“The Russian army has attacked Kherson three times tonight. The islands and the shore communities were shelled…” – local media reports, citing the regional authorities. Reports like this come regularly from the southern Ukrainian city that used to be in the headlines during the initial stages of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukr
Ukraine counters Russia’s claim it has captured embattled city of Bakhmut
Ukrainian border guards released a video on Monday purportedly showing their forces fighting in the embattled city of Bakhmut, amid claims by Russian forces that they have captured the city. The undated video was published with a caption reading “Bakhmut fortress. We stand”, with no additional information. The video shows a small group of soldiers
UK says it Challenger 2 tanks for Ukraine will include shells containing depleted uranium
Britain said that together with its Challenger 2 tanks, it would also be sending Ukraine armour-piercing shells containing depleted uranium (DU). The UK has described the comment as disinformation as Russian President Vladimir Putin accused London of proliferating “weapons with a nuclear component”. So, what are these depleted uranium s
What are ‘golden visas’ and which EU countries hand them out?
Getting the right to live and work in another country can be a long and difficult process. But that’s not always the case for those with money to spend. Golden visas offer the opportunity for wealthy people to essentially ‘buy’ the right to residency – sometimes without even having to live in the country. And […]
Worst drought on record forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hours every night
Tunisia is cutting off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night. The extreme measure is a response to the country’s worst drought on record. The water will be cut off daily from 9pm until 4am, with immediate effect, state water distribution company SONEDE said in a statement on Friday. The country’s agriculture ministry [&hell
50 years ago: The mobile call that ushered in a revolution for humanity
It was on April 3, 1973, that an engineer working for American company Motorola made a phone call that ushered in a new era for humanity. The phone he was using weighed nearly a kilo. It took 10 hours to charge for 30 minutes of call time. But the Motorola DynaTac 8000X was the world’s […]
‘Mass surveillance, automated suspicion, extreme power’: How tech is shaping the EU’s borders
Mixed reality glasses, unmanned underwater vehicles, 3D radars, radio frequency analysers, and 360 cameras – these aren’t items from a sci-fi film. They are what’s being used on the EU border. Since the 2015 Migration Crisis, which saw over one million people seek asylum in Europe, the EU and its partners have deployed increasingly more
Ciao, hello, no! Italy’s right-wing government wants to ban English words with €100,000 fines
The right-wing party led by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has pushed forward proposed new legislation which will punish the use of English and other foreign words in official communications with fines between €5,000 and €100,000. The goal of the legislation, which has received wide condemnation in the country even by Italy’s most renowned
Trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci gets underway in The Hague
Kosovo’s former president, Hashim Thaci, has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial got underway Monday at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Thaci, who served as commander-in-chief of the ethnic Albanian rebel Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), is accused together with three others of crimes [&
Analysis: What comes next as Finland’s right-wing sweeps Sanna Marin from office?
The right-wing conservative National Coalition Party, known locally as Kokoomus, has swept to victory in the Finnish general elections, winning 48 seats in the 200-seat parliament. The far-right populist Finns Party came second in Sunday’s vote with 46 seats while Sanna Marin’s left-wing Social Democrats came third with 43 seats: but t