Rising ammunition prices set back NATO efforts to boost security -official
September 17, 2023 12:54 AM A top NATO military official warned on Saturday that a drastic rise in ammunition prices means that allies’ higher defence spending does not automatically translate…
Two Austrians who went missing in Greek floods confirmed dead
September 17, 2023 12:36 AM Two Austrians who went missing in recent floods in Greece have been confirmed dead as DNA tests on two recovered bodies confirmed their identities, the…
Italian military jet crashes during exercise, killing 5-year-old girl
September 17, 2023 12:35 AM TURIN/ An Italian military jet crashed during an exercise in Turin, hitting a car and killing a five-year-old girl, while the pilot survived, Italian media…
Romanian farmers ask government to ban Ukrainian grain
September 17, 2023 12:29 AM Romanian farmers asked the government on Saturday to unilaterally ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other food products after the European Commission decided to…
Czech protesters rally against government’s pro-Western policies
September 17, 2023 12:21 AM Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian Czech opposition party gathered in Prague on Saturday to protest against the country’s centre-right government, criticising its economic management…
Lithuania calls for more money for Ukraine in EU budget review
September 16, 2023 11:50 PM SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – The European Union should earmark more cash to support Ukraine in its revised long-term budget and top up the funds…
World disappointed by the UN now looks elsewhere for answers
September 16, 2023 11:30 PM The UN, once the main forum to try to solve geopolitical disputes, is increasingly on the sidelines. Read More
Prominent Egyptian activist and govt critic jailed for six months
September 16, 2023 10:30 PM A court in Cairo on Saturday sentenced prominent publisher and activist Hisham Kassem, who had recently stepped up his criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s…
EU ministers agree on fiscal reform ‘camino’, aim for year-end deal
September 16, 2023 9:48 PM SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – European Union finance ministers on Saturday backed a timeline calling for the reform of the bloc’s fiscal rules by the…
Dutch police use water cannon to clear climate protesters from highway
September 16, 2023 9:44 PM Dutch police on Saturday used water cannon to clear several hundred people blocking a major highway in The Hague to protest government subsidies for the…