Ethiopia’s election body suspends Tigray regional party’s activities
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s national elections body on Thursday imposed a three-month suspension on a party that administers the war-scarred Tigray region, saying it had breached laws governing its internal…
Trump’s call with Putin on Ukraine: Europe’s worst nightmare is rapidly becoming a reality
It looks like the US expects Europeans to bankroll and enforce a deal which they are not consulted on. Read More
Denmark’s housing dispersal policy is discriminatory, EU court adviser says
COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s policy of dispersing residents from neighbourhoods with large ethnic minority populations is discriminatory, an adviser to the European Union’s top court said on Thursday ahead of a…
How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers’ relatives
MADRID – A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain’s King Alfonso XIII in finding them has been…
ICRC says missing people in Ukraine and Russia war doubles to 50,000 over past year
GENEVA – The number of people missing in the war between Ukraine and Russia has doubled to 50,000 over the past year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said…
Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire
CAIRO/JERUSALEM – The Palestinian militant group Hamas signalled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel the Gaza ceasefire deal could be avoided despite uncertainty over the number of hostages…
German parties’ election pledges on defence
BERLIN – Germany holds elections on February 23, with its army’s battle-readiness less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 – a precarious position as Europe faces a new geopolitical…
Anti-government protest halts air traffic in Belgium
BRUSSELS – Thousands of Belgians took to the streets on Thursday in protest over the new government’s planned pension reforms in the first day of a multi-day strike that halted…
Russian drones hit Ukraine port, Moldova says drones exploded on its soil
KYIV – Russian drone attacks damaged port infrastructure in southern Ukraine, officials said on Thursday, while neighbouring Moldova said two drones had blown up on its soil and NATO member…
What do we know about the Putin-Trump relationship?
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. What do we know about the relationship between the U.S. and Russian presidents? Read…