Belarus’s defense ministry announced today that it had summoned Ukraine’s military ombudsman to protest what he called repeated violations of Belarus’s airspace by a Ukrainian aircraft. Belarus issued a note of protest to the Ukrainian official, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The military’s spokesman has been informed that the Ukrainian side is avoiding […]
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Portugal: Parliament dissolved in the run-up to the 30 January elections
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Souza has issued a decree dissolving parliament today, in the last remaining official step in the run-up to the early general elections on January 30, his office announced. The decree was issued on the last possible day for the dissolution of parliament, which must take place at least 55 days […]
Northern Macedonia: The Albanian ‘Alternative’ party will join the government
An agreement on the participation of the Albanian party “Alternativa” (Alternativa) in the governing coalition of Northern Macedonia was signed today at noon by the Prime Minister Zoran Zaef and the leader of the “Alternative” Afrim Gassi. Under the agreement, “Alternative” will take over three ministries in the government (Health, Public Administration and Diaspora) and […]
2021 year of Italy thanks to Draghi
After the countless victims of the coronavirus in 2020, Italy returned to the forefront this year, managing to control the pandemic and the economic crisis. The pandemic under control, the economy on a growth trajectory. A year after the tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths, 2021 seems to be the year of Italy. Let us […]
France-Center-Right: What does Pekres’ candidacy for the presidential election mean?
The French right chooses the woman who governs the Paris region to confront Macron. French Republicans have nominated a female presidential candidate for the first time in a by-election, according to a Bloomberg report. Valerie Pecresse won the last round of the Conservative ballot on Saturday with 61% of members supporting her. Eric Ciotti, a […]
US warns Iran against blocking nuclear talks
The United States “will not be able to accept” Iran continuing to block talks on rescuing the Iran nuclear deal while developing its own nuclear program, as it does now, a senior US official has warned from the Austrian capital. However, Washington has not yet made the decision to close the door on indirect talks […]
US warns Iran against blocking nuclear talks – Tehran responds
LAST UPDATE: 13:44 The United States “will not be able to accept” Iran continuing to block talks on rescuing the Iran nuclear deal while developing its own nuclear program, as it does now, a senior US official has warned from the Austrian capital. However, Washington has not yet made the decision to close the door […]
White House confirms Biden-Putin videoconference on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video conference on Tuesday to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine. “Biden will reiterate US concerns about Russian military activity on the border with Ukraine and reiterate US support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said White House spokeswoman Jen. She added that […]
The Biden-Putin talks were announced by the Kremlin on Tuesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will discuss Ukraine during their talks via teleconference scheduled for Tuesday, as well as bilateral relations and implementation of agreements reached at the Geneva summit in June, the Kremlin announced today – a long-awaited meeting amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Moscow. “We confirm” that […]
Denmark: The Prime Minister apologized after the camera recorded her not wearing a mask
The Prime Minister of Denmark apologized today, after the amateur lens recorded her not wearing a mask in a store, contrary to the new rules against Covid-19 that came into force. The video, published by the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, was taken yesterday by a passer-by in front of a shop window in the center […]
