Month: September 2023

Ukraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Ukraine scored devastating deep strikes against Russian-occupied Crimea in the 83rd week of the war, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured Europe and the United States picking up pledges of new long-range weapons and financing. At the same time, Ukrainian and Western sources confirmed that Ukrainian troops had broken through the first and strongest line of … Read moreUkraine strikes deep inside Crimea, cuts through Surovikin Line

Slovakia’s knife-edge election to determine stance on Ukraine

Robert Fico, Slovakia’s three-time prime minister, has a chance to return to power in a closely fought early election on Saturday, raising the prospect of the central European country dropping its staunch support of neighbouring Ukraine. Fico’s SMER-SSD party has a narrow lead over liberal Progressive Slovakia (PS), which has pledged to stay the course on foreign … Read moreSlovakia’s knife-edge election to determine stance on Ukraine

France’s abaya ban risks isolating Muslim students, experts say

When French students returned to class a few weeks ago, the government issued a ban on abayas and qamis in public middle and high schools, a move that saw already fraught tensions between the state and Muslim minority deepen. The government sees the full-length robes worn by some Muslims as a religious symbol. On Monday, … Read moreFrance’s abaya ban risks isolating Muslim students, experts say

Germany scraps plans for more stringent building standards to prop up industry

The German government will put on indefinite hold plans to require more stringent building insulation standards, environment minister Robert Habeck told Reuters, an effort to help prop up the ailing building industry. The about-face from the German government comes ahead of a closely watched meeting between the building industry and government leaders with Chancellor Olaf … Read moreGermany scraps plans for more stringent building standards to prop up industry

40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists

Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists to keep himself in office after an election he failed to win. Waving Spanish flags, supporters of the opposition conservative People’s Party (PP) travelled from across Spain to attend … Read more40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists

Serb gunmen battle police in Kosovo monastery siege; four dead

Ethnic Serb gunmen in armoured vehicles stormed a village in north Kosovo on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves in a monastery in a resurgence of violence in the restive north that killed four people. The siege centred on a Serbian Orthodox monastery near the village of Banjska in the Serb-majority region where monks and … Read moreSerb gunmen battle police in Kosovo monastery siege; four dead

What US lawmakers have said about Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy urges more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the United States capital to meet US President Joe Biden, legislators, and defence officials in an effort to rally continued funding from Washington for the fight against Russia’s invasion. The US has sent about $114bn in security and humanitarian aid to help Zelenskyy’s government since the beginning of the … Read moreWhat US lawmakers have said about Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy urges more

King Charles urges stronger France-UK ties, partnership on climate change

Britain’s King Charles III has pledged to do everything he can during his reign to strengthen the relationship between France and the United Kingdom, suggesting the two countries should team up to tackle the climate crisis. “For the time that is granted to me as king, I pledge to do whatever I can to strengthen … Read moreKing Charles urges stronger France-UK ties, partnership on climate change

UK to charge five Bulgarian nationals with spying for Russia

Five Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying for Russia for a span of three years will be charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage, UK prosecutors have said. The three men and two women are accused of “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy for a purpose prejudicial to the … Read moreUK to charge five Bulgarian nationals with spying for Russia

Rights groups condemn arrest of French journalist over defence reporting

A French reporter has been arrested and her home searched in connection with a report two years ago by online media outlet Disclose that said French intelligence was being misused by Egypt, the outlet and the reporter’s lawyer said. Rights groups condemned the arrest on Tuesday of journalist Ariane Lavrilleux, who authored the report that … Read moreRights groups condemn arrest of French journalist over defence reporting

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