UK Borders Bill faces avalanche of defeats in the House of Lords for second time

The proposed legislation will go back to the Commons, where ministers could be forced to make concessions to get the controversial bill passed. The UK government’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill faced another slew of defeats in the House of … Read More

Germany reports rise in attacks against Russian, Ukrainian migrants

posted in: Germany, News

BERLIN, April 5 (Reuters) – Attacks against Russian and Ukrainian migrants in Germany have risen since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in remarks made available on Tuesday. Faeser told the Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung … Read More

Russia is finished as a major energy power

posted in: News, Russia

WASHINGTON/KYIV — Russia looms large in world energy markets. It supplies 40 per cent of the gas consumed in the European Union, and this is a particularly important economic issue for Germany, Italy, and Austria. But Russia’s global energy footprint … Read More

Some Irish families ‘unable to cope’ with housing Ukrainian refugees

Some Irish families who have taken Ukrainian refugees into their homes in recent weeks have already “returned them” to facilities such as the new temporary accommodation centre in Citywest, Co Dublin, telling volunteers they’re “unable to cope”. Citywest conference centre … Read More

180 Earthquakes Detected Near Grindavík

Yesterday afternoon an earthquake started in Sýlingafell, near Grindavík, RÚV reports. In about 24 hours, a total of 180 earthquakes have been detected. The strongest earthquake was 3.3 in magnitude. Earthquakes have been frequent in this area recently, but the … Read More

New North Korea nuclear, ICBM testing would trigger instant crisis — Moon

posted in: Far East, News

SEOUL — A resumption of North Korea’s nuclear weapon or long-range missile tests would “instantly” send the peninsula back into crisis, outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this week, calling for measures to prevent that from happening. A record … Read More

NATO sees no signs of Russian troop withdrawal in Ukraine

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Russian military forces are not pulling back from Kyiv and other cities, as announced by the Kremlin, Reuters reported. “According to our intelligence, Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, … Read More

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