Reporters ask world leaders questions all the time.
No big deal. Right?
But what’s it like putting a question to Vladimir Putin – the president who ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the leader whose country was accused this week by the head of MI6 of “the export of chaos”?
And imagine…
US Immigration and Customs EnforcementThe US justice department has launched a civil legal case against a man accused of being a Bosnian war criminal to revoke his citizenship.
Kemal Mrndzic…
EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockTourists in Italy’s capital Rome will soon have to pay a €2 (£1.75) entrance fee if they want to see its famed Trevi Fountain up close.
The new barrier for visitors to view…
The U.S. has made “progress” on securing a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, but there is still a “ways to go,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Friday.
“I think we’ve made progress, but we have a ways to go. And obviously the hardest issues are always the…
Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia will not join the bloc’s other 24 countries in sharing the debt burden, but agreed not to obstruct Ukraine’s financing needs. As part of the carve-out deal, the Commission will propose a so-called enhanced cooperation early next week, giving the 24 countries…
A Paris court has rejected a request by the French government to suspend the Chinese online retail platform Shein for a three-month period.
However, the court attached a clear injunction to its decision: Shein will not be allowed to resume sales of “sexual products that could constitute…
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Contrary to the Kremlin’s promises, President Vladimir Putin’s annual question and answer session is never really a moment for Russians to share what’s on their chest.
In reality, it works the other way around: The event offers Putin a platform to relay what’s top of mind for…
Asked whether the Russian assets should be used to repay the €90 billion loan for Ukraine agreed by leaders so capitals don’t have to foot the bill, Weber said: “That’s my understanding, that finally, at the end, Russia has to pay for what they did in Ukraine.”
In the run-up to…
The island of La Gomera lies untouched by the urgency of modern life, offering visitors a rare kind of luxury: permission to slow down.
A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve across land and sea, La Gomera has long been guided by sustainability. Its prehistoric Garajonay National Park shelters laurel…