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Poland violates EU law in ancient Bialowieza forest

Poland violates EU law in ancient Bialowieza forest

-- 2018-04-17 17:38:05

Poland violated EU law by ordering large-scale logging in one of Europe’s oldest woodlands, the Bialowieza forest, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Bialowieza forest has been designated...

Teenager dies in stabbing attack in London

Teenager dies in stabbing attack in London

-- 2018-04-17 15:00:25

A teenager has been stabbed to death in east London. The victim, believed to be aged 18, was found injured in Chestnut Avenue, Forest Gate, on Monday night. He died at the scene at about 23:30 BST....

US pastor goes on trial in Turkey over terror ties

US pastor goes on trial in Turkey over terror ties

-- 2018-04-16 14:44:47

An American pastor is going on trial in Turkey accused of ties to terror groups and spying, in a case that has strained ties between Turkey and the United States. Andrew Craig Brunson, a 50-year-old...

Russia warns of more West strikes in Syria

Russia warns of more West strikes in Syria

-- 2018-04-16 11:18:55

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanc...

Macron ‘convinced Trump to stay in Syria for long’

Macron ‘convinced Trump to stay in Syria for long’

BBC 2018-04-16 10:26:15

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he convinced US President Donald Trump not to withdraw troops from Syria and instead commit "for the long term". Earlier this month, Mr Trump declared that t...

Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral efforts on Syria: Kremlin

Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral efforts on Syria: Kremlin

-- 2018-04-15 09:55:07

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Syria by phone. They agreed on the need to boost bilateral efforts for political settlement of...

Russia may consider supplying missile systems to Syria

Russia may consider supplying missile systems to Syria

-- 2018-04-14 18:27:58

Russia may consider supplying S-300 missile systems to Syria and other countries, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi said on Saturday after US, French and British air strikes on Syria. Rudskoi said the U...

Slovenia to hold early elections

Slovenia to hold early elections

-- 2018-04-14 16:41:07

Slovenia will hold an early general election on June 3, President Borut Pahor announced on Saturday, a month after centre-left Prime Minister Miro Cerar resigned over a legal obstacle to a government...

Russia terms Syria air strike violation of international law

Russia terms Syria air strike violation of international law

-- 2018-04-14 16:13:15

Moscow has described the overnight coalition operation in Syria as “a flagrant violation of international law” and has promised “consequences.” But while the official reactio...

UK Labour leader condemns Syria air strikes

UK Labour leader condemns Syria air strikes

-- 2018-04-14 14:33:09

Jeremy Corbyn has described air strikes in Syria by US, British and French forces as a "legally questionable action". The Labour leader condemned the attack aimed at reducing the Syrian government's...

Russia ‘likely’ to call UN meeting over Syria attack

Russia ‘likely’ to call UN meeting over Syria attack

-- 2018-04-14 11:54:44

Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov said on Saturday that Russia was likely to call for a meeting of the United Nations security council to discuss US, British and French air strikes on Syria, RIA new...

Russian court blocks Telegram messenger over encryption dispute

Russian court blocks Telegram messenger over encryption dispute

-- 2018-04-13 18:51:16

A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked in Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for millions of users in the latest clash between glob...

Syria 'chemical attack' staged by one ‘Russophibic’ country: Russia

Syria 'chemical attack' staged by one ‘Russophibic’ country: Russia

-- 2018-04-13 18:37:16

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday said a reported chemical attack in Syria was staged by foreign agents. The US and France have said they have proof it took place, and, alongside the UK,...

Turkey orders detention of 70 army officers

Turkey orders detention of 70 army officers

-- 2018-04-13 15:21:24

Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 70 serving army officers over alleged links to the US-based preacher accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, Reuters reported on Friday citing...

German minister warns govt of ruling out diesel car refits

German minister warns govt of ruling out diesel car refits

-- 2018-04-13 14:07:43

The German government should not rule out requiring retrofits of heavily-polluting diesel cars, centre-left Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said, underscoring differences among the parties in Chan...

