Czech Senate Leader Milos Vystrcil was little known to the world until he led a Czech parliamentary and business delegation to Taiwan in autumn 2020, defying threats of severe retaliation…
Lithuania Says Sanctions on Goods to Kaliningrad Take Effect
Lithuanian authorities said a ban on the transit through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad of goods that are subject to EU sanctions was to take effect Saturday….
Opposition Rally Demands Early Elections in North Macedonia
Thousands of supporters of North Macedonia’s main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE gathered Saturday evening in the center of the capital Skopje to pressure the leftist government to call an election two…
Big Crowds Take to London Streets to Protest Soaring Costs
Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in Britain. Huge crowds flooded into the British capital for the rally…
Third Suspect in Murder of British Journalist Arrested in Brazil
A third suspect in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon rainforest was arrested Saturday, Brazil’s federal police said. Jeferson da Silva Lima was on the run,…
German Far-right Elects New Leaders After Co-Chair Quits
The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it…
Російські війська завдали інфраструктурі України збитків на 104 мільярди доларів – Шмигаль
Про це прем’єр-міністр заявив на британсько-українському інфраструктурному саміті …
Former Hotel Housekeeper Aims to Give French Workers a Voice
A former hotel housekeeper who fought for the rights of her coworkers has become a symbol of the recent revival of France’s left, which is expected to emerge as the…
Russia Frees Medic Who Filmed Mariupol’s Horror
A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team was freed by Russian forces on Friday, three months after…
UN Weekly Roundup: June 11-17, 2022
Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. UN human rights chief…
Attacks, Threats Add to Pressure for Azerbaijan’s Media
News that police in France arrested two men suspected of traveling to the city of Nantes to kill an Azeri blogger will be of little surprise to journalists in Azerbaijan….
Pioneering Russian Journalist Sells Nobel Peace Medal for Ukraine
Russian journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov is auctioning his Nobel medal for Ukrainian refugees, distraught at the eradication of independent media in his country, where he says fewer…
European Commission Backs Ukraine’s EU Membership
The European Commission recommended Friday that Ukraine should be granted European Union candidate status. “Ukraine has clearly demonstrated the country’s aspiration and the country’s determination to live up to European…
UK Government Approves Extradition of Assange; He Plans to Appeal
The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges — a milestone, but not the end of the…
French, German, Italian, Romanian Leaders Visit Kyiv
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and President Klaus Iohannis of Romania visited Kyiv on Thursday in a show of support for Ukraine…
European Leaders Bear Witness to Ukraine War’s Horror
Before the ceremony and the serious meetings about war, the European leaders witnessed the devastation wrought by Russia. A must. To understand Ukraine’s fight for survival, they had to see…
Coca-Cola «вичерпує запаси» в Росії, більше виробництва та продажів у країні не буде – Reuters
Таким чином представники компанії прокоментували повідомлення журналістів про те, що газований напій продовжують продавати в Росії …
Turkey Deports Thousands to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
Turkey is deporting thousands of Afghans despite an international outcry about the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have been accused of human rights violations. In January 2022,…
EU Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Rising Divisions, Tensions
Thursday’s visit to Ukraine by four European Union leaders comes ahead of a key decision on Kyiv’s EU candidacy, expected next week — and as tensions grow over Europe’s long-term…
Greek Neo-Nazi Party Leaders Appeal Convictions
The imprisoned leaders of Greece’s once-powerful neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party are seeking to overturn long prison terms in an appeals court trial that began this week in Athens. Justice officials…
HRW Urges Russia to Halt Use of Banned Landmines in Ukraine
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Russia is causing casualties and suffering among civilians in its war against Ukraine by using antipersonnel landmines that have been banned internationally. In a report…
UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption
Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as well as…
US Sending New $1 Billion Tranche of Weapons to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived Thursday in Kyiv in a show of support to Ukraine amid its battle to fend…
Влада розповіла про втрати в енергетичній галузі України через російське вторгнення
Україна внесла пропозицію на асоційоване членство в Міжнародному енергетичному агентстві …
2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine
Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia haven’t been heard from in days and are missing, members of the state’s congressional delegation…
In Ukraine, Mines Take Lives Even After Fighting Moves on
The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy keeping him company, and was bouncing his lumbering vehicle down one of the innumerable dirt tracks in Ukraine that…
EU, Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Israeli Liquified Natural Gas to Europe
Egypt, Israel and the European Union signed a gas deal Wednesday in which Egypt will export Israeli liquified natural gas to Europe via two Egyptian LNG plants. The memorandum of…
Ukrainian Orphan Finds New Home and Hope in America
Phil and Kristie Graves are a U.S.couple from Maryland and parents of three biological children and an adopted girl with special needs from Armenia. Recently, they decided to adopt a…
US Places Sanctions on Men Tied to Russian Ultranationalist Group
The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on two backers of an “ethnically motivated violent extremist group” called the Russian Imperial Movement, or RIM, one of whom visited the United States…
Прокуратура передала АРМА активи білоруської нафтової компанії на 20 млн грн – ОГП
У прокуратурі згадують білоруську нафтову компанію, засновниками якої є ЗАТ «Білоруська нафтова компанія» та Республіканське унітарне підприємство «Виробниче об’єднання «Бєлоруснафта» …
