UK Bomb Scare Suspects Are Britons, Not Foreigners LONDON: In the quiet English countryside, a night of alarm has grown into a national security puzzle. British counter terror police said Monday that five men detained over a bomb scare at RAF Fairford, a base used by the United States, are all UK nationals in their […]
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A fresh dispute has broken out in Austria’s governing coalition over a proposal to lower the threshold for the 55 percent top income-tax rate from one million to 500,000 euros and make it permanent, according to documents seen by the APA news agency. The plan, which comes from the SPÖ-led finance ministry, is meant to […]
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Serbia’s Vucic Steps Down to Seek a New Seat of Power BELGRADE: On a restless autumn evening, Serbia’s long serving leader stepped up to the Presidential Palace and closed one chapter of his political life to begin another. President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Sept. 27 that he was resigning to run for prime minister in […]
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Hungary’s parliament has stripped Prime Minister Péter Magyar of his parliamentary immunity, allowing prosecutors to pursue a theft investigation linked to a heated 2024 nightclub dispute in Budapest. In a Monday vote carried by a large majority, lawmakers also lifted the immunity of two former ministers from Viktor Orbán’s ousted government, who face separate allegations […]
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Behind closed doors in the Gulf, diplomats are trying to coax a wary Iran back to the negotiating table, and the task is as delicate as crossing a tightrope in a storm. According to The Wall Street Journal, mediators are urging Tehran to soften its stand on its nuclear program in the hope of reviving […]
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TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said Sunday that it had seized a second US military underwater drone in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in one of the world’s most sensitive waterways. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said its forces carried out what it described as a “coordinated and […]
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Pakistani security forces say they have killed more than 70 militants in Balochistan over a four day period, while several Baloch separatist groups have claimed separate attacks on troops, energy infrastructure and government buildings underscoring the intensity of a conflict that has escalated sharply in recent years. The military’s media wing reported that operations in […]
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Vienna: After a dry spell forced the city to impose a barbecue ban from 7 May, Vienna’s ombudswoman Gabriele Schwarz (ÖVP) is demanding that the city refund fees paid by people who could not use their reserved grilling spots on the Danube Island. Speaking on ORF’s “Bürgeranwalt,” Schwarz argued that when authorities prohibit grilling, residents […]
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Swiss voters have sent a clear message: the country’s historic neutrality does not mean standing aside when international law is broken. In a landslide referendum, more than 70% rejected a proposal that would have tied Switzerland’s hands, barring it from imposing sanctions without UN approval and blocking closer ties with Nato, according to BBC News. […]
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Vienna’s Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr (NEOS) says he is ready to discuss tighter state control over the supervision of religious education teachers, but warns that international treaties and Austria’s constitution set firm boundaries. Speaking on ORF’s “Pressestunde,” he also defended planned cuts to Latin lessons and pilot projects for a six year primary school. Integration […]
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