BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will declare the start of accession talks with Ukraine at their summit in Brussels, their chairman Charles Michel said on Thursday in a surprise announcement. The talks themselves are likely to take years. Ukraine, which has a population of 44 million and is geographically …

(Reuters) – Serie A leaders Inter Milan have made an excellent start to the season, but coach Simone Inzaghi may have to do without three of his key defenders on Sunday when they visit a Lazio side still searching for form. Inter will be without their right-sided wing back Denzel …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland coach Andy Farrell has extended his contract until the end of the 2027 World Cup, the Irish Rugby Football Union said on Thursday as they kept faith with the former England player who led them to this year’s last eight and Six Nations success. The 48-year-old …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine set out ambitions on Thursday to develop high-tech industries, proposing future state support for the creation of a chipmaking industry and to build up artificial intelligence. The plan, dubbed Win 2030, comes more than 21 months into an all-out war with Russia that the Ukrainian army’s …