Politik
Giorgia Meloni calls plan to send migrants to Albania courageous
Italy is setting an example to the rest of Europe by sending migrants to third countries to process their asylum applications, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
UN refugee agency says 25 per cent of Lebanon under Israeli evacuation order
Israel, which launched an invasion of southern Lebanon a fortnight ago to fight the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, has ordered a military evacuation affecting more
Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s Odessa region injures five people
A Russian drone strike in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine injured five people and damaged an apartment building. The Ukrainian military said it shot
European Commission warns Hungarian policies towards Russia and China pose a risk
Hungary is putting European security at risk, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a blunt speech in which she criticised Budapest’s relationship
UK population rises to 68.3 million
Britain’s population grew by 1% in annual terms to 68.3 million in mid-2023, mainly due to high immigration. Net international migration was the main contributor
Israel launches ground operation in southwest Lebanon after Iran warning
Israel’s military said on Tuesday it had launched a ground operation in southwest Lebanon, expanding its incursions into a new zone a year after exchanges
Hacker attack disrupts Russian state media communications
Russian state media company VGTRK, which owns and operates the country’s main national television stations, was the target of a massive cyber attack on Monday.
Hezbollah strikes Israel on the anniversary of Gaza war
Police said Monday that Hezbollah rockets struck Israel’s third-largest city Haifa, and Israeli media reported 10 wounded in the north on the first anniversary of
Thousands protest against state media ‘propaganda’ in Hungary
Thousands of Hungarians gathered outside the country’s state television headquarters to protest against what they described as the government’s ‘propaganda machine’ and call for an
Austria’s new leader urges rivals to let him govern after election victory
Herbert Kickl, the leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, which won this week’s parliamentary elections, urged other parties to accept that he should lead the