PRISTINA, (Reuters) Following an inquiry into a corruption case involving his tenure in office, an Albanian court ruled that former President and Prime Minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest. Prosecutors accuse Berisha, 79, of exploiting his position as premier between 2005 and 2009 to promote his daughter’s spouseContinue Reading
LISBON (Reuters) – Hundreds of police officers stormed farms in Portugal’s southern Alentejo province on Tuesday, detaining 28 individuals accused of human trafficking and labor exploitation, according to authorities. The accused are thought to be part of a criminal ring that lured migrants from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, India, Senegal, andContinue Reading
(AFP) – More than 61,000 people died as a result of the heat during Europe’s record-breaking summer last year, according to a report released on Monday, which called for more to be done to prepare for even deadlier heatwaves in the coming years. In 2022, the world’s fastest warming continentContinue Reading
ANKARA: Voting in Turkey’s presidential runoff began on Sunday. Tayyip Erdogan might win and continue Turkiye’s increasingly authoritarian course, aggressive foreign policy, and unconventional economic governance. Erdogan, 69, defied surveys and defeated Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the first round on May 14 with a comfortable lead of about five points. However,Continue Reading
The prime minister of Greece promises to offer “a hand of friendship” to the winner of impending elections in Turkey, the nation’s neighbour and longtime foe in the area, but he also expresses the hope that the next administration would “reconsider its approach towards the West.” In a little moreContinue Reading
MADRID (Reuters) – The Supreme Court of Spain affirmed a four-year jail term and a fine of €24 million ($26.44 million) imposed on a local businessman for environmental damage caused while running an open-pit coal mine in northern Spain. According to a court document issued on Friday, Victorino Alonso, ownerContinue Reading
(AFP) – After a trial in absentia on allegations of planning to topple the government, a Belarusian court sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in jail on Monday, the latest action in the Belarusian government’s months-long drive to stifle dissent. Tikhanovskaya campaigned against autocratic President Alexander LukashenkoContinue Reading
Paris : (AFP) – Three individuals were convicted by a French anti-terror court in connection with a scheme by far-right extremists to attack President Emmanuel Macron. The three men, who belonged to a Facebook group known as the “Barjols,” were convicted of conspiracy to commit a terrorist act after theContinue Reading
Spain’s parliament adopted a measure offering paid medical leave to women suffering from severe period pain on Thursday, making it the first European nation to do so. The measure, which passed with 185 votes in favour and 154 against, is intended to shatter a taboo on the issue, according toContinue Reading
Despite a longtime rivalry between the two NATO nations, Greece’s foreign minister travelled in Turkey on Sunday to express solidarity after the country was rocked by a terrible earthquake last Monday, according to the ministry. According to video from state-run ERT TV, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was greeted with aContinue Reading
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