Guy Davies

Feb 24, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | David Brennan |Mary Kekatos |Guy Davies

(LONDON) --  Russia launched 185 attack drones into Ukraine in an overnight attack coinciding with the third anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor, as allied leaders gathered in Kyiv to express their solidarity with Ukraine. Ukraine's air force said it tracked 185 Shahed attack drones of various types launched into the country from several directions. The air force said Ukrainian forces shot down 113 drones with 71 others lost in flight without causing any damage.

Feb 24, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Guy Davies |Mary Kekatos |David Brennan

(LONDON) -- Before the final votes in Germany's election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, who is set to become the next chancellor, promised a major shift in relations with the U.S.In a post-election debate, he promised to confront head-on a new reality -- that the Trump administration looks to overturn about 80 years of policy and raises the prospect of abandoning security guarantees for Europe.

Feb 24, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | David Brennan |Guy Davies

(LONDON) -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes. Three years later, the ravaged nation is still living under the extraordinary powers granted to the government in order to sustain its defensive and existential war against President Vladimir Putin's invading Russian forces. Powers that Russia is wielding to undermine the country's wartime leader.

Feb 24, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | David Brennan |Patrick Reevell |Guy Davies

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for the "absolute heroism" of Ukrainians over three years defending against Russia's invasion, of which Monday marked the third anniversary. "Three years of resistance," Zelenskyy wrote in a statement on social media. "Three years of gratitude. Three years of absolute heroism of Ukrainians.""I am proud of Ukraine! I thank everyone who defends and supports it," Zelenskyy wrote. "Everyone who works for Ukraine.

Feb 24, 2025 | thepulseofnh.com | Phoebe Natanson |David Brennan |Guy Davies

(ROME and LONDON) -- Pope Francis is "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican press office said. "The night passed well, the Pope slept and is resting," the office said in a short statement. Francis has been eating normally, is awake and is continuing his medical therapies, a source at the Vatican told ABC News. He’s also in good humor and isn’t suffering from pain, the source said. Francis has been hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb.