The city of Donetsk as well as other locations across the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics came under heavy artillery and rocket attacks by Kiev forces overnight, according to local authorities. Officials claim the shelling targeted primarily residential areas and continued into the day, with the Ukrainian military using 155mm NATO-caliber artillery and…

Croatia switched to the euro and entered the Schengen free-movement zone on Sunday, marking two major milestones for the Balkan nation, which joined the European Union nearly a decade ago. Zagreb’s bid to adopt the euro was approved by the EU Council in July, marking the first expansion of the currency bloc in almost a…

Windfall tax on energy sector will make it harder to keep ageing reactors running, operator says Two nuclear power plants in the UK are at risk of being closed next year as a result of thewindfall tax approved by the British authorities, The Sunday Telegraph reported on Sunday, citing French grid operator Electricite de France…