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Waving European and Georgian flags, an estimated 60,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Georgian parliament on Monday
Tens of thousands rally in Tbilisi to demand EU membership for Georgia
TBILISI — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Monday to demand EU membership for the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.Waving European and Georgian flags, an estimated 60,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Georgian parliament, days after the European Commission recommended waiting before granting Tbilisi candidate status.Several pro-European organizations and all the opposition groups had called for a "march for Europe" on Monday evening in Tbilisi, in order to "prove the commitment of the Georgian people to their European choice and to Western values"."Europe is a historic choice and aspiration for Georgians, for which all generations have made sacrifices," the organizers said in the...
June 21, 2022

Tens of thousands rally in Tbilisi to demand EU membership for Georgia

The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) is taking action in response to the global food supply crisis.
ACG institutions launch food security action with initial $10 billion package
VIENNA — The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) is taking action in response to the global food supply crisis. As a first step, the group is providing an initial $10 billion for immediate relief and long-term support. According to the latest estimates by the United Nations, about 49 million people worldwide are at risk of falling into famine conditions in the months ahead.Speaking after hosting a meeting of the ACG Heads of Institutions in Vienna Monday, OPEC Fund Director-General Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, said: “With this bold initiative we are taking quick, decisive and forceful action.“Millions of people are facing hunger today, and this is something we simply must address urgently. As a dedicated ACG member the OPEC Fund fully stands by this commitment.”The amount of a minimum $10...
June 20, 2022

ACG institutions launch food security action with initial $10 billion package

Map showing location of Russian exclave Kaliningrad. — courtesy Euronews
Anger as Lithuania bans transit of goods to Russia exclave Kaliningrad
MOSCOW/ VILNIUS — Lithuania has banned the transit of some goods through its territory from Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad.It includes coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology, accounting for around 50% of all goods that Kaliningrad imports.Moscow said the move was "unprecedented" and "unlawful" and threatened to respond.Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said his country was simply implementing sanctions imposed by the EU, of which it is a member.He said the measures introduced on Saturday were taken after “consultation with the European Commission and under its guidelines”.The EU's foreign policy chief backed up Lithuania's stance, saying the country was not acting unilaterally and was only applying EU...
June 20, 2022

Anger as Lithuania bans transit of goods to Russia exclave Kaliningrad

 EU-Egypt Association Council meeting in Luxembourg.
EU, Egypt stress two-state solution only path to resolve Palestine question
BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU) and Egypt Monday underlined comprehensive resolution to the Palestine question is the two state solution that ends Israel occupation and leads to the establishment of an independent, contiguous, sovereign and viable Palestinian State, on the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.This come in a joint statement released after the ninth meeting of the Association Council of the European Union and Egypt that took place in Luxembourg.They warned of the danger inherent in the absence of a political horizon to end the conflict and emphasized the necessity of relaunching serious and meaningful negotiations to achieve the two state solution and restore confidence in the Middle East peace process.The two sides condemned the construction and...
June 20, 2022

EU, Egypt stress two-state solution only path to resolve Palestine question

The Russian navy's amphibious assault ship Kaliningrad sails into the Sevastopol harbor in Crimea, Feb. 10, 2022. — courtesy Russian Defense Ministry Press Service.
Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports a 'real war crime': Borrell
BRUSSELS — Russia's blockade of Ukrainian grain exports is a "real war crime", the EU's top diplomat told reporters ahead of a meeting of foreign affairs ministers."It is inconceivable, one cannot imagine that millions of tons of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of the world people are suffering hunger," said Borrell, urging Russia to unblock the ports."This is a real war crime. So I cannot imagine that this will last much longer."Borrell warned of the "risk of a great famine" in the world, but especially in Africa."It is the war which is creating price increases and scarcity on energy and food," Borrell said, emphasizing that the EU's sanctions were not influencing the crisis as they don't target food or...
June 20, 2022

Russian blockade of Ukraine grain exports a 'real war crime': Borrell

President Macron has fallen well short of winning the 289 he needed to keep control of the Assembly..
Macron loses majority as French vote fragments
President Macron has fallen well short of winning the 289 he needed to keep control of the Assembly.PARIS — Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the French National Assembly following a strong performance by a left alliance and the far right.He had called on voters to deliver a solid majority.But his centrist coalition lost dozens of seats in an election that has left French politics fragmented.The prime minister he had only recently appointed, Elisabeth Borne, said the situation was unprecedented.A storm hit Paris as she returned to her Matignon residence from a long meeting at the presidential Élysée palace to say that modern France had never seen a National Assembly like this one."This situation represents a risk for our...
June 20, 2022

Macron loses majority as French vote fragments

French people vote on Sunday in the National Assembly with President Emmanuel Macron needing 289 seats to maintain his outright majority.
French National Assembly vote decides battle between Macron and left
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron needs 289 seats in the National Assembly to maintain his outright majorityMacron beat the far right to retain the presidency in April but, less than two months on, it is the left that is threatening his hold on power.French voters are deciding who will control the National Assembly. If the president loses his outright majority, he could struggle to push through reforms.Far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon's left-green alliance finished neck and neck with the centrist Macron coalition in the first round a week ago.They call themselves Nupes, which stands for New Ecological and Social Popular Union, and the polls suggest they could stop the president winning the 289 seats he needs for an outright majority.The president's alliance, Ensemble, portrays...
June 19, 2022

French National Assembly vote decides battle between Macron and left

Firefighters have been battling wildfires in parts of Spain, as the country faces its warmest early summer in decades.
Spanish firefighters tackle wildfires as Europe swelters
MADRID — Firefighters have been battling wildfires in parts of Spain, as the country faces its warmest early summer in decades.Parts of western Europe have been experiencing extreme heat under a wave of hot air that has moved north from Africa.Temperatures in both Spain and France have broken records, putting pressure on hospitals and energy grids.Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in Spain on Saturday and people sought relief with fans, shade and plenty of water as an unseasonable heatwave pushed temperatures close to record highs.Spain was heading towards its hottest early summer temperatures in decades, with forecasts of between 40-42 degrees Celsius (104-108 Fahrenheit) in Zaragoza in the northeast and areas of Navarre and La Rioja in northern Spain,...
June 19, 2022

Spanish firefighters tackle wildfires as Europe swelters

File photo of Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili.
Brussels dashes Georgia's hopes of timely EU accession
TIBLISI — Lawmakers in Georgia have been left heartbroken after Brussels dashed the country's hopes of a quick entry into the European Union (EU).European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday that Georgia would only move to EU membership candidate status after addressing certain priorities.The Commission instead recommended a "European perspective" for the small Black Sea nation, unlike Ukraine and Moldova which were awarded candidacy status."Georgia shares the same aspirations and potential as Ukraine and Moldova," said von der Leyen. "Its application has strengths, in particular the market orientation of its economy, with a strong private sector."To succeed, the country must now come together politically to design a clear path...
June 18, 2022

Brussels dashes Georgia's hopes of timely EU accession

Julian Assange in this file photo.
Assange family vows to fight UK extradition order to US
LONDON — Family members of Julian Assange have promised to fight the UK's decision to extradite him to the United States (US).On Friday, the UK government ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder to the US to face spying charges. He has 14 days to appeal."If he's extradited to the United States the conditions he [Assange] will be under will be so oppressive," said Gabriel Shipton, Assange's brother, at a press conference on Friday. "It will drive him to take his own life."The Home Office said in a statement that “the UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Assange.”“Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to...
June 18, 2022

Assange family vows to fight UK extradition order to US

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