Category World

PARIS — The death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps rose to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said Monday. The prosecutor’s office in Bonneville, in the Haute-Savoie region, said the body of a sixth person was…

BUCHAREST, Romania — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who is under house arrest in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, appeared at prosecutors’ offices on Monday for forensic searches of electronic equipment confiscated during investigations, his…

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland — Demonstrators opposing the Good Friday peace agreement that ended three decades of hostilities in Northern Ireland firebombed a police car Monday in Londonderry during a march on the agreement’s 25th anniversary, officials said. Police called for…

KYIV, Ukraine — More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with…

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force following its president’s trip to the U.S., the island’s Defense Ministry said Monday. The Chinese military earlier had announced three-day “combat…

MUMBAI, India — Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16 years, she had been a social worker in Mumbai, India’s frenetic financial capital, and she loved the work. But her family kept telling her she…

Every year, Ukraine carries out March indexation, due to which pensioner payments increase – usually by not very significant amounts. VIDEO OF THE DAY Why the amounts are insignificant, and what needs to be changed in the mechanism for increasing…

In 2026, some pensioners are promised an increase in their pension payments by a maximum of 2,340 hryvnias per month, but there are those in Ukraine who receive at least 1 million hryvnias per year. All of them are state…

Deputy Director of the Pension Fund of Ukraine Department, Alena Krasnova, reported that a pilot project has been launched in the country – providing basic social assistance to low-income families. To receive such payments, low-income families must contact the Pension…

It seems that scammers have really “unleashed” in Ukraine recently – they are not only “transferring” virtual pensions for past years, but also stealing real money from pensioners. VIDEO OF THE DAY A client of Oschadbank told about one of…