As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
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Openreach warns firms to ‘act now’ as PSTN switch-off enters final 6 months
Openreach has warned businesses that they have just six months to move away from the UK’s old phone network. This comes as around 350,000 business […]
Almost all of Ceuta migrants have returned to Morocco, Spain says
BRUSSELS — More than 48,300 of the approximately 50,000 people who entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco have returned, a Spanish government official […]
Trump administration slams Spain’s Sánchez for migrant ‘invasion’ of Ceuta
U.S. President Donald Trump and his top officials are slamming Spain over the migrant crisis unfolding in Ceuta, after about 50,000 migrants crossed into the […]
Ceuta crisis puts Spain’s Sánchez under fire over migration policies
Spain’s opposition parties are taking aim at Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s migration policies following the arrival of tens of thousands of unauthorized migrants in the […]
Pro-Kremlin TV star decries ‘censorship’ after France orders expulsion
PARIS — Russian TV star Xenia Fedorova on Friday accused French President Emmanuel Macron and his government of censorship, after France ordered her expulsion from […]
France to sell part of €1.1bn Orange stake
France is reportedly set to reduce its stake in Orange through a share sale that could raise around €1.1 billion. According to Reuters, which cited […]
Italy’s proposed reform risks violating the rights of children in the justice system
On 23 July, the Italian Government approved a draft law which could change the rules governing the criminal responsibility of children aged 14 to 18. […]
Ukraine Hits Russian Logistics Hubs As Trump Weighs Patriot Missile License
Ukrainian forces have attacked targets deep inside Russia with drones, including facilities belonging to the country’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, as President Zelenskyy urged the […]
Russia Designates Telegram Founder Pavel Durov As A ‘Terrorist’
Russia said it had designated Telegram founder Pavel Durov a “terrorist” and “extremist,” further tightening the screws on the popular messenger app ahead of parliamentary […]
Iran Says It Targeted US Base In Kuwait With Drone
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver […]
Sánchez sends armed forces to Ceuta amid migration chaos
Spain’s government deployed military units to Ceuta on Thursday after thousands of migrants forced their way from Morocco into the Spanish enclave. The armed forces […]
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BERLIN – Anmerken lässt sich Katherina Reiche die Gerüchte um ihre Person an diesem Montag in Baden-Württemberg nicht. Sie ist zu Besuch bei den Auszubildenden […]
‘I thought of her as a volcano’: the triumphant art and very troubling death of Ana Mendieta
Her shocking performances and stunning images made Mendieta the talk of the art world in the 1970s and 80s. Then she fell from a New […]
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Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. The unfortunate among you may have seen the movie “United Passions,” a biopic about world football’s governing body […]
Russia’s Olympic win comes with a price for Putin
Russia’s Olympic win comes with a price for Putin Moscow celebrated the Russian Olympic Committee’s restoration as a diplomatic victory. But the country’s pro-war commentators […]
Italy and Spain clash over Schengen as Ceuta migration spat boils over
Italy’s most senior politicians have called for Spain to be kicked out of Europe’s Schengen zone, with tempers running hot as thousands of migrants reportedly […]
Tusk: ‘Everything indicates’ Russian cruise missile hit Poland
An airborne object crashed in eastern Poland early Thursday during Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, leaving behind a 10-meter-wide crater and scattered debris, said Polish […]
Activists Call Baku Court’s Sentencing Of Independent Journalists An ‘Unmistakable Warning’
When Human Rights Watch’s Georgi Gogia heard that several independent journalists were handed lengthy sentences this week by a court in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, […]
Russian Missile Strike On Ukrainian Village Kills Almost Entire Family
KRYVIY RIH — Russian ballistic missile strike hit a home in the village of Radushne in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, killing almost an entire family, […]