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Migrants look out of a fishing boat docked at the port of Palaiochora in southeastern Crete, Greece, after its arrival, on Nov. 22, 2022. — courtesy InTime News via AP
Fisherman facing 4,760 years in Greek prison receives centuries-long sentence
ATHENS — An Egyptian fisherman who was facing a 4,760-year sentence in a Greek prison has been sentenced to centuries in jail.H. Elfallah was found guilty this week of ‘smuggling’ nearly 500 people from Libya to Greece in November 2022 — including 336 men, 10 women, 128 boys and nine girls — has ended up with a ‘lesser’ sentence of 280 years instead.Activist groups have condemned the court’s decision, saying that the fisherman — who was one of the migrants aboard the ship but was also steering the vessel — is being used as a scapegoat by Greek authorities.The 45-year-old Egyptian fisherman was found aboard the vessel when it arrived in the Crete port of Paleochora at the end of November 2022.The boat, which had lost control in strong winds near the coast, sent a...
March 08, 2023

Fisherman facing 4,760 years in Greek prison receives centuries-long sentence

Sweden’s Defense Minister Pal Jonson, right, and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, in Marsta outside Stockholm, Sweden, Wenesday. — courtesy Christine Olsson/TT News Agency
EU defense ministers mull €2 billion plan to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine
STOCKHOLM — The European Union is prepared to disburse a further €2 billion to boost ammunition production and deliveries to Ukraine, Josep Borrell said on Wednesday.Speaking from Stockholm where EU defense ministers had gathered for an informal summit to discuss plans for weapons joint procurement to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine and replenish depleted domestic stockpiles, the bloc’s top diplomat stressed that “time is of the essence.”“We need to deliver more, but we need to deliver faster,” he said.Talks in Stockholm were based on a plan put forward by Borrell centered around three pillars: ramp up deliveries from remaining stockpiles, boost production of ammunition across the 27 member states through joint procurement, and increase the bloc’s defense...
March 08, 2023

EU defense ministers mull €2 billion plan to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine

Bakhmut has lost most of its pre-war population since the start of the Russian invasion. — courtesy Reuters
Up to 30,000 Russian casualties claimed in Bakhmut
KYIV — Between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops have been killed and wounded in the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut since it began last summer, Western officials say.The epic nature of the battle is out of all proportion to Bakhmut’s strategic significance, they add. But after more than six months of grinding, horrific fighting, the future of Bakhmut still hangs in the balance.Since the fighting began, some 90% of its pre-invasion population has fled. This small administrative city in the Donbas is a wasteland of shattered buildings and trees.Even if it falls to Russia — something that could still take time and is not guaranteed — Moscow will, Western officials say, have gained little and lost much.For Ukraine, one official said, the battle for Bakhmut has been “a unique...
March 08, 2023

Up to 30,000 Russian casualties claimed in Bakhmut

Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman attends the weekly Cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street in London. — courtesy Getty Images
Asylum plan will stop people jumping queue — Braverman
LONDON — The UK’s new asylum plan will “stop people jumping the queue” to live in the UK, Suella Braverman has said.The home secretary told the BBC the British public “have had enough” of migrants arriving in small boats.She was defending new legislation aimed at removing all migrants who illegally cross the Channel. Labour’s Yvette Cooper accused ministers of making the issue “even more chaotic”.Under the new proposals announced on Tuesday, anyone found to have entered the country illegally will not only be removed from the UK within 28 days, but also be blocked from returning or claiming British citizenship in future.Those who arrive in small boats would either be returned to their home country, or another “safe third country” like Rwanda.Asked on the Today program...
March 08, 2023

Asylum plan will stop people jumping queue — Braverman

Georgia lawmakers start a brawl over 'foreign agents' law.
Thousands protest at Georgian 'foreign agent' bill
TBILISI — Protesters have clashed with police in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, after parliament backed a controversial draft law which critics say limits press freedom and suppresses civil society.Riot police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse the crowds outside the parliament building.Some protesters were seen falling on the ground and coughing, while others waved EU and Georgian flags.The government says several policemen were hurt and police gear was damaged.There has been widespread international condemnation of the bill, which would require non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and independent media that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to declare themselves as foreign agents.The opposition described it as a Russian-style law that would stigmatize...
March 08, 2023

