No Comments Ukrainian officials believe that a Russian military buildup near its borders could signal plans by Moscow to invade. After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the Kremlin threw its weight behind a separatist insurgency that broke out in Ukraine’s east. Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of sending its troops and weapons to back the rebels, […]
No Comments As Switzerland kicked off a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive, riot police formed lines around Zurich’s main train station. Their mission was to protect a new “vaccination village” in the station hall from angry protesters. Some protesters carried Trycheln, the giant cowbells that are a symbol of rural Switzerland, where vaccine hesitancy is high. Despite being […]
No Comments Israel ambassador to the United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely who had gone to the London School of Economics (LSE) had to run for her life when pro-Palestine students tried to de-platform her as she had come to this illustrious institution to take part in a debate. Tzipi Hotovely bodyguards quite literally had to carry push the […]
No Comments Poland says it has repelled an attempt by hundreds of migrants and refugees to enter the country from its eastern border with Belarus. Warsaw said it has deployed additional soldiers, border guards and police in response to the situation along its eastern border. The European Union has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants from the Middle […]
No Comments In a clear retaliatory move after NATO expelled its diplomats, Russia on Monday suspended its mission at NATO and ordered the closure of the alliance’s office in Moscow. The counter-retaliatory measure comes weeks after NATO withdrew the accreditation of eight Russian officials to its Brussels headquarters, saying it believes they have been secretly working as […]
No Comments French fishing fleet owners have threatened the UK government with a two-week deadline to grant them licences to catch in the UK waters. They have threatened to block the Channel Tunnel and the ferry port of Calais, preventing imports from entering Britain after the deadline. The fight over fishing rights began after Jersey administration refused […]
No Comments In a major blow to the brand image of Chinese mobile phones, the government of Lithuania is discouraging citizens from using Chinese mobile devices. The government said that the Chinese mobile phones were found to come with built-in censorship capabilities undermining freedom of speech and personal data security. On Sept. 21, the Lithuanian government report […]
No Comments In the recently held summit on Crimea, Ukraine has called on Russia to end the occupation of Crimea and return the same ‘peacefully’. During the summit held on 23 August, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his inaugural speech said: “Ukrainian Crimea was a guarantee of regional stability. Now it is a powder keg.” The […]
No Comments The Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens agree on a power-sharing deal on Friday that could pave the way to another referendum on Scotland’s independence from the U.K. in the coming couple of years. Though the deal does not put the coalition in power after the SNP fell one seat short of an overall […]
No Comments The Nord Stream-2 natural gas pipeline will soon become operational despite Washington’s attempt to politicize the project, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said last week. Her response came after US President Joe Biden on 15 July had said: “My view on Nord Stream 2 has been known for some time. Good friends can disagree… […]
