observers believe Krieger’s case is linked to the Kremlin's preparation for a prisoner swap deal.

MOL’s chief fumes over "temporary" windfall tax and criticises Viktor Orban's economic policy

MOL’s chief Zsolt Hernadi, an ally of Viktor Orban, strongly criticised the government’s windfall taxes, which were supposed to be phased out in 2023 but will be maintained for energy companies, retailers and banks in 2025.

Kremlin ‘not surprised’ by Biden’s decision to pull out of election, says Peskov

Rumours of possible spy swap increase as Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva sentenced to 6½ years for spreading false information

Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has been convicted of spreading “false information” about the Russian army and sentenced to 6½ years in prison.

Serbia becomes first Western Balkan country to produce electric vehicles

Serbia is seeking to establish itself in the global electric vehicle (EV) market, at the same time as it plans to open Europe's largest lithium mine.

Chances of forming a new government in Bulgaria fade away

Bulgaria is on the brink of its seventh general election since 2021.

Ukraine avoids default with generous bond restructuring deal

Ukraine appears to have averted a disastrous default on its debt and has secured a last-minute “comprehensive restructuring” of its external public commercial debt, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko announced on July 22.

Gunman kills five in attack on Croatian nursing home

Calls for tighter gun control after attack at nursing home in the Croatian spa town of Daruvar.

Hungary faces energy crisis, after Ukraine cuts off Russian oil deliveries

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has warned that a durable solution is urgently needed following Ukraine's decision to cut off oil deliveries from Russia’s Lukoil, causing a significant disruption to Hungary's oil supply.

Russian man arrested after decapitating Stalin bust

Russian police have arrested a man who used a sledgehammer to decapitate a bust of Joseph Stalin, Russian state media has reported, citing law enforcement agencies.

Romania to move forward on small modular reactors programme with NuScale

Nuclearelectrica aims to build a SMR with capacity of 462MW to replace a former coal-fired thermal power plant.