Nato rejects Russian request to withdraw from Bulgaria and Romania
Both Nato and the governments in Bucharest and Sofia have firmly rejected Russia’s request that Nato forces withdraw from countries that joined after 1997.
Politics
Migrants At Hungary Border Become Part Of Election Campaign
A group of migrants huddles beside a small, smoky fire inside an abandoned building in northern Serbia, the last moments of warmth before they set out into the driving snow Read More
Humanitarian Aid Tops Agenda as Taliban Meet Western Officials
Human rights and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where hunger threatens millions, will be in focus at talks opening Sunday in Oslo between the Taliban, the West and members of Read More
Blinken Authorizes Baltic Countries to Send US Weapons to Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday he authorized the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, a move that Read More
Norway Killer Breivik Tests Limits of Lenient Justice System
Convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik spends his days in a spacious three-room cell, playing video games, exercising, watching TV and taking university-level courses in mathematics and business. Halfway through Read More
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: From February 1, EU green certificates valid 270 days from last dose
From February 1, all European green certificates issued for a completed course of vaccination against Covid-19 will be valid for 270 days from the date of the last dose, Bulgaria’s Read More
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
First published in NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland, January 18, 2022 | By Chapatte First published on POLITICO.com, U.S. January 16, 2022 | By Matt Wuerker First published on Politicalcartoons.com, U.S., Read More
Little Progress Apparent in Ukraine Standoff, but Talks to Continue
The United States and Russia appeared to make little progress in the increasingly high-stakes standoff over Ukraine, each side leaving the latest round of high-level talks Friday promising only to Read More
Irish scrap pandemic restrictions ‘to be ourselves again’
DUBLIN — Ireland scrapped most of its pandemic restrictions Friday night after crediting the nation’s exceptionally high uptake of vaccinations for limiting COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Prime Minister Micheál Martin Read More
Better Rules for Organic Producers
Obtaining a certificate for the production of organic food should be easier for small farmers from January 1st this year, thanks to the new group certification system. The new rules Read More
