Day: May 24, 2025

The European Union is considering disconnecting more than 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system, as well as lowering the price ceiling for Russian oil and imposing a ban on the Nord Stream gas pipelines as part of a new package of sanctions.

The hourslong raids, involving hundreds of drones, were a reminder that any diplomatic resolution to the conflict remains far off.

Several West African countries are intensifying efforts to shed remnants of their colonial past by renaming streets, squares, and public landmarks that once honored French generals, politicians, and cultural figures. The campaign, which began as part of a broader decolonization drive, has gained fresh momentum in Burkina Faso and is now spreading across the region, Azernews reports.

Overnight attacks demonstrate that Moscow is blocking a ceasefire deal to end the war, Zelenskyy says.