Two pilots die in Russian copter crash

Two pilots die in Russian copter crash

-- 2018-04-13 13:45:15

Two pilots of a Russian military helicopter were killed in a copter crash in Baltic Sea on Thursday, just few hours after a transport helicopter crashed in Far East Russia which left six people dead...

Swedish Academy head quits Nobel body

Swedish Academy head quits Nobel body

-- 2018-04-13 11:32:43

The head of the Swedish Academy - the prestigious body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature - has stepped down in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal. The organisation has been criticised for i...

Catalan leader Ponsati starts extradition fight in Scotland

Catalan leader Ponsati starts extradition fight in Scotland

-- 2018-04-12 16:05:36

Former Catalan education minister Clara Ponsati was greeted by about 100 flag-waving supporters when she arrived in a Scottish court on Thursday to fight extradition to Spain where she is wanted for h...

Yulia Skripal turns down Russian assistance

Yulia Skripal turns down Russian assistance

-- 2018-04-12 14:06:46

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy, has said she did not wish to take up the offer of assistance from the Russian embassy in London. In...

Russia chopper crash kills six

Russia chopper crash kills six

-- 2018-04-11 11:58:30

Six people have been killed in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Wednesday. “The incident occurred at 11:30 local time...

Eurocontrol warns airlines of 'missile strikes' into Syria

Eurocontrol warns airlines of 'missile strikes' into Syria

-- 2018-04-11 10:37:57

Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours....

Hospital discharges poisoned Russian spy’s daughter

Hospital discharges poisoned Russian spy’s daughter

-- 2018-04-10 13:48:02

Yulia Skripal, the poisoned daughter of Russian ex-spy Sergei, has been discharged from hospital. The 33-year-old was discharged from Salisbury District Hospital on Monday and taken to a secure locat...

Quake hits central Italy, minor damage reported

Quake hits central Italy, minor damage reported

-- 2018-04-10 11:50:40

An earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude on Tuesday hit an area of central Italy that was devastated by a major quake in 2016, officials said. Early reports said the Tuesday quake caused some minor dama...

Hungary’s Eurosceptic PM wins third term

Hungary’s Eurosceptic PM wins third term

BBC 2018-04-09 10:36:01

Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election. The 54-year-old will serve a third consecutive term in office, with his party Fidesz pro...

High turnout in Hungary’s parliamentary election

High turnout in Hungary’s parliamentary election

-- 2018-04-08 21:50:35

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched a last-ditch effort to mobilise supporters in Hungary’s parliamentary election on Sunday, as interim turnout ran even higher than in a 2002 v...

Muenster attacker had mental problems: German minister

Muenster attacker had mental problems: German minister

-- 2018-04-08 19:47:33

The man who drove a camper van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the German city of Muenster on Saturday acted alone and appears to have had mental health problems, the regional i...

French rail workers’ strike halts transport again

French rail workers’ strike halts transport again

-- 2018-04-08 11:50:15

Millions of French commuters and holidaymakers faced another wave of crippling transport stoppages on Sunday, as rail workers protested at President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reform plans and s...

Van drives into crowd in Germany, three dead

Van drives into crowd in Germany, three dead

-- 2018-04-07 21:03:30

Three people have been killed in the city of Muenster, in western Germany, on Saturday after a van drove into pedestrians. The driver of the vehicle killed himself, police said, without providing fur...

Russian embassy asks meeting with Johnson over spy poisoning

Russian embassy asks meeting with Johnson over spy poisoning

-- 2018-04-07 18:51:58

The Russian Embassy in London on Saturday has requested a meeting between its ambassador and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson over the Salisbury poisoning. An embassy spokesperson said it was "high...

Russia building fire takes six lives

Russia building fire takes six lives

-- 2018-04-07 13:00:54

Six people have died after a fierce fire gutted a residential building in Ussuriysk in the Russian federal subject of Primorsky Krai, the local department of Russian Investigative Committee said Satur...