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Olympics rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Friday
France beefs up security measures ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
PARIS — France is increasing security measures in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics next month.Military helicopters will patrol the city and protect airspace on the day of the ambitious 26 July ceremony, which is proving to be a serious security challenge.Around 200 Olympic delegations will join the regatta of more than 80 boats down the Senne. They will make the journey along a six-kilometer route, which has become a major talking point for its unique open-air setup and its exposure to potential danger.Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said the route would be inside a high-security zone described as an “anti-terrorism perimeter,” including the first row of buildings along the route.Nunez said anyone who wants to enter the zone in the days before the ceremony...
June 18, 2024

France beefs up security measures ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenković, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Portuguese prime minister Luis Montenegro
No political deal on EU top jobs after leaders' meeting in Brussels
BRUSSELS — A highly-anticipated gathering of EU leaders ended without a political agreement on appointments to the EU's top jobs on Monday.It was the first physical meeting between leaders since the European elections, with hopes high that the 27 could make progress on the delicate task of divvying up the roles of European Commission president, European Council president and High Representative for Foreign Affairs.But the current president of the Council, Charles Michel, told reporters around midnight that there was "no agreement," insisting that leaders recognised their "duty" to reach a decision by the end of June."They have to work very hard to ensure that there will be an agreement," Michel said.Diplomats had earlier expressed hope a political deal...
June 18, 2024

No political deal on EU top jobs after leaders' meeting in Brussels

Gordon Black, who was detained on suspicion of theft, is pictured in a Russian court on June 6, 2024. The US soldier is on trial, amid increased tensions between Washington and Moscow
Trial of US soldier Gordon Black begins in Russia
MOSCOW — A US soldier arrested in Russia on suspicion of theft, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, has appeared in court in the Russian city of Vladivostok, as his trial got underway on Monday.Black did not admit to charges of threatening to kill a Russian woman, but partially admitted guilt to theft charges, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.Black was arrested in May on charges of theft in Vladivostok, where he traveled to visit the woman, believed to be his girlfriend. He is accused of stealing 10,000 rubles (roughly $112) from her when he visited Russia in April after meeting her in Korea, state news agency TASS reported. The US soldier is additionally of assaulting her during a quarrel.He was not authorized by the US Defense Department to travel to Russia and did not request...
June 17, 2024

Trial of US soldier Gordon Black begins in Russia

Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin shake hands in 2019
Putin taunts West as speculation over North Korea visit ramps up
After Kim Jong Un’s big green bulletproof train trundled around Russia’s Far East last year, the North Korean leader invited Putin to visit him. That invitation was duly accepted.Over the past week, sources had hinted that the visit was imminent, and satellite images had also spied apparent preparations underway in North Korea.With the “when” answered, next comes the clamoring for any news of deals done, any consequences for the war in Ukraine, as well as any eye-popping images of the pomp and ceremony that will surely accompany the two leaders' visit.The Kremlin has described the event as a “friendly state visit” with Russian media reporting Putin and Kim may sign a partnership agreement, including on security issues, and give joint statements to the press.Firstly, there...
June 17, 2024

Putin taunts West as speculation over North Korea visit ramps up

Only half of the guests at Serhiy and Tania's wedding showed up. Many were trying to avoid conscription squads
Conscription squads send Ukrainian men into hiding
ODESA — Dark storm clouds threatened to upend Serhiy and Tania’s beach wedding. But as the couple walked down the long white staircase to greet their guests, the empty chairs signaled there was a bigger problem. In total, half of their guests were missing.Their family and friends sent their apologies but explained that the risk of attending had been too great. What if they had been caught by one of the conscription squads, which now roam Ukraine’s streets?With many of its soldiers dead, injured or exhausted, the Ukrainian government has stepped up its efforts to mobilize more men.A new law, introduced in May, requires every man aged between 25 and 60 to log their details on an electronic database so they can be called up. Conscription officers are on the hunt for those avoiding the...
June 17, 2024

