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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has expressed concern about the movement of Russian Wagner forces in Belarus towards the Polish border. “We have information that more than 100 Wagner mercenaries have advanced towards the Suwalki Gap, not far from Grodno in Belarus,” Morawiecki told a news conference on Saturday. This makes the situation on the … Read morePoland raises alarm as Wagner forces move closer to border
Britain has been unlawfully accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels on a “systematic and routine” basis for more than a year, London’s High Court has ruled. Judge Martin Chamberlain on Thursday upheld a legal challenge brought by Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) over the accommodation of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, many of whom have … Read moreUK unlawfully housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors in hotels: Court
Ukraine may have launched a major new thrust of its counteroffensive in the 74th week of the war, even as it tried to convince its Western allies to supply more long-range weapons. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had fended off “a massive assault” on June 26 by three mechanised battalions. The thrust of the … Read moreUkraine may have launched a new push, but seeks longer-range weapons
The United States, France and the United Nations have strongly condemned an apparent military takeover in Niger, after soldiers in fatigues appeared on national television to announce the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum’s government. The apparent coup late on Wednesday came after a day of uncertainty as members of Niger’s presidential guard surrounded the presidential … Read moreWorld leaders condemn ‘unconstitutional’ military takeover in Niger
The United States has imposed sanctions against Mali’s defence minister and two military officials, accusing the trio of helping to facilitate the Russian mercenary group Wagner’s rise in the West African nation. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday that the sanctions targeted Malian Defence Minister Colonel Sadio Camara, Air Force Chief of … Read moreUS sanctions Mali’s defence minister, officials over Wagner ties
The lack of a clear winner in Sunday’s snap elections in Spain leaves the country teetering on the brink of a fresh spell of major political turbulence, with both of its main parties struggling to find a clear path towards forming a new government. Most pre-election polls had suggested the conservative Partido Popular (PP) would … Read moreAfter Spain’s right fell short of outright victory, what next?
British Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with three offences after being arrested in London last week, police said on Monday. Choudary, 56, has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, directing an organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation, police said. He will appear in court in London … Read moreUK charges Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary with ‘terror’ offences
The Swedish embassy in Iraq is temporarily moving operations to Stockholm, the country’s foreign ministry has said, a day after it was attacked in protest against a second event held to desecrate the Quran in Sweden. “The embassy’s operations and its expatriate staff have been temporarily relocated to Stockholm for security reasons,” the foreign ministry … Read moreSwedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s governing Conservative Party has lost two strategically important parliamentary seats in a trio of special elections, but avoided a wipeout after holding onto former Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s seat in suburban London. Though the main opposition Labour Party and the smaller centrist Liberal Democrats overturned massive Conservative majorities to win a … Read moreSunak’s Conservatives lose two out of three seats in key UK vote
In the Lithuanian border town of Barvoniskes, a small group of elderly residents gather at a local church for the Sunday service. As they settle into their seats, a priest dressed in flowing cream-coloured robes takes to the altar to deliver the weekly sermon, followed by a short prayer for peace and security in the … Read moreLithuanian border towns grapple with threat of Russia-Ukraine war