Uighurs living in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, and France have complained of intimidation by Beijing Benjamin Haas in Munich @haasbenjamin Wed 16 Oct 2019 19.44 EDTLast modified on Thu 17 Oct 2019 10.40 EDT Two days after Abdujelil Emet sat in the public gallery of Germany’s parliament during a hearing on human rights, he received a phone call from his sister for the first time… Read more »
As American troops depart, Russian’s steps in against Turkish strikes on the Syrian Kurds. Russia has voiced opposition to the strikes: saying it’s “unacceptable” and that they don’t “approve of their actions.” Russia did acknowledge the 1998 deal between Damascus and Ankara that provided Syria the ability to intervene 10km into the Syrian border for “counter-terrorism” measures, but the current… Read more »
ABU DHABI/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia called Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria “unacceptable” and said on Tuesday the operation had to be limited in time and scale, a rare broadside that suggests Moscow’s patience with Ankara is wearing thin. In Russia’s strongest criticism since Turkey launched its military operation last week, President Vladimir Putin’s envoy for Syria indicated Moscow wanted… Read more »
By Jack Parrock • last updated: 16/10/2019 – 19:09 Three thousand or more tractors rolling into Utrecht. The protest starts here near the government’s national institute of public health, which wants farmers to cut nitrogen emissions after a court ruled the Netherlands is in breach of its limits under EU law. “The government. They’re not listening to us. That’s the whole point. That’s the whole question…. Read more »
By Guy HedgecoeBBC News, Barcelona The severe prison sentences issued by Spain’s Supreme Court against Catalan independence leaders for sedition have revived the country’s territorial crisis. The highly anticipated verdict triggered an immediate backlash, with pro-independence Catalans demonstrating in towns and cities across the region, in some cases closing down roads and rail links. Dozens of flights had to be… Read more »
It is now a new era of politics. A time where foreign policy is conducted over Twitter threads, congresswoman run campaigns on Instagram live feeds, and now finally, Prime Ministers are on snapchat. Boris Johnson recently tweeted “Hi folks, I’m now on Snapchat so you can see more about what I’m doing as your Prime Minister,” with a scanning code… Read more »
VLADIMIR PUTIN has called for “comprehensive measures” from North Korea to stop future incursions after Russian border police were embroiled in hostility with a vessel from Pyongyang. By CHARLIE BRADLEY PUBLISHED: 08:00, Wed, Sep 18, 2019 | UPDATED: 09:47, Wed, Sep 18, 2019 Putin‘s boats were patrolling the Sea of Japan when fishing boats entered Russian territorial waters. The rogue North Koreans were aboard racketeering boats and… Read more »
The central bank called for the move as a way to protect the country if oil prices fall Norway‘s $1.1 trillion sovereign fund will divest companies solely dedicated to oil and gas exploration and production in a bid to shield itself from a long-term fall in oil prices, the finance ministry said late on Tuesday. The move will partly shift… Read more »
Across the Continent, spaceport projects are mushrooming, boosted by the promise of investment and ‘regional fantasy.’ By CRISTINA GALLARDO 9/28/19, 9:00 AM CET Updated 10/2/19, 7:48 AM CET The Ariane V ECA rocket blasts off from Kourou space centre, French Guyana in 2009, to put into orbit the Herschel and Planck satellites | Jody Amiet/AFP via Getty Images NEWPORT, Wales — The… Read more »
The Prime Minister said it would give followers the chance to ‘see more about what I’m doing as your Prime Minister’. By Alistair Mason, PA October 2 2019 Boris Johnson has joined multimedia message platform Snapchat. The Prime Minister announced the move with a tweet on Wednesday morning, about an hour before he was due to deliver his keynote speech at the… Read more »