‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

“Russian warship, go f*** yourself!” is the phrase dating back to the first days of the Russia-Ukrainian war, that spawned countless memes and bumper stickers. It is what Ukrainian servicemen stationed on the Zmiiny Island, or Snake Island, in the Black Sea replied to the Russian warship’s urge to surrender. But by early 2022, the … Read more‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

European Union leaders meet in Granada to discuss enlargement, migration

European Union leaders are in the southern Spanish city of Granada for an informal summit focused on the 27-member bloc’s enlargement, disagreements over migration and economic competitiveness. Friday’s summit comes a day after leaders of the European Political Community, a forum of more than 40 countries across the continent, met in the city and pledged … Read moreEuropean Union leaders meet in Granada to discuss enlargement, migration

More than 20 killed after Italian tourist bus crashes off Venice overpass

More than 20 people have been killed and 18 injured after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed off an elevated overpass, plunged some 15 metres (50 feet) and caught fire near Venice in northern Italy, officials said. The bus veered off the road on Tuesday evening at approximately 19:45pm local time (17:45 GMT), crashed through … Read moreMore than 20 killed after Italian tourist bus crashes off Venice overpass

Armenia to join International Criminal Court; ‘wrong’ decision, says Russia

Armenia’s parliament has approved a key step towards joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), a move that is set to escalate tensions with the ex-Soviet country’s traditional ally, Russia. Lawmakers ratified the ICC’s founding Rome Statute on Tuesday, subjecting itself to the jurisdiction of the court in The Hague and vexing Russia, whose president the … Read moreArmenia to join International Criminal Court; ‘wrong’ decision, says Russia

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier win Nobel Prize for physics

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics for “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”, the award-giving body says. “The laureates’ experiments have produced pulses of light so short that they are measured in attoseconds, thus demonstrating that … Read morePierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier win Nobel Prize for physics

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

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