US imposes hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, focusing on Chinese companies
The US on Wednesday, the 1st of May, imposed broad new sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s evasion of…
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Russian citizen detained for bribe offer to Latvian border guard
Last Friday, a Russian citizen was detained at Grebneva border checkpoint for attempting to give a border guard a bribe of EUR 30,…
Eurozone’s economic confidence down in April
In April 2024, Eurozone Economic Confidence Index (EECI) went down to 95.6 points when compared to March’s result of 96.2 points, according to…
Since war started in Ukraine, 30 men have died illegally crossing the border to avoid fighting
Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian border guards, said on Monday, the 29th of April, that about 30 Ukrainian men had died trying…
VIDEO | Columbia University protesters take over university’s building
On Tuesday, the 30th of April, pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York, despite warnings and a deadline to…
UN experts: Russia fired North Korean missile at Ukraine’s Kharkiv
United Nations (UN) sanctions monitors said in a 32-page report to the Security Council’s North Korea sanctions committee on Monday, the 29th of…
Estonia blames Russia over GPS interference prompting Finnair to suspend flights to Tartu
On Monday, the 29th of April, Finnair announced that it is suspending flights to Tartu, Estonia for a month, attributing it to GPS…
Polish protesters end months-long blockade of the Ukrainian border
Polish truckers and farmers on Monday, the 29th of April, ended a months-long blockade of several border crossings with Ukraine that had soured…
Chechen leader’s 16-year-old son appointed “curator” of special forces university
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced on Sunday, the 28th of April, that he had appointed his teenage son Adam Kadyrov, who beat up…
