It was almost midnight when a truck driver resting in his cab heard the crackling of flames at a warehouse in east London storing equipment for Ukraine. He grabbed a fire extinguisher and leapt out — but realized the blaze was too big and…
Category: 3. Europe
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Slovakia maintains veto on new package of EU sanctions against Russia
The bilateral talks between Brussels and Bratislava have so far failed to produce the breakthrough needed to lift Robert Fico’s veto.
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Scandal-hit Spanish government unveils new measures in bid to tackle corruption
The Spanish government published a 15-point action plan that includes using AI to flag possible cases of fraud in the public sector after corruption allegations threatened to overturn the Socialist-led administration.
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Two Chinese nationals detained in Kyiv on suspicion of attempting to steal military tech, SBU says
Both suspects have been charged with espionage connected to Ukraine’s Neptune missile system and if convicted, face up to 15 years in prison and confiscation of property.
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Travel to Europe, domestic trips soar as Canada–U.S. tensions shift patterns
As summer travel ramps up across the country, new data and airline insights suggest a clear shift in where Canadians are choosing to go, citing an increase to destinations other than the U.S.
Airlines have adjusted their networks to match…
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Vodka production plummets in Russia – POLITICO
However, while production is down, consumption is up.
Russians drunk more in 2024 than at similar stages in the last eight years. And more and more people prefer rum, whiskey, brandy and tequila, a Russian financial auditing firm, Finexpertisa, reported in May. At the same time, Russian…
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Ukrainian baker rises above adversity
Ms. Honcharenko’s story, like her bread, has risen through layers of loss, resilience, and hope. Before 2014, she lived in Horlivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, working as a doctor at a mine and raising four children with her husband, Dmytro. Life was stable, full of routine and love.
When…
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Three Irish hotels ranked among the best in Europe
The Westbury Hotel, The Merrion Hotel, and Sheen Falls Lodge have all been listed in Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.
In the European category, the three hotels were ranked as some of the best of the best by the…
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Von der Leyen offers big budget concession to MEPs ahead of no-confidence vote – POLITICO
During a high-stakes meeting with party chairs in Strasbourg on Tuesday, von der Leyen said that payments to regions — which currently make up a third of the EU’s multi-year budget — will continue to be handed out to local authorities as opposed to national governments in the new…
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Russia responsible for downing flight MH17 and violating international law, court rules – POLITICO
“In none of the conflicts previously before [the Court had] there been such near universal condemnation of the ‘flagrant’ disregard by the respondent State for the foundations of the international legal order established after the Second World War,” said the Strasbourg-based court in…
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