French pension reform: MPs file no-confidence motions against government

French opposition lawmakers on Friday, March 17, filed two no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron's government after it forced a contested pension reform through the Assemblee Nationale without a vote, the leader of an independent parliamentary group said, AFP reports.

Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges

US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, BBC reports.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Zaporizhia region

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Zaporozhye region. As a result, a residential complex was destroyed, according to the press service of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration.

ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia, CNN reports.

Ukraine will produce nuclear fuel to replace Russian fuel on EU market

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has visited the enterprise where nuclear fuel will be produced for domestic nuclear power units and later for export to other countries, Ukrinform reports.

Ukraine and the EU extend the agreement for Ukrainian drivers to travel in the EU without a transport permit

Ukraine and the European Union agreed to extend for another year the agreement that allows Ukrainian drivers to travel in the EU without a transport permit and without an international driver's license, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine announced on its Facebook page.

Some Russian abuses in Ukraine may be crimes against humanity - UN inquiry finds

Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings and torture, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said on Thursday, in some cases making children watch loved ones being raped and detaining others alongside dead bodies, Reuters reports.

US military releases footage of Russian fighter jet forcing down American drone over Black Sea

US European Command released footage of the Tuesday encounter between a US surveillance drone and the Russian fighter jets as it played out over the Black Sea, CNN reports.

Fire in FSB building in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don engulfs 880 square meters

The fire that broke out in the building of the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) border department engulfed 880 square meters, an emergency official told TASS on Thursday.

Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian aggression is nearing the point where it can give in

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his speech on Wednesday night that he feels Russian aggression is approaching the point where it can give in. He expressed thanks to Denmark for the decision to establish a support fund for Ukraine worth one billion dollars, reports Hotnews.ro. According to estimates by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the number of attacks by Russian troops at Bahmut has decreased "significantly" in recent days.

Greek trains to resume 'gradually' from March 22 after crash

Rail traffic will resume "gradually" in Greece from March 22 as the country reels from its deadliest train crash, the transport minister said on Tuesday, AFP reports.

New tensions in Russian-American relations after a Russian fighter jet shot down a US Reaper drone over the Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet forced downa US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military, CNN reports.