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by Ruth Holmes LONDON, United Kingdom | AFP | — The British government approved a new third runway at London’s Heathrow airport on Tuesday in a long-awaited decision that comes amid deep divisions and follows decades of debate over the issue. “The government today announced its support for a new runway at Heathrow — the first full length runway in the southeast since the Second World War,” an official statement said after a cabinet […]
by Serene ASSIR Claire GALLEN CALAIS, France (AFP) — French authorities will on Monday begin moving thousands of people out of the notorious Calais Jungle before demolishing the camp that has served as a launchpad for attempts to sneak into Britain. A major three-day operation is planned to clear the sprawling shanty town near Calais port — a symbol of Europe’s failure to resolve its migrant crisis — of its estimated 6,000-8,000 occupants. More than 1,200 […]
Italy (AFP) — “It is not a job. It’s a passion, a real sickness!” says Giovanni Sacchetto, hunting for white truffles with his dog Dora in the woods around Alba in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. And he’s not alone. The region is home to some 4,000 truffle-hunters, and even more dogs who have been trained to sniff them out. https://youtu.be/aA6Y0oNeyYg
by Danny KEMP BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU leaders backed down Friday from an explicit threat of sanctions against Russia over the bombing of Aleppo but warned that they would consider “all available options” if atrocities in Syria continue. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi demanded that any mention of possible punitive measures against Moscow over the Syrian carnage should be removed from a statement issued after a summit in Brussels. The climbdown underscored the deep […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU leaders agreed Thursday to consider “all available options” against Syria and its allies including Russia if atrocities in Aleppo continue, president Donald Tusk said, but backed down from threatening sanctions. “The European Union is calling for an end to the atrocities and immediate cessation of hostilities. It considers all available options if these atrocities continue,” Tusk said after a summit in Brussels. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – by Danny KEMP European Union leaders warned Russia at a summit on Thursday that they will consider sanctions over its role in the Syrian conflict if Moscow does not stop “crimes” in the devastated city of Aleppo. As the bloc’s 28 leaders met in Brussels for a crucial discussion on their future strategy to deal with Moscow, EU President Donald Tusk said they should “keep all options open, including sanctions.” French President Francois […]
by Hui Min Neo with Karam al-Masri in Aleppo BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready to prolong a unilateral ceasefire in Aleppo, after tough talks in Berlin where the leaders of Germany and France refused to rule out sanctions against Moscow. Putin said he told the European leaders that Russia was “intending to extend as far as possible” a halt to its air raids in Syria’s second city, […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The twitter account of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders was hacked on Tuesday, his ministry said, just hours after EU ministers failed to agree on a trade deal with Canada due to opposition by Belgium. “The personal twitter account of MFA Didier Reynders was hacked. The recent messages that are published on this account are not his,” the Belgian ministry of foreign affairs said in a tweet. The posting by Reynders […]
by Olivera Nikolic PODGORICA, Montenegro (AFP) — NATO membership will be a central issue in Montenegro’s general election on Sunday, with the vote marking the latest episode in a power struggle between Russia and the West in the Balkans. Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who led the small Adriatic republic to independence from Serbia in 2006, has steered the nation towards closer ties with the West, pursuing membership in both the European Union and NATO. But […]
(Reuters) — A report released by representatives of the Catholic church and the victims of the Regensburg cathedral choir abuse scandal on Wednesday (October 12) shed new light into the scope of their investigation and the total number of victims. Following an initial report released in January, 129 additional victims came forward to the commission, according to local Catholic bishop Rudolf Vorderholzer. Most were victims of physical violence, although a number also suffered sexual […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – The German government on Wednesday approved a new law to curb social benefits for EU citizens who arrive in the country without a job, as it responds to pressure to get tough on migrants. Under the draft legislation, which still needs to go through parliament, EU nationals who have never worked in Germany will have to wait five years before they can claim benefits. The strict new measure comes after a […]
Construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in southern France is in full swing as the cost estimate has ballooned to nearly four times the original estimate, but the ITER project’s new head says new forecasts are realistic. The seven partners in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) – Europe, United States, China, India, Japan, Russia and South Korea – launched the project 10 years ago with a 5 billion euro ($5.6 billion) cost estimate […]
