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US President Joe Biden delivers a speech in Dundalk, on April 12, 2023
Biden basks in Ireland’s welcome as he highlights personal and political ties
DUBLIN — President Joe Biden is spending much of his trip to Ireland this week exploring his family’s roots, from the shoemaker who sailed from Newry in 1849 in search of a better life in America to the brick-seller in Ballina who sold 28,000 bricks to pay for his own family’s passage to the US.Yet as his official meetings Thursday demonstrate, the Ireland he is visiting this week is a distant cry from the place his ancestors left so long ago. It’s even far removed from the place President John F. Kennedy – the last Catholic president – visited 70 years ago, when the Church remained at the center of power in the country and economic development was only beginning to take hold.Now a thriving European economy, with a major technology sector and among the highest per capita GDP...
April 13, 2023

Biden basks in Ireland’s welcome as he highlights personal and political ties

US President Joe Biden speaks at Ulster University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Biden praises EU and UK for compromise deal on Northern Ireland trade
BELFAST — Joe Biden has brought words of encouragement and offers of investment on his visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the region’s Good Friday peace agreement.After an informal meeting with Rishi Sunak, the US president expressed support for the British prime minister’s compromise deal with the EU on Northern Ireland trade arrangements.“Your history is our history, and even more important your future is America’s future,” he said.“Today Belfast is the beating heart of Northern Ireland and it’s poised to drive unprecedented economic opportunity investment from communities across the UK, across Ireland and across the United States. The simple truth is that peace and economic opportunity go together.”During a speech in Belfast, US President Joe...
April 13, 2023

Biden praises EU and UK for compromise deal on Northern Ireland trade

Eva Kaili was arrested on Dec.9 and charged with participation in a criminal organization, corruption and money laundering. — courtesy EU
Eva Kaili released from prison and put under house arrest
BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP who has become the most recognizable face of the corruption scandal engulfing the European Parliament, was on Wednesday granted her release from prison after more than four months behind bars.The lawmaker will now be placed under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, her lawyer, Sven Mary, confirmed to Euronews.“I will not give more commentary, besides the fact that this is a logical decision that took too long to be taken,” Mary said in a brief statement.The information was also confirmed by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office.The decision came as a surprise since it was announced a day before a scheduled appearance before a judge on Thursday morning.Kaili will undergo regular hearings to either prolong or revoke the electronic...
April 13, 2023

Eva Kaili released from prison and put under house arrest

File photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a speech during his visit to Warsaw, Poland.
Kyiv to probe video allegedly showing Ukrainian soldier’s beheading
KYIV — Ukraine promised Wednesday to investigate a gruesome video circulating on social media that purportedly shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier.The video spread quickly online and sparked outrage from Ukrainian officials. The Kremlin called the footage “horrible” but said it needed to be verified.While the authenticity of the video or the circumstances of where and when it was shot have yet to be verified, the video appears to show a man in green fatigues wearing a yellow armband, typically donned by Ukrainian fighters. He is heard screeching before another man in camouflage uses a knife to decapitate him.A third man holds up a flak jacket apparently belonging to the man being beheaded. All three men speak in Russian.Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than a year...
April 12, 2023

Kyiv to probe video allegedly showing Ukrainian soldier’s beheading

Migrants sail a wooden boat at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean sea, Aug. 11, 2022.
First quarter of 2023 deadliest in Mediterrenean since 2017, says UN
GENEVA — The first quarter of 2023 was the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017, with hundreds of lives lost trying to reach Europe, the UN said on Wednesday.The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated its figure of 441 deaths does not reflect the actual number of deaths in the sea, with many unknown and unaccounted for.“With over 20,000 deaths recorded on this route since 2014, I fear that these deaths have been normalized,” IOM warned, adding “delays and gaps in state-led search and rescue (SAR) operations are costing lives.”The UN body said delays in SAR operations have been a determining factor in at least six incidents since the beginning of the year, resulting in the deaths of at least 127 of the 441 people.“The...
April 12, 2023

