Human rights commissioner: Depriving rights will not reduce migration
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, Michael O’Flaherty, has warned that reducing the human rights of a particular group of people would…
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US partially evacuates Beirut embassy staff
The US government has ordered all non-essential embassy staff to leave Beirut after an updated security review, the BBC reports. The decision comes…
EU sanctions eight Russian officials over human rights abuses
The European Union has imposed sanctions on a new group of officials – eight Russian government and law enforcement officials who have violated…
Hungary vows to block new EU sanctions on Russia
Hungary plans to oppose further European Union sanctions on Russia and also wants to use its veto power to block a 90 billion…
Ice road to Estonian island: intended for locals, attracts tourists
Residents of the island of Vormsi have obtained special stickers that allow them to use the ice road that leads from the island…
Greenland says “Thanks, no” to Trump’s offer of hospital ship
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has urged US President Donald Trump to speak to him directly, rather than venting his frustrations on social…
Kyiv condemns Hungary, Slovakia’s energy blackmail
Ukraine on the 21st of February condemned the “ultimatums and blackmail” of the Hungarian and Slovak governments after they threatened to cut off…
Belts tightened, cafes closed: Russia begins to feel the true cost of war
At a time when the Russian economy is somewhere between stagnation and recession, ordinary citizens are beginning to feel the cost of the…
Poroshenko: Remember that Putin is a KGB officer
The former Ukrainian president has issued a warning to anyone who enters into negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin – the Russian cannot…
