Barr Pressed Durham to Find Flaws in the Trump Russia Investigation
The review by John Durham at one point veered into a criminal investigation related to Donald Trump himself, even as it failed to find wrongdoing in the origins of the…
January 26, 2023
Lavrov slams West over ‘colonialist-like pressure’ to help Ukraine
The West is using “colonialist methods” as it is exerting “unprecedented” pressure on developing countries to support Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Angola on Wednesday. In a short…
Czech authorities uncover illegal drug exports, warn against pharma crime
Czechia’s State Institute for Drug Control has detected illegal exports of medicines worth €2.3 million, with Deputy Health Minister Jakub Dvořáček announcing Czechia will double down on so-called “pharmacy crime”,…
Russian oil company claims its Bulgarian plant does not supply Ukraine
Lukoil does not supply any of its fuel from Burgas, its plant in Bulgaria, to Ukraine, the company told a Russian news agency on Wednesday. “In connection with a new…
Biden Set to Hammer House Republicans on the Economy
The president has found a welcome foil in a new conservative House majority and its tax and spending plans, sharpening a potential re-election message. Send any friend a story As…
Kosovo’s independence, recognition discussed in Council of Europe plenary
Former leader of Albania’s opposition Democratic Party Lulzim Basha called on the five EU countries that do not recognise Kosovo to do so at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly…
German government forecasts minimal growth for 2023
The German economy, which grew 1.8% in 2022, is expected to only grow
Austria’s larger households to benefit from electricity price cap until mid-2024
Parliament approved the government’s amendment to the electricity cap with a majority on Wednesday to include households with more than three people from 1 June to 30
Adam Schiff Announces Senate Run in California
Mr. Schiff, who led the first impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump and later served on the House panel investigating the Capitol riot, will seek the seat held by…
Greece’s spy scandal must shake us out of complacency
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Activists and NGO staff work with the constant fear that they are being spied on. Opposition leader Nikos Koukakis told us he now only meets sensitive sources…