Conscription squads send Ukrainian men into hiding

The Reuters Institute's report suggests some people avoid the news because of the war in Gaza
More people turning away from news, report says
LONDON — More people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless and boring, a global study suggests.Almost four in 10 (39%) people worldwide said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news, compared with 29% in 2017, according to the report by Oxford University's Reuters Institute.Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East may have contributed to people's desire to switch off the news, the report's authors said.It said that news avoidance is now at record high levels.Trust in news has grown during pandemic, research suggestsTikTok users being fed misleading election news, BBC findsAre TikToks and memes going to help win votes?A total of 94,943 adults across 47 countries were surveyed by YouGov in January and February for this year's Digital News...
June 17, 2024

More people turning away from news, report says

This man from Cameroon told the BBC he was thrown into the sea by the coastguard - his two companions drowned
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say
LONDON — The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water.The nine are among more than 40 people alleged to have died as a result of being forced out of Greek territorial waters, or taken back out to sea after reaching Greek islands, BBC analysis has found.The Greek coastguard told the investigation that it strongly rejects all accusations of illegal activities.BBC showed footage of 12 people being loaded into a Greek coastguard boat, and then abandoned on a dinghy, to a former senior Greek coastguard officer. When he got up from his chair, and with his mic still on, he said it was "obviously illegal" and "an international crime".The...
June 17, 2024

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say

The incident took place at Rostov pre-trial detention centre
Hostage drama unfolds at Russian detention center
MOSCOW — Several hostage takers have been killed in an operation to free two prison guards who they were holding in the southern Russian city of Rostov, Russia media report.The guards are said to be unhurt after special forces stormed the center.The six men, who were being held in a pre-trial detention center, were said to be armed with knives.They were facing terrorism charges, including links to the Islamic State (IS) group.They had been demanding a vehicle, firearms and free passage out of the center.Police and national guard were called to the scene when reports of the hostage taking first emerged on Sunday morning.In a video released by the prisoners, one of the hostages is heard to say the detainees have "serious intentions".The detainees said they were members of IS and...
June 16, 2024

Hostage drama unfolds at Russian detention center

Zelensky wants to present the summit's proposals to Russia
Major summit set to back Ukraine's territorial integrity
GENEVA — World leaders at the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland are expected to adopt a declaration reaffirming Kyiv's territorial integrity.More than 90 countries and international organisations are attending the summit, aimed at creating the broadest possible backing for a process that could help end the war in Ukraine.Russia has not been invited, and its biggest backer China is not present, leading some to cast doubt on the summit's effectiveness.But the attendees, not all of whom are Ukraine's closest supporters, hope to reach agreement on issues such as nuclear security and food exports.They include Saudi Arabia, whose foreign minister has warned that Ukraine will have to make difficult compromises, and Kenya, which spoke out against recent sanctions on...
June 16, 2024

Major summit set to back Ukraine's territorial integrity

Marion Marechal addresses supporters of her party, Reconquest, alongside party president Eric Zemmour, left, on Sunday. Marechal and Zemmour have since had a falling out
Barricades, betrayal and bust-ups: Macron triggers a wild week in French politics
PARIS — Alliances brokered and canceled, leaders defenestrated and besieged, and cries of “betrayal” and “shame” echoing across the airwaves: It was almost Shakespearean.This week saw the wildest week France’s right-wing has had in decades.The saga began Sunday night, with a stunning victory for the far right in European parliamentary elections, bagging some 40% of the vote in France. French President Emmanuel Macron promptly turned the country on its head by announcing a snap legislative election.“I just don’t want to give the keys to the far right in 2027 (in France’s next presidential election),” he said this week in justifying his huge gamble on the surprise vote.After topping the European poll, there’s been widespread speculation that the National Rally, the...
June 15, 2024

Barricades, betrayal and bust-ups: Macron triggers a wild week in French politics

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