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Russian ships accused of North Sea sabotage
OSLO — Russia has a program to sabotage wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea, according to new allegations.The details come from a joint investigation by public broadcasters in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.It says Russia has a fleet of vessels disguised as fishing trawlers and research vessels in the North Sea.They carry underwater surveillance equipment and are mapping key sites for possible sabotage.The BBC understands that UK officials are aware of Russian vessels moving around UK waters as part of the program.The first of a series of reports is due to be broadcast on Wednesday by DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden and Yle in Finland.A Danish counter-intelligence officer says the sabotage plans are being prepared in case of a full conflict with the West...
April 19, 2023

Russian ships accused of North Sea sabotage

'Wagner mercenaries' admit to killing children in Ukraine
KYIV — Two Russian former convicts who claim they served as commanders for the Wagner mercenary group have apparently confessed to murdering hundreds of civilians, including children, in Ukraine.Both of the men gave interviews to an exiled human rights activist who runs the website Gulagu.net, which reports on corruption and torture in Russia.The former convicts -- Azamat Uldarov and Alexey Savichev -- were pardoned by Russian presidential decrees last year, according to Gulagu.net.In an hour-long confession, the men describe their actions in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, including executing 60 wounded prisoners, some of whom were Russian soldiers who refused to continue fighting.The men say these events took place in Soledar and Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine's Donestk...
April 19, 2023

'Wagner mercenaries' admit to killing children in Ukraine

Tumso Abdurakhmanov
Chechen dissident claims he 'staged own death' to avoid assassination
WARSAW — A Chechen dissident has alleged he "staged his own death" last year to avoid assassination.In a recent YouTube video, opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claimed he planned and spread reports of his murder in December, after being told the leader of Chechnya wanted him dead.Headed by the notorious strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya is a restive Russian republic that was forced to remain under Moscow's control, following a series of vicious separatist wars.Its primarily Muslim population is subjected to harsh human rights abuses at the hands of Kadyrov's security forces.Abdurakhmanov, a prominent critic of Kadyrov and his Moscow-backed government, was reportedly gunned down last year in Sweden, where he had been living in exile as a political asylum...
April 19, 2023

Chechen dissident claims he 'staged own death' to avoid assassination

File photo of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.
EU lawmakers approve visa free travel for Kosovo
STRASBOURG — European Union lawmakers on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year.The move means that Kosovo’s citizens will be able to travel in the 27-nation Schengen passport-free area, which includes most EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, for periods of up to 90 days every six months.Citizens in the Schengen countries will be able to visit Kosovo without visas too.The former Serbian territory was the last country in the Western Balkans region not to have such travel arrangements with the EU.Dutch Socialist lawmaker Thijs Reuten, who chaperoned the process through the European Parliament, said the move “finally enables the people of Kosovo to easily travel, visit relatives and do...
April 18, 2023

EU lawmakers approve visa free travel for Kosovo

 European Union High Representative Josep Borrell Tuesday stressed that although the EU and China are in rival mode the EU needs to keep talking to China.
Borrell calls for a united EU approach to China
BRUSSELS — European Union High Representative Josep Borrell Tuesday stressed that although the EU and China are in rival mode the EU needs to keep talking to China.“We cannot speak with one voice as there are multiple voices within the EU, but at least we need to be on the same wavelength, “he told the European Parliament in Strasbourg during a debate on China.Recalling that EU relations with China have worsened recently due to EU sanctions and Chinese military exercises in the Strait of Taiwan, he said that due to its massive influence in the world, “we cannot stop talking to it because it is not a democracy.”“China is not Russia; it is a superpower that is growing, especially in the global south. When it comes to China, there are four areas of particular interest: EU values,...
April 18, 2023

Borrell calls for a united EU approach to China

French President Emmanuel Macron seen in this file photo at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
Macron addresses France amid anger over controversial pension reform
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, but insisted that it was needed.In a televised address to the nation, Macron said “These changes were needed to guarantee everyone’s pension,” after he enacted the pension law on Saturday.“Gradually working more is also producing more wealth for our whole country,” he added.Macron acknowledged anger over increasing prices and jobs that don’t “allow too many French people to live well.”The evening address kicks off a likely arduous battle for the French president, who is trying to repair the damage done to his public image and politics by forcing the pension plan through parliament last month.Before Macron’s speech, opponents of the reform...
April 18, 2023

Macron addresses France amid anger over controversial pension reform

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.
European Parliament approves mega package of EU climate measures
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament took a big step forward in the fight against climate change on Tuesday, after it approved five pieces of legislation from its landmark Fit for 55 package, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030.Among them was the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which is designed to create a more level playing field between EU and non-EU producers by attributing a carbon price to certain imported products.According to the lead MEP on the file, Mohammed Chahim, the CBAM will have a major impact.“It is an absolute game changer and it’s really historic because for the first time we will start asking producers to pay for also the imported CO2 emissions,” he told Euronews.“And it’s for the first time that the EU or any other region...
April 18, 2023

European Parliament approves mega package of EU climate measures

Euronews video capture shows Esbjerg, Denmark
Are wind droughts a threat to the booming North Sea wind power industry?
LONDON — Several EU countries are implementing ambitious plans to turn the North Sea into a green energy powerhouse. But what will happen if global warming causes wind speeds to drop?Esbjerg in Denmark is at the epicenter of Europe’s offshore wind energy boom.Lying on the North Sea coast, the scale of what’s happening to the port is truly epic.That’s because the EU is not only pushing for renewables like wind, so it can deliver on its climate promises, it’s also racing to wean itself off Russian hydrocarbons.“The demand is exploding and looking forward we already know now that in 2025 we are sold out,” said the port’s Chief Commercial Officer Jesper Bank.“The ambitions by the governments, by the big energy companies are there. We know there is the demand for offshore...
April 18, 2023

Are wind droughts a threat to the booming North Sea wind power industry?

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Concerned about fake news and hate speech, Sweden’s public radio closes Twitter accounts
STOCKHOLM — Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR) has decided to stop using Twitter as part of its social media strategy, citing concerns over “recent turbulence” at the company surrounding its ability to fight fake news and hate speech.It follows an announcement by the US National Public Radio that it would stop posting fresh content to its more than a dozen Twitter accounts, plus a similar move by Canada’s public service broadcaster CBC on Monday to also stop using it.Both broadcasters objected to being branded as “government-funded media” by Elon Musk’s social media platform, which CBC said was meant to undermine its editorial credibility.While SR in Sweden has not had its accounts slapped with any objectionable Twitter labels, the company says it had been winding...
April 18, 2023

Concerned about fake news and hate speech, Sweden’s public radio closes Twitter accounts

A police officer stands on duty outside the home of Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, April 6, 2023. — courtesy AFP
Scottish nationalists ‘tearing apart’ amid another arrest
EDINBURGH — Police in Scotland have arrested the treasurer of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) amid a long-running investigation into the party’s finances.Colin Beattie, a 71-year-old former banker, was taken into custody by detectives this morning for questioning.This development is the latest blow to a party that has been engulfed in chaos in recent weeks, following the resignation of its chief executive Peter Murrell, husband of former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.In a statement, Scottish Police said: “A 71-year-old man has today, Tuesday, 18 April 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.”“The matter is active for the purposes of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and the public...
April 18, 2023

Scottish nationalists ‘tearing apart’ amid another arrest

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