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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:55:38 +0200Ukraine war: Europe’s army of Elves fights real-world Russian disinformation
Self-organised and nonfunded, groups of volunteers from the Baltics to Central Europe took on the task of combatting the Kremlin propaganda machine. Now, the war in Ukraine has them doubling their efforts.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:44:39 +0200'Russia had no other choice': Putin vows to win the war in Ukraine
Despite Western accusations of war crimes potentially amounting to genocide, the Russian president promised to continue with what the Kremlin calls a "special operation" until its full completion.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:29:35 +0200Biden accuses Putin of 'genocide', wanting to 'wipe out' Ukrainians
Biden added that it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide but said, “it sure seems that way to me”.
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:00:10 +0200Latest news bulletin | April 13th – Morning
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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:44:41 +0200Ukraine war live updates: At least 720 civilians killed in Kyiv suburbs, authorities say
In Bucha alone, Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk said 403 bodies had been found and the toll could rise as minesweepers comb the area.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:52:54 +0200German president says he's not wanted in Kyiv
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s comments Tuesday, during a visit to Poland, came after German newspaper Bild quoted an unidentified Ukrainian diplomat as saying that he’s not welcome in Kyiv at the moment because he had close relations with R...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:23:15 +0200EU determined to uphold rule of law following Orban's re-election in Hungary
Hungary's Justice Minister had urged the bloc not to create division amid the war in Ukraine.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:09:56 +0200Macron debates angry voters as campaign intensifies ahead of runoff
He debated several angry voters in the north and east of the country.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:04:07 +0200Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini face corruption trial
The case centres on a payment of 2 million Swiss francs to Platini that Blatter had authorised before his re-election campaign.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:32:30 +0200Dick Marty: Serbian intelligence denies alleged assassination plot against Swiss prosecutor
Dick Marty had investigated war crimes during the Kosovo War for the Council of Europe.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:05 +0200Latest news bulletin | April 12th – Evening
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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:29:25 +0200Women bear weight of Easter rite in changing Spain
A team of women rock from one foot to another rhythmically as they carry a 1.5-tonne float topped with a statue of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary through the streets of Granada in southern Spain.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:07:58 +0200Man jailed for WhatsApp threats to kill Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
The 66-year-old suspect had expressed anger at Spain's decision to exhume the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:07:20 +0200'I don't want to live': Woman says Russian troops raped her in Kherson
Rape is considered a war crime and a breach of international humanitarian law.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:01:50 +0200Nearly two-thirds of Ukrainian children displaced by war, says UN
Out of the displaced children, 2.8 million have stayed in Ukraine and two million more are sheltering in other countries.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:57:09 +0200At least 10 shot after gunman opens fire at New York City subway station
A photo from the scene showed people tending to bloodied passengers lying on the floor of the station.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:42:28 +0200Albania's communist-era airbase gets NATO makeover
The airbase is located 85 kilometres away from the capital Tirana in Kuçova, which used to be called Stalin City during Albania's communist era.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:55:18 +0200UK PM Boris Johnson fined over Downing Street lockdown parties
The British prime minister and finance minister Rishi Sunak were given six fines between them for breaking the government's own COVID regulations.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:33:11 +0200Ukrainian demolition team detonates landmines in Kharkiv
Suspilne News recorded the demolition team detonating two mines placed in the Industrial District of Kharkiv on April, 11.
They said the mines were planted by Russian forces at 1 am on April 11 and they can be triggered to explode by a timer.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:29:12 +0200Portuguese probe into Catholic church sex abuse receives nearly 300 claims
A panel that began its inquiry in January has received witness statements from 290 alleged victims, with cases involving children as young as two years old.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:12:24 +0200Syrians queue to receive free Iftar meals in Damascus
Syrians queue to receive free Iftar meals being distributed by a local charity in the capital of Damascus.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:06:21 +0200North Korean youth dance to celebrate 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un in power
Students and youth wearing face masks dance in Pyongyang to commemorate the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in power.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:49:15 +0200Migrants pulled from the sea during dramatic Mediterranean rescues
The rescue ship Sea-Watch-3 was called into action over the past days as a number of migrants found themselves in trouble in the Mediterranean Sea.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:05 +0200Latest news bulletin | April 12th – Midday
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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:09:17 +0200Soul searching for Hungary’s once 'neo-Nazi' Jobbik party
Jobbik struggled in Hungary's recent election, with some experts saying its supporters left to back Fidesz instead.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:30:11 +0200The myth far-right zealots run Ukraine is Russian propaganda | View
"The West’s inability to properly understand the Azov movement has led to the spread of damaging anti-Ukraine propaganda in the media."
