‘No Fowl Play’: Biden Pardons a Pair of Thanksgiving Turkeys
The only “red wave” this holiday season, President Biden said, would be if his German shepherd “knocks over the cranberry sauce.” Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
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Capitol Police Officer’s Suicide After Jan. 6 Qualifies for Line-of-Duty Death Benefit
Howard Liebengood was the first officer who died by suicide to qualify for death benefits after Congress expanded a program to compensate the families of officers killed in the line of duty. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Millions of lives under threat in Ukraine this winter – WHO
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Temperatures are predicted to plummet as low as -20C in Ukraine this winterBy George Wright in London and Catherine Byaruhanga in KyivBBC News The lives of millions will be under threat in Ukraine this winter,…
One in five French children live below poverty line, UNICEF warns
One in five French children live below the poverty line, and France is struggling to guarantee the most basic rights for children in vulnerable situations, UNICEF France wrote in a report published Sunday. For International Children’s Rights Day on Sunday,…
Sunak government rejects reports of Swiss-style EU relationship
Rishi Sunak’s government has been forced to deny reports that it is planning to overhaul UK-EU relations by agreeing to a trade partnership based on Switzerland’s agreement with the bloc. The Sunday Times reported that senior ministers have been working…
Most Italians oppose former minister as EU Gulf envoy pick
Former Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio could be the EU’s next special Gulf envoy, but most Italians believe he is not the right man for the job. Di Maio was named the best candidate for the EU’s Special Gulf…
Austria mulls withdrawing from Energy Charter Treaty
The Austrian government is considering withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), a controversial energy investment protection treaty, after a reform spearheaded by the European Commission failed on Friday. The ECT came into force in the late 1990s and was…
EU should help, not worsen, the refugee crisis in Libya
Migrants who set off from Libya by sea, being rescued (Photo: Flickr) This month, the plight of more than 1,000 refugees and other migrants stranded at sea after being denied a safe place to disembark in Europe has, once again,…
Ukraine nuclear plant: How risky is stand-off over Zaporizhzhia?
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ukrainian officials previously staged an exercise in case of possible nuclear disasterBy Paul KirbyBBC News UN nuclear inspectors have made an appeal for fighting to stop at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant – close to…
FIFA World Cup: Dutch interest in Qatar matches very low
Interest in the controversial tournament hosted by Qatar has reached a low in the football-fanatic nation, with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte not planning to attend and just 14% of Dutch citizens excited about the tournament. Team Oranje…