Category: Europe

BAKHMUT, Ukraine/KYIV, Nov – Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine’s frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east – the Russian republic of Chechnya.Maga, his nom-de-guerre, is part of a unit of Chechen fighters helping Ukraine battle Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.Many of his kinsmen also […]

BRUSSELS, Nov – The European Parliament on Wednesday designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, arguing that its military strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets such as energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools and shelters violated international law.European lawmakers voted in favour of a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.The move is largely symbolic, as the […]

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that Sweden and Finland should strengthen their laws on terrorism and increase their cooperation with NATO, including Türkiye, in the fight against terrorism and terrorist organizations such as the PKK. Speaking to Swedish state television SVT, Stoltenberg emphasized that Sweden and Finland should revise and strengthen their laws […]

Belgium began enforcing a new regulation Monday that enables employees to work four days a week instead of five. The regulation was enacted after the parties forming the coalition government reached an agreement on reform in working life in June. Under the arrangement, employees will be able to request from their employer the opportunity to […]

GENEVA: The board of a Swiss-based trust fund managing some $3.5 billion in frozen assets seized after the Taliban took power last year is meeting in Geneva for the first time on Monday, a Swiss government spokesperson confirmed. The frozen central bank reserves were recently transferred from Washington into the ‘Fund for the Afghan People’ […]

The UN climate change conference COP27 “marks a small step towards climate justice,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. At the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, nearly 200 countries made a historic deal to establish a “loss and damage” fund to help vulnerable countries hit hard by climate change. “We have […]

UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has denounced the “targeted” strikes at Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, calling for a “stop to this madness”. Around a dozen strikes had targeted the plant, he said, and the situation was “very serious”, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told French broadcaster BFMTV. It was […]

The French electricity grid operator has warned of a “high risk” of network strain due to ongoing nuclear power plant outages, which could see businesses and households forced to curb usage to avoid outright power cuts. In a winter outlook update, RTE said it expects France’s network of nuclear plants will be operating at just […]

Russia is seeking a “short truce” – a proposal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vehemently dismissed as it would allow Moscow’s forces to regain strength after suffering a series of battlefield defeats. Officials in Russia have repeatedly said they were ready to engage in peace talks without any conditions, but it is not clear if they […]

Police in Bulgaria have detained five people in connection with the bombing that killed six people in Turkey’s largest city last weekend, the Bulgarian prosecution service said on Nov. 19. The detained individuals were charged with helping one of the people who carried out the Nov. 13 bombing on a busy Istanbul street, Siika Mileva, […]