When the March elections in Portugal saw the hard-right political party, Chega, quadruple its parliamentary representation from 12 seats to 50, one conclusion appeared overwhelmingly obvious. Overnight, it looked as if Europe’s most westerly country had become the continent’s latest front line between populist, ultra-conservative parties enjoying surging support and…
As the war enters its 769th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Fighting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Russian forces had captured 403 sq km (156 sq miles) of territory since the start of the year and last month, secured…
With just 80 seats in 230-seat parliament, the government will need the support of the opposition to pass legislation. Portugal’s new centre-right minority government led by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has been sworn in amid uncertainty about its long-term viability as it faces a highly fragmented parliament. The Democratic Alliance…
Arrivals of Syrian asylum seekers have surged, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days. Cyprus has expressed concerns about a rise in the irregular migration of Syrian refugees coming from Lebanon. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerning” that the irregular arrival of…
NewsFeed A suspected Ukrainian drone struck a dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan region – sending fireballs into the air and people scattering. At least 7 people were injured in the attack that struck an industrial part of town, where a factory making Iranian-designed drones is reportedly located. Published On 2 Apr…
Authorities say they have seized cargo comprising of home-made explosives as Ukrainian drones hit deep inside Russia. Russia’s top security agency says it has seized dozens of kilos of explosives sent from Ukraine concealed in Orthodox Christian religious icons that had transited through the European Union. The seizure took place…
Three children were wounded after another minor opened fire at a primary school near Finland’s capital Helsinki. A child has been killed and another two wounded after another minor opened fire at a primary school in Finland, according to authorities. Finnish police said the 12-year-old shooter was arrested early on…
Here is the situation on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Fighting Authorities in Kyiv said Russia had used five of its new hypersonic Zircon missiles to attack the Ukrainian capital since the start of the year. The attacks were among more than 180 Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv in…
Russian American is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’ and spreading ‘false information’. A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5, her employer Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) says. The Prague-based editor, 47, was arrested last year in the city…
German-Israeli activist Iris Hefets was arrested for the first time in Berlin just a few weeks after the start of Israel’s war on Gaza last October – for holding a sign which read, “As a Jew and Israeli, stop the genocide in Gaza”. That time, the police told Hefets, a…
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