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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which has not yet approved Sweden's bid to join Nato
Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support
ANKARA — Sweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after a copy of the Qur'an was burned in a Stockholm protest.Sweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine but needs Turkey, already a member, to approve.Kurdish protesters in Sweden hung an effigy of Erdogan this month, followed by the Qur'an burning."Sweden should not expect support from us for Nato," Erdogan said in response."It is clear that those who caused such a disgrace in front of our country's embassy can no longer expect any benevolence from us regarding their application."Saturday's protest, but not the burning of the book itself, was given prior approval by Swedish authorities.Erdogan condemned the...
January 24, 2023

Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg calls on Ankara not to block Sweden's NATO membership
BRUSSELS — The Secretary-General of NATO on Monday castigated the attitude of the Turkish President, who threatens to block Sweden's NATO membership after an extremist burned a copy of the Qur'an on Saturday in Stockholm.In an interview on German television Die Welt, transcribed in a German press release by the channel, Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg condemned Recep Tayyip Erdogan's position on Sweden.“Freedom of expression, freedom of opinion is a precious commodity, in Sweden and in all other NATO countries. And that is why these inappropriate acts are not automatically illegal,” he said.Swedish-Danish right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Qur'an on Saturday afternoon in an act aimed at denouncing Sweden's negotiations with Ankara on...
January 24, 2023

Stoltenberg calls on Ankara not to block Sweden's NATO membership

An electrical storm lights up the night sky behind the business district in Madrid
Spain investigates 'Big Four' consultancy firms over marathon work days and record profits
MADRID — Like his colleagues at PricewaterhouseCooper consultancy firm in Madrid, Sergio Padilla was accustomed to working 12 hours a day: from 9 am until 9 pm.At peak times, those days could even stretch after midnight to the wee small hours of the next morning, Padilla -- whose name has been changed to protect his identity -- tells Euronews.This seemed completely normal to him, as all his colleagues at the consultancy were in the same situation. Each of the departments endured marathon working days.He would barely have any free time after work, just going home to get some sleep before returning to the office once again. He didn’t even have time to buy groceries from the supermarket, ending up eating fast food for every meal instead.During his two years with the company, Padilla grew...
January 24, 2023

Spain investigates 'Big Four' consultancy firms over marathon work days and record profits

File photo of ex-prime minister and Czech presidential candidate Andrej Babis
Czech presidential candidate Babiš backpedals after ‘anti-NATO’ comments spark ire
PRAGUE — Billionaire ex-prime minister and Czech presidential candidate Andrej Babiš caused a stir by saying in a live debate on Sunday night he would refuse to send troops to defend NATO allies Poland and the Baltics in case they were attacked.“I want peace, I don’t want war. And in no case would I send our children and the children of our women to war,” he said on Czech state television, sparking ire among neighbors and NATO allies alike.Babiš later backtracked on Sunday’s comments, saying “his statement was distorted” and that he would respect NATO’s mutual defense commitments.“I just didn’t want even to imagine World War III could happen,” he said in a Twitter post on Monday.Babiš’s opponent, retired general and former NATO official Petr...
January 23, 2023

Czech presidential candidate Babiš backpedals after ‘anti-NATO’ comments spark ire

A scene from Slovenia highway that is snow covered. — courtesy Facebook
Alpine nation Slovenia latest to fall victim to extreme winter weather
LJUBLJANA — A snow storm packing strong winds wreaked chaos across Slovenia on Monday, leaving some major roads shut and parts of the country without electricity.Officials said the late Sunday snowfall caused over a dozen traffic accidents overnight, with fallen trees blocking local roads and downing power lines — including in capital Ljubljana.Authorities urged Slovenians not to travel unless absolutely necessary.The highway connecting the Adriatic coastline with Ljubljana was blocked in some areas because of high winds. Heavy vehicles have been banned on the affected roads in the Alpine nation.Meteorologists said the snow is expected to ease by Tuesday.The snow storms come on the back of strong winds last weekend which prompted firefighters to respond to some 200 calls for help in...
January 23, 2023

