Polish president angry to foreign media says took LGBT comments “out of context”
Polish President Andrzej Duda asked international media to “stop distributing fake news” after extensive coverage of his LGBT comments in…
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Far-right demonstrators clash with London Police
Far-right and anti-racism protesters rallied in London, despite strict police restrictions and warnings to stay home to contain the coronavirus.
Ukraine received $5 million offer in bribes to end probe into energy company
Ukraine officials said they were offered $5 million in bribes to end a probe into energy company Burisma’s founder, but…
Greece ready to open to tourists but safety top priority
Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said the safety of tourists is a top priority for us as we are…
Future euro zone bailouts should aim to restore growth,report for ESM says
Future euro zone bailout programmes should aim more at restoring economic growth rather than focusing on fiscal tightening and their…
German far-right AfD wins symbolic court case against Interior minister
German far-right political party AfD won case against Interior minister,Court says minister breached neutrality rule by publishing his ‘biased’ remarks.
UK opposition leader takes a knee in support of Black Lives Matter
UK opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer was photographed taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement…
London mayor orders review of the capital’s statues
London mayor orders a review of capital’s landmarks, street names and statues after a wave of anti-racism protests held in…
Democrats in US Congress propose extensive police reforms
Democrats in US Congress unveiled a sweeping package of legislation aimed at combating police violence and racial injustice.
Prince Andrew’s lawyers hit back over US inquiry
Prince Andrew’s lawyers hit back at claims the royal was not cooperating with US prosecutors investigating late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
United States plans “shake transatlantic relationship”, Merkel ally says
United States plans to withdraw troops from Germany “shake the pillars of the transatlantic relationship”, Peter Beyer said.
Russian Upcoming vote could extend Putin’s rule
Russians preparing to vote on constitutional amendments on July 1 could pave the way for another 12 years for Vladimir…
Judge rules to keep five people in jail over Ghosn escape
Judge in Turkey has ruled to keep five suspects in jail at the start of their trial over former Nissan…
Britain should have gone into lockdown sooner
Britain’s failure to impose a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of Covid sooner has cost many lives, one of…
Sweden ex-envoy to China goes on trial for overstepping mandate
Sweden prosecutor accuses former ambassador to China Anna Lindstedt of brokering unauthorised meeting for Chinese-Swedish dissident’s release.
Russian diplomats expels from Czech over poison plot hoax
Russian diplomats expelled by Czech Republic while Russian embassy said expulsion of its employees was ‘provocation’ based on ‘ungrounded accusations’.
European Union to start allowing in outside travellers from July
European Union will not open internal borders before end of June, meaning restrictions on travel to and from other countries…
No evidence found against Hunter Biden,Ukraine top prosecutor says
No evidence found against Hunter Biden in an audit of thousands of old case files,Ukraine former top prosecutor Ruslan Ryaboshapka…
Britain spy chief says no threat to Five Eyes alliance
Britain spy chief says disagreements over China’s Huawei Technologies do not pose a threat to intelligence-sharing ties between Britain and…
Russian 20,000-tonne diesel spill,Putin declares state of emergency
Russian 6,000 tonnes of diesel seeped into the ground and another 15,000 in nearby waterways,Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a…
Legal agreement reached between Russian firm,French far-right party
Legal agreement reached between France’s far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen and a Russian firm over a…
Beijing warns UK interfering HK affairs will backfire
Beijing has warned United Kingdom after Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised sanctuary for three million who may flee Hong Kong.