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Mon, 08/22/2022 - 14:37
Russia's Federal Security Service on Monday (22 August) accused Ukraine's secret services of killing Darya Dugina, the daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist, Russian news agencies reported.
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 14:00
The EU will discuss the potential launch of a major training operation for Ukrainian forces in nearby nations, the bloc's chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday (22 August).
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 12:23
Concerns about the climate impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are mounting as US shipments to Europe surge in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 10:06
Darya Dugina, the daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian guru Alexander Dugin, was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow on Saturday evening (20 August). But who is Alexander Dugin?
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:38
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Ireland receiving their first Ukrainian grain shipment since the start of the war, the Slovak government facing a collapse, and so much more.
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:32
Chancellor Scholz began his inaugural trip to Canada on Sunday (21 August) to intensify cooperation between the two countries after a clash in July over the maintenance of a turbine aimed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:18
Ukrainian fatigue started settling in the West, and not many European media reacted to recent Russian atrocities. However, the reality is that Europeans cannot distance themselves from the war, writes Anna Romandash.
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:15
The government aims to conduct “anti-marketing” campaigns in safe countries where refugees are suspected of migrating for economic reasons to counter promises made by people smugglers. Due to record numbers of refugees entering Austria in 2022, the asylum system is...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:14
Albanian police formally charged with espionage on Sunday two Russian and one Ukrainian citizen, previously arrested for trying to enter a restricted military zone and then spraying military guards with apparent nerve paralysis spray. Earlier that day, four people of...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:01
Electronic scooters, bicycles, and similar devices will be banned from squares, pavements, and all public spaces with pedestrian traffic as of Monday, according to the Municipality of Pristina. In the last few years, electronic mobility devices have seen a significant...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:00
Serbian President Aleksander Vucic said that Belgrade would continue to look for a solution to the license plate and ID document issue, however he also said Serbs working in Kosovo institutions would walk out due to their “persecution”. Tension between...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:50
The leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House said on Sunday (21 August) in a statement largely focused on Ukraine.
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:50
The theory put forward by a German laboratory that the pollution of the Oder River, which killed thousands of fish, was caused by pesticides in the water, was dismissed as fake news by Poland. For over a week, scientists from...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:49
Czechia and Slovakia held events marking the 54th anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet-led Warsaw Pact troops in August 1968 on Sunday as Prime Ministers Petr Fiala and Eduard Heger highlighted parallels with the current Russian invasion of...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:48
Portugal entered a state of alert due to the “aggravation of the risk of rural fire” and an increase in temperature at midnight on Sunday after weeks of fires that destroyed more than 28,000 hectares in the Serra da Estrela...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:47
Gasoline prices have increased sharply since the start of the Russian invasion, reaching a peak at the end of June with a litre of gasoline and a litre of diesel exceeding €2.10, the highest price level in the EU, official...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:47
After the Finnish Parliament made it considerably more difficult for Russian citizens to obtain visas last week, Swedish opposition parties are now demanding a similar measure to be adopted in Sweden. Sweden has previously taken no public position on Europe’s...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:46
The uproar following the leaked videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s private party has largely disappeared from the headlines as the debate widened from dance moves and rumoured illegal substances to the role of political leadership in a crisis. Opinions...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:42
A shipment of 33,000 tonnes of grain that landed in Ireland from Ukraine this weekend was the first since the war broke out in February. The 33,000 tonnes reached a port on Ireland’s west coast on Saturday, having set off...
Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:41
The chaos at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam has lasted all summer as passengers continue to miss flights and staff shortages continue. While the last couple of weeks seemed to show signs of improvement, Saturday saw chaos return to Schiphol as...
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