First quarter of 2023 deadliest in Mediterrenean since 2017, says UN

Duma backs bill to adopt electronic military draft notices -
Russian lawmakers back bill on electronic military draft papers
MOSCOW — Russia’s lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, has adopted a bill on electronic military draft papers that will crack down on those dodging military service.Lawmakers approved the necessary legislation with lightning speed on Tuesday with near unanimity.Last year President Vladimir Putin’s order to call up hundreds of thousands of men to boost regular forces in Ukraine kicked off an exodus, with tens of thousands rushing to leave the country.The new legislation that was adopted on the second and third readings on Tuesday will make dodging the draft and fleeing much more difficult, observers say.Even some Kremlin-friendly lawmakers complained that the legislation was rushed and adopted “under a veil of secrecy”.Under the current system, potential conscripts are...
April 12, 2023

Russian lawmakers back bill on electronic military draft papers

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, looks at demonstrators unfolding a banner reading ‘President of Violence and Hypocrisy’.
Pension protesters disrupt Macron’s speech on future of ‘European sovereignty’
THE HAGUE — A group of protesters interrupted French President Emmanuel Macron as he prepared to deliver a speech on the future of Europe in The Hague on Tuesday.Some members of the audience at a theater in the Netherlands shouted at Macron, accusing him of undemocratically forcing through his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.Macron’s pension reforms have prompted massive protests and strikes in France. Critics were additionally angered when he used a special constitutional power last month to push the bill through parliament without a vote.“Where is French democracy?” young protesters shouted from the gallery of the theatre, while others unfurled unfurling a banner that read “President of violence and hypocrisy” in English.“I can answer these questions if you...
April 12, 2023

Pension protesters disrupt Macron’s speech on future of ‘European sovereignty’

Russia has suffered big losses on the battlefield and needs to replenish its forces in Ukraine
Ukraine war: Russian parliament approves online call-up
MOSCOW — The Russian parliament has approved legislation to start serving call-up papers online.The Kremlin has denied the move is aimed at speeding up further mobilization of Russian men or putting a stop to widespread draft-dodging.Thousands of Russians have avoided the draft to escape the war in Ukraine.Critics say the law is further evidence of authorities creating an "electronic Gulag", referring to the Soviet-era network of prison camps.Until now, conscription papers in Russia have had to be served in person or via an employer.In reality, it has meant many avoiding the draft by moving away from where they were registered to live, or simply not opening the door when military officials came calling.Under the new legislation, call-up papers will be deemed to be served as...
April 12, 2023

Ukraine war: Russian parliament approves online call-up

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience during a meeting of his ruling AK Party to announce the party’s election manifesto ahead of the May 14 elections, in Ankara. — courtesy Reuters
Erdogan kicks off race to hold on to power
ANKARA — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched his ruling party’s bid to stay in power, as he seeks to extend his leadership of Turkey beyond 20 years.He is facing his stiffest challenge yet from six opposition parties who have combined forces for presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14.Turkey faces soaring inflation and is reeling from twin earthquakes that have left 50,000 people dead. Erdogan and his ruling AK Party say they will bring inflation down to single figures, a commitment already made by their opponents.Turkey has become increasingly authoritarian under President Erdogan and the opposition is seeking to reverse that.Any candidate that can secure more than half the presidential vote on May 14 is the outright winner. Failing that, the race goes to a run-off...
April 11, 2023

Erdogan kicks off race to hold on to power

UK to be one of worst performing economies this year, predicts IMF
NEW YORK — The UK is set to be one of the worst performing major economies in the world this year, according to a forecast.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the UK economy’s performance in 2023 will be the worst among the 20 biggest economies, known as the G20, which includes sanctions-hit Russia.It predicted the UK economy will shrink by 0.3% in 2023 and then grow by 1% next year. The IMF also warned of a “rocky road” for the global financial system.It followed the collapse of two US banks last month, closely followed by a rushed takeover of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse by its rival UBS, which sparked fears of another financial crisis.The IMF had already forecast that the UK would experience a downturn this year and be bottom of the pile of the G7 — a group of the...
April 11, 2023

UK to be one of worst performing economies this year, predicts IMF

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