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A new BBC Spotlight investigation examines the extent of Stakeknife's activities
British Army's IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci admitted killing suspected informer
LONDON — The man suspected of being one of the British Army's top agents within the IRA admitted in 1990 that he had shot dead a suspected informer.The detail has been uncovered in a court document during a BBC Spotlight investigation into his activities.Freddie Scappaticci, who died in April, had always denied that he was the agent given the codename Stakeknife.Stakeknife is thought to have been linked to more than 20 murders during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.By 1990 Freddie Scappaticci had become the IRA's chief spy catcher within its internal security unit.It was known as the "nutting squad" because the informers it uncovered were shot in the head -- the nut -- and their bodies were dumped after interrogations involving torture.In February 1989 Joe Fenton was...
May 30, 2023

British Army's IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci admitted killing suspected informer

Two upper floors of a high-rise building were destroyed in Kyiv, local officials say
Russian air strikes target Kyiv for third night running
KYIV — Blasts were heard in Kyiv and several buildings were set ablaze after Russia targeted Ukraine's capital for the third night running.Officials say falling debris caused the blazes, as Ukraine's air defences intercepted more than 20 drones. At least one person is reported killed.In Moscow, a drone attack later caused minor damage to several buildings, the mayor of the Russian capital said.Sergei Sobyanin said "all the city's emergency services" were at the scene.He added that "so far, no one has been seriously injured".According to local media reports, as many as 10 drones were shot down over the city, mainly in the Istra, Krasnogorsk and Odintsovo districts.There has been no comment from Kyiv, but on Monday, the head of Ukraine's military...
May 30, 2023

Russian air strikes target Kyiv for third night running

NATO peacekeeping troops clash with protesters in Zvecan, Kosovo.
Fresh clashes as NATO troops called in to northern Kosovo towns
PRISTINA — NATO has condemned as “totally unacceptable” attacks by demonstrators in Kosovo that left some 25 of its peacekeepers injured.Police and NATO troops clashed with Serb protesters in the north where there has been unrest over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors.Tear gas and stun grenades were used to deter protesters in Zvecan, after they tried to invade a government building. NATO soldiers also formed a security cordon around two other town halls.The crisis dates back to April when Kosovo Serbs boycotted local elections, allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils with a turnout of less than four per cent.Both the EU and US have criticized the Kosovan authorities for destabilizing the situation in north Kosovo, and warned against any actions that...
May 30, 2023

Fresh clashes as NATO troops called in to northern Kosovo towns

Pedro Sanchez
Spanish PM calls snap general election for July after regional election debacle
MADRID — Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap general election for July.The move follows the success of the conservatives in Sunday's key local and regional elections, which represented a clear change in the political map of Spain.Conservatives won in seven out of the 12 regions holding elections and succeeded in several regions previously dominated by the Socialists.The numbers portrayed the Socialist's electoral vulnerability, with some pundits claiming PM Sanchez fears a longer period in government will wear down the party down further.In a televised address on Monday, the socialist leader announced he had informed King Felipe VI, Spain's head of state, of his "decision to (...) dissolve Parliament and call general elections".The...
May 29, 2023

Spanish PM calls snap general election for July after regional election debacle

Italy's fire service shared a photo of a helicopter taking part in the rescue
Tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore killing four
ROME — Four people have died after a boat carrying more than 20 passengers, including tourists, sank in strong winds on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.The boat overturned on Sunday evening between the towns of Sesto Calende and Arona, Italian media say.Five people were taken to hospital after being rescued.Unconfirmed reports in Italian media say the boat's passengers were British, Italian and Israeli.Attilio Fontana, president of the Lombardy region, said the "very serious incident" was due to bad weather.The boat was 16m (52ft) long and had been hired by tourists, he said on Facebook.According to Italian news outlets, the boat had been carrying about 25 people who were celebrating a birthday when a storm developed over the lake, later turning into a "small...
May 29, 2023

