Europe

Iceland: residents evacuated amid fears of volcanic eruption

16 Nov 2023
Experts have warned of a potential volcanic eruption near the town of Grindavik, which could lead to extensive destruction or ash clouds. This concern follows over 800 small earthquakes in the region, indicating…

Russia sentences another Jehovah’s Witness

09 Nov 2023
A court in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia has sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness (JW) follower to seven years in prison on charges of ‘extremism’. Yevgeny Bushev had been under house arrest for over…

Ukraine accuses Russia of hitting civilian ship

09 Nov 2023
On 8 November Ukraine said that a Russian missile had struck a civilian ship while it was moored in a port in the Black Sea region of Odessa, killing a pilot and injuring…

France: peace forum focuses on global warming and AI

09 Nov 2023
The sixth Paris Peace Forum, on 10 and 11 November, will focus on four different topics. Emmanuel Macron, along with Barbadian PM Mia Mottley and several African leaders, will assess the progress of…

Armenia / Moldova: initiative for youth with disabilities

02 Nov 2023
Eurasia Foundation (EF) has announced the launch of a two-year Justice for Underserved Youth with Disabilities (JUDY) initiative, which promotes the full social, economic, and political integration of youth with disabilities in Armenia…

Ukraine war: Russia hits most settlements in one day

02 Nov 2023
On 1 November, Russia unleashed a barrage on 118 Ukrainian towns and villages within 24 hours, marking the highest number of settlements hit in a single day this year, according to Ukrainian interior…

France: combatting the rise in anti-semitism

02 Nov 2023
Prime minister Elisabeth Borne has pledged to combat rising antisemitism vigorously after anti-Jewish graffiti was discovered on buildings in various Paris neighbourhoods. She emphasised that the situation in the Middle East should not…

Saudi Arabia: football, human rights, nuclear programme

02 Nov 2023
News that Saudi Arabia is on course to host the 2034 football World Cup is grim. The country might not win the cup, but its capacity for state murder is world class: 112…

Germany: petrol bombs thrown at Berlin synagogue

20 Oct 2023
On 18 October two people threw Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Berlin, as anti-Semitic violence escalated in Europe. The attacks came after Hezbollah called for a ‘day of rage’ over the explosion…

EU countries welcome Polish election result

19 Oct 2023
Politicians across Europe have been encouraged by the result of the Polish election on 15 October - especially in Germany, the favourite target of the ousted Law and Justice (PiS) party. A German…
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