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:00:05 +0200Latest news bulletin | April 12th – Morning
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Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:48:05 +0200Ukraine war: Putin says Russia will press on with military action as talks in deadlock
Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:43:41 +0200Residents in Kyiv are adapting to life in a new phase of war
Residents in Ukraine's capital are adapting to life in a new phase of war. As Russian forces regroup in the east, people in Kyiv want Ukraine to get back on track
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:22:21 +0200Warsaw seizes Russia-built compound to give to Ukraine
"It is extremely symbolic that we are closing this long process now, in the age of Russian aggression," Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski tweeted.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:17:43 +0200Ukraine war: Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer downbeat after face-to-face talks with Putin
Austria's Chancellor urged Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine in the first face-to-face meeting between an EU leader and the Russian president since the invasion began.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:23:06 +0200Belarus accuses Poland of attacking border with slingshot and 'metal balls'
Polish security forces allegedly tried to "blind the Belarusian border guards with strobe lights".
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:58:04 +0200Russia's war will shrink Ukraine's economy by 45% this year, World Bank says
The invasion which started on 24 February has resulted in half of the country's businesses shutting down and the other half operating below capacity as well as the destruction of a vast amount of infrastructure.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:04:25 +0200The arsenal being sent to Ukraine to fight Russia - and the weapons Kyiv is still asking for
Ukraine has received high-tech weaponry from a number of allies to help it fight back against Russia’s invasion.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:00:11 +0200Latest news bulletin | April 11th – Evening
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Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:46:13 +0200Finnish 'loopholes' allow imports of Russian coal and oil to continue
Activists and politicians have raised the issue of state-owned companies still involved in bringing raw materials from Russia into Finland.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:38:46 +0200German minister resigns over controversial holiday after deadly floods
Anne Spiegel has quit her post as minister for families and women citing “political pressure”.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:55:44 +0200Speeding west, the Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety
Speeding west, the Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:45:05 +0200Polish commission again accuses Russia over 2010 Smolensk plane crash
The country's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others died in the crash.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:22:06 +0200Environmental activists block a motorway in Switzerland
Environmental activists briefly blocked a highway near Lausanne to demand that the Swiss government take concrete and rapid action against global warming.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:20:18 +0200Wet, wet, wet! Couples get a dousing at UK Wife Carrying Championship
The annual UK Wife Carrying Championship took place in Dorking, Surrey, on Sunday (10th April).
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:14:16 +0200Dozens protest in Mexico City against Ukraine war
Several dozen people marched Sunday from the iconic Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City to the Russian embassy to protest against the war in Ukraine.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:11:31 +0200France: Anti-fascist activists demonstrate in Rennes
Riot police descend upon Rennes city centre after demonstrations turned violent following the announcement of the results in the first round of France's presidential election.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:04:46 +0200Sweden's ruling party begins internal debate on joining NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Sweden's Social Democratic Party has previously been opposed to joining the military alliance. Russia's war in Ukraine may change that.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:45:29 +0200Not for sensitive stomachs: 'vomit vault' churns up in London
An exhibition of images of vomit goes on show in London, offering visitors a walk through the city's vomit-splattered streets and the chance to smell such delightful scents as "puke" and "bin juice"
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:15:11 +0200In Kyiv, cautious optimism as the city tries to get back to normal
Residents have started to return, businesses have been reopening, and grassroots reconstruction efforts have begun in areas that had been damaged by shelling.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:42:45 +0200Man found guilty of murdering UK MP Sir David Amess
Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was also convicted of preparing acts of terrorism.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:00:07 +0200Latest news bulletin | April 11th – Midday
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Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:40:58 +0200In Borodianka, fears remain about what will be found under the rubble
So far 26 people have been found dead, but more than 200 are still missing.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:56:04 +0200Election map: In which parts of France did Le Pen and Macron win?
A regional breakdown of France's election results.