Category: Європа
Posted on December 29, 2018
Russia’s Prosperity: Depends on Whom You Ask
In the past four years, Russia’s $1.7 trillion economy has been in the world’s top 20. But in 2018, it has been plagued with problems stemming from under-investment, broadening state ownership of enterprise and Western sanctions over the …
Posted on December 29, 2018
UK Honors Cave Rescue Divers, Twiggy, Monty Python’s Palin
British divers who rescued young soccer players trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand are among those being recognized in Britain’s New Year’s Honors List, along with 1960s model Twiggy and Monty Python star Michael Palin. Twiggy, a …
Posted on December 28, 2018
Italy’s Foreign Minister to Visit Washington
Italy’s foreign minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be visiting Washington from Jan. 3-4, meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department and with national security adviser John Bolton at the White House Italy’s foreign minister, …
Posted on December 28, 2018
Rights Activists Fear China’s Human Rights Record Will Deteriorate
In China, 2018 has been a year that rights defenders worldwide say was extremely repressive, particularly when it comes to religious persecution. China’s communist party leadership has strongly defended its actions amid growing calls that its actions may …
Posted on December 28, 2018
UNICEF: Children in Conflict Face Grave Rights Violations
Violence and insecurity have forced more than 28 million children from their homes in 2018, UNICEF said in a news release Thursday. The U.N. children’s fund said it had responded to more than 300 emergencies to help children …
Posted on December 28, 2018
US to Boost Weapons Research in Response to Russia
The United States will step up research in hypersonic offense and defense weapons, in response to a Russian test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glider. “While the United States has been the world leader in hypersonic system research for …
Posted on December 28, 2018
Frenchman, 71, to Cross Atlantic — in Barrel
A French septuagenarian, armed with a block of foie gras and a couple of bottles of wine, has set sail across the Atlantic in a barrel. Jean-Jacques Savin, 71, set off from El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands …
Posted on December 27, 2018
UK’s Top Cop Warns of Brexit Costs, Threats to Public Safety
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has suggested that Britain’s departure from the European Union will be costly and could have a damaging effect on public safety. Cressida Dick told the BBC on Thursday that the adjustment …
Posted on December 27, 2018
UK Finds Another 9 Migrants Trying to Enter by Boat
British officials say nine migrants have been detained on a beach in southeastern England after crossing the English Channel in a small inflatable boat. The Home Office said Thursday the group comprises five men, one woman, two boys …
Posted on December 27, 2018
Russia Tests Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Weapon
Russia has successfully conducted its final test of a hypersonic glider capable of carrying nuclear warheads, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Putin, who oversaw the test Wednesday, said the weapon is impossible to intercept and will ensure Russia’s …
Posted on December 26, 2018
4 Media Organizations Ask Albania to Drop Online Media Laws
Four international media organizations have called on the Albanian government to drop two draft laws on state regulation and compulsory registration of online media to fight fake news. In a letter sent Wednesday to Prime Minister Edi Rama …
Posted on December 26, 2018
Sicilians Flee Their Homes After Strong Earthquake
A strong earthquake caused by Mount Etna’s ongoing eruption led to panic in eastern Sicily early Wednesday. No one was killed, but at least 30 people suffered minor injuries. Italian authorities used helicopters early Wednesday to assess the …
Posted on December 26, 2018
Digitally Enhanced: Estonia Plots the End of Bureaucracy
In the Estonian capital of Tallinn, three-day-old Oskar Lunde sleeps soundly in his hospital cot, snuggled into a lime green blanket decorated with red butterflies. Across the room, his father turns on a laptop. “Now we will register …
Posted on December 26, 2018
More Migrants Trying to Reach Britain Via English Channel
French authorities said eight migrants were picked up from a stalled boat Tuesday while trying to cross the English Channel to Britain, where the government office that oversees immigration reported that almost 30 more were rescued in the …
Posted on December 25, 2018
Remarks by Belarusian Leader Upstage Sensitive Kremlin Talks
Less than a day before arriving in Moscow to salvage frayed ties with his Russian counterpart, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he no longer considers Russia a “brotherly nation.” According to a television broadcast by Belsat, a Belarus-focused …
Posted on December 25, 2018
Russia Expands Economic Sanctions on Ukraine
Russia on Tuesday expanded its economic sanctions on Ukraine, adding more than 250 people and businesses to a blacklist first announced at the start of November. According to a decree by Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, 245 individuals and …
Posted on December 25, 2018
Turkey Invites Trump, White House Says Nothing Being Planned
A Turkish official said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation to visit the country. Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters after a Cabinet meeting that Trump wants to make the …
Posted on December 25, 2018
Pope: Forgo Greed and Gluttony of Christmas for Simple Love
Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love. Francis celebrated a Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, opening …
Posted on December 25, 2018
Russian Envoy: Bad Relations With US Unlikely to Improve
Russian envoy: Bad relations with US unlikely to improvRussia’s U.N. ambassador says relations between Moscow and Washington are “practically non-existent,” which he says is bad not only for both countries but for the world — and he sees …
Posted on December 23, 2018
Trump, Erdogan Agree to Coordinate US Pullout From Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump says Turkey will eliminate the rest of the Islamic State militants in Syria after the U.S. military withdraws its forces. In a tweet late Sunday, Trump said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “has strongly …
Posted on December 23, 2018
US Allies Reeling from ‘Trump Withdrawal’ Scramble in Syria
British and French officials are scrambling to determine how they can maintain military pressure on the Islamic State terror group once the United States has pulled out its ground forces from northeast Syria. Both countries have said they …
Posted on December 23, 2018
UN: Human Rights Violations Victimize Ukrainian Civilians
As Ukraine enters its fifth winter of conflict, the United Nations says civilians continue to be victimized by widespread human rights violations and abuse perpetrated by both the government and Russian-backed rebels in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern …
Posted on December 23, 2018
Turkey Masses Troops near Kurdish-held Syrian Town
A Syrian war monitor and Turkish media say Turkey is massing troops near a town in northern Syria held by a U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force. Turkey said it would delay a promised offensive in Syria following U.S. President …
Posted on December 22, 2018
Malta, Italy Both Refuse to Allow Hundreds of Migrants to Disembark
More than 300 migrants were rescued Friday off the coast of Libya by the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms. But now they are facing Christmas at sea after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Italian ports are closed …
Posted on December 22, 2018
UN Tells Britain to Let Assange Leave Ecuador Embassy
U.N. rights experts called on British authorities Friday to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuador embassy in London without fear of arrest or extradition. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention reiterated its finding published …
Posted on December 22, 2018
Police Arrest Two in Gatwick Airport Drone Investigation
British police have made two arrests in connection with their investigation into the drone incursions that have hampered operations at Gatwick Airport for three days. Sussex police said in a statement early Saturday that the arrests were made …
