UK government scraps new smart motorways
Fourteen new smart motorways will be removed from road-building plans due to cost pressures and a lack of confidence drivers feel, the UK’s Department for Transport. Plans to build new…
April 2023
Meloni pushes forward ‘Mattei Plan’ in Ethiopia trip
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed Italy’s so-called Mattei Plan, which focuses on cooperation on energy and curbing migration flows from Africa, as she visited Ethiopia on Friday and Saturday. Meloni…
Important Ukraine-ally Slovakia might switch government in September
The incumbent right-of-centre government in Slovakia has been an important ally for Ukraine during Russia’s invasion of the country, recently delivering fighter jets to Ukraine. However, this may change after…
G.O.P. to Attack Bragg on Crime at a Hearing in New York
Republicans argue Alvin Bragg, the district attorney, has allowed a crime crisis to flourish in New York. But data shows that, after a pandemic spike, crime is down slightly in…
Serbian government adopts measures to protect Serbs in Kosovo
The rights of Serbs in Kosovo are to be protected through five different measures, which include the urgent formation of the Serbian Municipalities Association, according to a package of measures…
Albanians continue fight against hydropower plants
Residents of Miredita in the north of Albania protested on Sunday against the construction of five hydropower plants they say will impact their homes, livelihood and access to the water…
Greek opposition asks if government exported ‘Predator’ to Sudan
Greece’s main opposition leftist Syriza party on Sunday asked the government whether it has exported Predator illegal spyware to Sudan, which currently is on the verge of civil war. Particularly,…
The 2024 Presidential Campaign is Finally Kicking into Gear
Candidates are visiting early primary states, attending cattle calls and holding donor summits. The nascent campaign seems to be kicking into gear. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Bulgaria mulls ban on Ukrainian grain as EU slams Poland, Hungary
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Ukrainian refugees protest living conditions in Dutch village
Ukrainians living in a refugee camp in the Dutch village of Harskamp, in the Gelderland province protested their living conditions in the camp on Saturday, bemoaning the poor education, lack…