Moldova is having a watershed moment in its three-decades-long existence as an independent state and its split from the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991. The eastern European country of 2.6 million is enduring the tensest times in its short history as it found itself targeted by the destabilisation plans put into action by the Russian […]
Ukraine war: Russia’s Wagner Group claims full control of eastern Bakhmut districts
The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military contractor claimed that Russian troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut, on Wednesday. Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose troops have spearheaded the fight in Bakhmut, said they have taken full control of all districts east of the Bakhmutka River that crosses the city. The city
In Kyiv, António Guterres reaffirms UN’s ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated the UN’s full support to Ukraine in a press conference with the country’s war-time president in Kyiv on Wednesday, his third trip to the country in less than a year. “The position of the United Nations, which I have consistently expressed, is crystal clear: Russia’s invasion o
Amsterdam’s red light district relocation proposal sparks concerns
The Amsterdam City Council has put forward a proposal to set up a large new erotica centre, relocating the city’s infamous red light district. The planned building will have 100 places for sex workers, with space for work breaks and other facilities, according to the proposal. The council said it wants to relocate legal prostitution [&hellip
Nationwide strikes continue to cause serious disruptions in France
Demonstrators once again took to the streets of France on Wednesday decrying President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64. Trade unions have called for rolling, open-ended strikes in a bid to bring the country to halt. French train and metro drivers, refinery workers, and garbage collectors continued
Denmark, the first country to import CO2 and bury it undersea
Denmark inaugurates on Wednesday a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea, the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad. The CO2 graveyard, where the carbon is injected to prevent further warming of the atmosphere, is on the site of an old oil field. Led by British chemical […]
‘Dark day for Georgia’s democracy’: Mass protests over foreign agent law
Georgians protested against a controversial foreign agent law on Tuesday that some claimed will stifle freedoms in the country. Riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse tens of thousands of protesters outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, the capital, long into the night. The law, drafted by the ruling Georgian Dream Party, [
Husband in Spain ordered to pay Є200,000 to ex-wife for domestic labour
A Spanish judge in the town of Velez-Malaga in Malaga, Andalusia, has recognised that a divorced woman should be compensated with Є204,624.86 as compensation for the work at home and care performed during her 25-year marriage. According to the ruling, the woman, who is 48-years-old, performed all the household chores “exclusively” while
‘A silent epidemic’: Have murders of women increased in Europe?
Gender-based violence has been dubbed a ‘silent epidemic’ that affects women all across Europe. According to EU statistics, one in three women from the age of 15 upwards has experienced physical or sexual violence. In Spain for example, four women were murdered in different cities all on the same day in January. Similar tragic examples
Two Americans found dead after violent Mexico kidnapping
Two of the four Americans kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel last week have been found dead. The two survivors are now back on US territory, one with serious but not life-threatening injuries. The four were found in a wooden shack in a rural area near Matamoros, the Mexican border town where the events unfolded. […]