Thousands protest at Georgian 'foreign agent' bill

Nord Stream pipelines leaking gas
New intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group behind Nord Stream attack
BERLIN — New intelligence reviewed by European and US officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian saboteur group carried out the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines in September last year.The bombing took place in international waters in the Baltic Sea, near the Danish island of Bornholm. The explosions damaged the pipelines, releasing tons of Russian gas into the Baltic.German newspaper Die Zeit says investigators believe the attack was carried out by a team of six people, using a yacht that had been hired by a company registered in Poland and owned by two Ukrainian citizens.Ukraine has denied any involvement in September's attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany.Although US officials have denied finding any evidence connecting the...
March 08, 2023

New intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group behind Nord Stream attack

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel.
UK asylum plan 'very concerning' — UN refugee agency
LONDON — The UK government's proposed asylum law is "very concerning" and would block even those with a compelling claim, the United Nations refugee agency has said.The UNHCR's representative to the UK, Vicky Tennant, told the BBC the measure would break international law and was not needed to stop Channel crossings.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is "up for the fight" to bring in the law and overcome any legal challenges.Labour has said the plans risk "making the chaos worse".On Tuesday, the government outlined a new law which would effectively ban anyone arriving in the UK via an illegal route from claiming asylum.Anyone found to have entered the country illegally will also be blocked from returning or claiming British citizenship in...
March 08, 2023

UK asylum plan 'very concerning' — UN refugee agency

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits the location of train collision in Tempe, about 376 kilometers north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece. — courtesy Dimtiris Papamitsos/AP
Greek authorities were ‘repeatedly warned’ over railway safety prior to deadly crash
ATHENS — The European Union agency responsible for rail safety warned the Greek authorities on multiple occasions over the past few years, according to the head of the organization who spoke to Euronews following an accident last week that killed 57 people.Josef Doppelbauer, the executive-director of the EU Railway Agency said that Greece did not react in time to secure its railway system, despite its warning. Even its latest report in 2022 revealed a gloomy picture.“During the last few years, we have always seen that Greece has ranked amongst the ‘bad pupils’,” he explained.“So, with a rather low performance in terms of safety — safety (is) measured in the number of fatal accidents in comparison to the length of the network and the number of passenger kilometers.“We have...
March 07, 2023

Greek authorities were ‘repeatedly warned’ over railway safety prior to deadly crash

Norway is getting ready to open Europe’s longest cycle tunnel.
Europe’s longest cycle tunnel aims to cut traffic in this Norwegian city
OSLO — Norway’s Bergen is gearing up to open the world’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel.On April 15, 2023, the 2.9km tunnel will open to the public with running and cycling events. It takes around 10 minutes to cycle through and 30 to 45 minutes to walk through.The tunnel cuts through the Løvstakken mountain in the southwest Norwegian city, linking the residential areas of Fyllingsdalen and Mindemyren.Cyclists can continue on to the center of Bergen using existing routes.Both the Fyllingsdal tunnel and the rest of the cycle route to Bergen city center are financed through the municipality’s state-supported Miljøløftet (Environmental Promise).Its goal is to make it easier for more people to choose cycling and walking over driving.Not only could this help...
March 07, 2023

Europe’s longest cycle tunnel aims to cut traffic in this Norwegian city

A Ukrainian serviceman sits in a tank at the frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Monday. — courtesy Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukraine military won't retreat from Bakhmut despite renewed Russian shelling
KYIV — Ukraine’s military leaders vow to resist Russian aggression in the encroached eastern city of Bakhmut. This is despite a previous message from Kyiv less than a week ago that suggested they could pull out troops to nearby positions.Seven months since Russia began fighting in Bakhmut, both sides have lost thousands of lives — including many Ukrainian civilians.But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office said Monday that he chaired a meeting in which top military brass “spoke in favor of continuing the defense operation and further strengthening our positions in Bakhmut."His top adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, told The Associated Press that Ukrainian forces around Bakhmut have been grinding down enemy forces, reinforcing their positions and training tens of thousands...
March 07, 2023

Ukraine military won't retreat from Bakhmut despite renewed Russian shelling

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