Tourist boat sinks on Lake Maggiore killing four

Erdogan delivers victory speech
Erdogan hails victory but election leaves Turkey divided
ANKARA — Recep Tayyip Erdogan's supporters celebrated well into the night after Turkey's long-time president secured another five years in power."The entire nation of 85 million won," he told cheering crowds outside his enormous palace on the edge of Ankara.But his call for unity sounded hollow as he ridiculed his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu -- and took aim at a jailed Kurdish leader and the LGBT community.The opposition leader did not explicitly concede victory.Complaining of "the most unfair election in recent years", Kilicdaroglu said the president's political party had mobilised all the means of the state against him.President Erdogan ended with just over 52% of the vote, based on near-complete unofficial results. Almost half the electorate in this...
May 29, 2023

Erdogan hails victory but election leaves Turkey divided

Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko posted a picture of flaming debris that fell from the sky during Monday's attack
Fresh attacks on Kyiv after intense drone barrage
KYIV — Russian missiles have hit Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, following two nights of heavy drone strikes.They were all reportedly shot down and there are no reports of casualties.Flaming debris from the intercepted missiles landed in residential areas in central Kyiv.Russia has launched 16 air attacks on the Ukrainian capital this month. The latest, however, was unusual because it took place during the day - and seemed to be targeted at the city center.All other air assaults on the capital so far in May have taken place at night and appeared to be directed at critical national infrastructure and air defences on the outskirts.Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat said that Iskander ballistic missiles were used in the latest attack and that it was possible S-300 and S-400 missiles had also been...
May 29, 2023

Fresh attacks on Kyiv after intense drone barrage

Spaniards casting their vote during regional elections, in Olite, northern Spain
Spain’s conservative opposition trounces Socialists in key local and regional elections
MADRID — The conservative Popular Party made significant gains but may need far right’s help to form a coalition and govern some regions.Spain’s opposition conservative Popular Party (PP)made significant gains in Sunday's key local and regional elections, offering a dire assessment of public feeling towards the ruling left-wing coalition ahead of general elections in December.The result represents a clear change in the political map of local and regional power in Spain.In the local vote, the Popular Party won 31.5% of votes compared with 28.2% for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party, or PSOE, which leads the central government, with more than 97% of votes counted, according to results published by the Interior Ministry.This was a 1.2 percentage point decrease for PSOE on 2019,...
May 29, 2023

Spain’s conservative opposition trounces Socialists in key local and regional elections

Preliminary results put President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his rival as the leader fights to stretch his rule into a third decade.
Preliminary Turkish election results show Erdogan leading in presidential runoff
ANKARA — Preliminary results in Turkey’s presidential runoff vote on Sunday showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his rival as the leader fights to stretch his rule into a third decade.With 91.55% of the ballots counted, Erdogan received 52.61% of the votes, according to unofficial preliminary results published by state-run Anadolu agency, while opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 47.39%.Voter turnout is 85.41%, according to Anadolu.With the election results not yet official, Erdogan appeared to be taking a victory lap outside his residence in Istanbul, singing in celebration on top of a campaign bus. Addressing a large crowd of jubilant supporters waving the Turkish flag, he thanked the nation.“We completed the second round of the presidential election with the...
May 28, 2023

Preliminary Turkish election results show Erdogan leading in presidential runoff

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Aleksandar Vučić of the Republic of Serbia at NATO Headquarters on May 17
NATO chief Stoltenberg calls on Kosovo, Serbia to engage in dialogue
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Sunday said he spoke to EU High Representative Josep Borrell about the current situation in Kosovo.“Pristina and Belgrade must engage in the EU-led dialogue now, as the only way to peace and normalization,” he said on his Twitter account.“Pristina must de-escalate & not take unilateral, destabilizing steps,” stressed Stoltenberg.He added that NATO’s military mission in Kosovo, called KFOR, will continue to ensure a safe and secure environment.The Kosovo police on Friday clashed with ethnic Serb protestors in northern Kosovo who were trying to prevent recently elected ethnic-Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings.Serbia ordered its army to move closer to the border with Kosovo and urged NATO to urgently stop...
May 28, 2023

NATO chief Stoltenberg calls on Kosovo, Serbia to engage in dialogue

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