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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

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, seen in this file photo. is known in Turkish media as “Gandhi Kemal” for his resemblance to the Indian civil rights leader.
Turkey opposition names Kilicdaroglu as joint challenger to Erdogan
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s often divided opposition parties have come together to choose a single candidate to face President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May’s election.Kemal Kilicdaroglu leads the main secular opposition party, the center-left Republican People’s Party (CHP).Polls suggest a tight race in a country highly polarized after two decades of Erdogan’s authoritarian rule.Economic crisis and errors during last month’s earthquake may make him more vulnerable than in previous elections.A huge crowd of supporters cheered Kilicdaroglu, a former civil servant, as he was chosen by a six-party opposition alliance.The quiet-spoken 74 year old offers a radically different vision in both substance and style to the fiery, charismatic Erdogan’s.However, some of Kilicdaroglu’s allies fear...
March 07, 2023

Turkey opposition names Kilicdaroglu as joint challenger to Erdogan

Lightning bolt hits a lightning rod on a communication base station in Renhuai city, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 7, 2021. — courtesy Getty Images
Serbia-Croatia border arrests over radioactive material found in car
BELGRADE — Three Croatian nationals have been arrested in Serbia after radioactive material was discovered in their car, local media report.They were about to enter Croatia on Saturday when scanners detected a “serious amount” of radiation.During a subsequent search of an Audi car, the head of a radioactive lightning rod was found in the spare tire, reports said. Serbian officials are continuing to question the three suspects.The incident occurred at the Bezdan border crossing near the town of Sombor on Saturday at 20:30 (19:30 GMT).There has been no detail about the amount of radioactive material involved or its potential impact, but workers at the border crossing were ordered to discard their clothing and undergo medical checks as a precaution, Serbian media report.Hundreds of...
March 07, 2023

Serbia-Croatia border arrests over radioactive material found in car

Refineries around Le Havre in the north were among those blocked
Pension protests: French fuel deliveries blocked by strikers
PARIS — Fuel deliveries have been blocked from all French refineries, according to union officials, as protesters aim to bring France to a standstill over plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64."The strike has begun everywhere," said Eric Sellini of the CGT union.Tuesday marked the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid-January, with unions saying it would be the biggest yet.Most train and metro services have been cancelled, and many schools closed.At least 260 demonstrations are expected across France on Tuesday, with police estimates of between 1.1 million and 1.4 million taking part.With the government showing no sign of backing down on its pension plan, one union leader, Emmanuel Lépine, said last week that the aim of blocking fuel deliveries was to "bring...
March 07, 2023

Pension protests: French fuel deliveries blocked by strikers

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya seen in this file photo. — courtesy Twitter
Exiled Belarusian leader Tsikhanouskaya sentenced to 15 years in prison
MINSK — A Belarusian court has sentenced the country’s leading opposition figure, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who lives in exile, to 15 years in prison.According to the state news agency, Belta, and the human rights organization, Viasna, another prominent opponent, Pavel Latushko, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Three other people were sentenced to 12 years in prison.Tikhanovskaya responded quickly, vowing to continue her struggle and political activities. She labeled the trial a “farce”.“Today I don’t think about my own sentence. I am thinking of thousands of innocents, detained and those sentenced to real prison terms,” she said on Twitter. “I will not stop until each of them is released.”Tsikhanouskaya was charged with 12 crimes, including “conspiracy to take...
March 06, 2023

Exiled Belarusian leader Tsikhanouskaya sentenced to 15 years in prison

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas with members of the Reform Party after a fine performance in the election in Tallinn, Estonia, Sunday.
Estonia's center-right Reform Party comes first in parliamentary elections
TALLINN — Estonia's Reform Party, headed by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, has secured first place in Sunday’s parliamentary election, taking approximately 31.4% of the vote.Nine political parties in all fielded candidates for Estonia’s 101-seat parliament or Riigikogu. Over 900,000 people were eligible to vote in the general election, and nearly half voted in advance.Preliminary results suggest that six parties passed the 5% threshold required to become a part of parliament including newcomer Eesti 200, a liberal centrist party. Voter turnout was reportedly 63.7%.With 99% of votes counted EKRE has come in second place with 16.1% while the Centre Party, traditionally favored by Estonia’s sizable ethnic-Russian minority has secured 15%.The initial results mean the Reform Party is...
March 06, 2023

Estonia's center-right Reform Party comes first in parliamentary elections

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner group, speaking in Bakhmut. — courtesy Reuters
Russia’s Wagner boss suggests ‘betrayal’ in Bakhmut battle
MOSCOW/ KYIV — The head of Russia’s Wagner private army has said it is not getting the ammunition it needs from Moscow, as it seeks to gain control of Bakhmut.Russian troops — from Wagner and regular Russian forces — are trying to seize the eastern city from Ukraine.But Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has complained of a lack of ammunition, saying it could be “ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal”.Relations between Wagner and Moscow seem increasingly tense.The Wagner group has tens of thousands of troops in Ukraine — some recruited directly from Russian prisons — and has become a key part of Moscow’s invasion.In a post on Sunday, Prigozhin said documents had been signed on Feb. 22, with ammunition expected to be sent to Bakhmut the next day. But most had not been shipped, he...
March 06, 2023

Russia’s Wagner boss suggests ‘betrayal’ in Bakhmut battle

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