Alpine nation Slovenia latest to fall victim to extreme winter weather

A poster of soldiers with the mercenary group’s Wagner slogan.
Former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group apprehended in Norway
OSLO — A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway has been apprehended by police, an official said on Monday, and a Russian rights group said he had been told he would be deported to Russia.“He is apprehended and we are considering whether to seek a court’s decision for internment,” police lawyer Line Isaksen told Reuters, declining to give further details.Andrei Medvedev is a former commander of the Wagner group, which is fighting for Russia in the Ukraine war.He fled by crossing the Russian-Norwegian border and has said he fears for his life after witnessing the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners brought to the front lines in Ukraine to fight for Wagner.Gulagu.net, a Russian group that campaigns for prisoners’ rights and has...
January 23, 2023

Former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group apprehended in Norway

A file photo of the tailfin of a BA airplane on the runway at Heathrow Airport. — courtesy PA Media
Dozens of flights canceled at Heathrow Airport due to freezing fog
LONDON — Dozens of flights have been canceled at Heathrow due to freezing fog.British Airways, the largest carrier at the UKs busiest airport, has axed around 80 flights.Airlines were told on Sunday night they would have to reduce the number of flights they are operating by about 15% due to the weather and Air Traffic Control restrictions.Monday was the coldest night at the airport in more than a decade, with temperatures falling to -8.4C.It was the lowest temperature recorded since December 2010, and the coldest January night since 1987.Across the UK the lowest temperature was in Santon Downham, Suffolk, where it dropped to -9.8C.Temperatures in the UK were warmest in Scotland, with temperatures of 10.1C in Kinlochewe in the Scottish Highlands.Online departure boards at Heathrow showed...
January 23, 2023

Dozens of flights canceled at Heathrow Airport due to freezing fog

Rishi Sunak and Nadhim Zahawi. — courtesy UK government
Sunak orders ethics probe into Zahawi tax row
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the tax affairs of Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi.Sunak said there were “questions that need answering” over the case.Zahawi is facing calls to resign, after it emerged he paid a penalty to HMRC over unpaid tax while he was chancellor, as part of a multi-million pound dispute.He said he was “confident” he had “acted properly throughout”.On a visit to a hospital in Northamptonshire, Sunak told reporters: “Integrity and accountability is really important to me and clearly in this case there are questions that need answering.“That’s why I’ve asked our independent adviser to get to the bottom of everything, to investigate the matter fully and establish all the...
January 23, 2023

Sunak orders ethics probe into Zahawi tax row

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, seen in this file photo, has confirmed the country will hold its parliamentary and presidential election in May instead of June.
Erdogan announces elections will be held on May 14
ANKARA — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced May 14 as the date for the country’s next parliamentary and presidential elections, confirming that Turkish voters will head to the polls a month earlier than he had previously flagged.The announcement was made on Saturday during a youth conference in the northwestern province of Bursa. In a video of the event released Sunday, Erdogan — who’s seeking re-election — can be heard saying: “I thank God that we are destined to share our path with you, our valued youth, who will vote for the first time in the elections that will be held on May 14”.Erdogan had first hinted at the elections being held on May 14 last week, but said on Sunday that he will make the formal call on March 10, after which Turkey’s Supreme...
January 23, 2023

Erdogan announces elections will be held on May 14

Police have arrested 27 people in connection with alleged illegal tobacco production
Spain busts tobacco gang exploiting Ukrainians
MADRID — Police in Spain have broken up a gang they say ran three illegal tobacco factories where Ukrainian refugees worked in poor conditions.The operations were found in three regions of Spain and 27 people have been arrested.The gang is alleged to have smuggled large quantities of tobacco turned into counterfeit cigarettes.The factories could make more than half a million cigarette packs daily, which were sold across Spain and abroad.Police said the Ukrainians, who had fled Russia's invasion of their country, were living "crammed" into prefabricated shelters within the factories.They were working long hours and were not leaving, to avoid detection, as some had entered the country illegally.Meanwhile, the bosses of the organization enjoyed a "life of luxury",...
January 23, 2023

Spain busts tobacco gang exploiting Ukrainians

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