Britons Aiden Aslin and Sean Benner and Moroccan Ibrahim Saadoun serve in the Ukrainian army. According to a video clip broadcast by pro-Russian social media channels, they were imprisoned in court on Tuesday. The defendants say they are ordinary soldiers who fought in the Ukrainian army. Therefore, they should be treated as prisoners of war. […]
Polish President Duda criticizes leaders who speak to Putin | Currently
Polish President Andrzej Duda stated in an interview with the German newspaper: picture Government leaders, such as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, should not speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin. These talks are counterproductive and “legitimize a person responsible for the crimes committed by the Russian army in Ukraine”. In the […]
French anti-vote surprises Macron supporters
On Sunday, the French will once again head to the polls, this time to elect parliament. Opinion polls show Emmanuel Macron regaining a majority. But he has to reckon with two main opposition blocs: the Radical Right and the Radical Left. More voters are rebelling against the prevailing politics. People are dissatisfied, especially in small […]
Merkel after the Russian invasion: “What could I have done differently?” † Abroad
For the first time since her farewell in the fall, former Chancellor Merkel spoke publicly again on Tuesday evening. She spoke with a reporter about her life in the busy Berlin band. She thought critically of herself and the rest of the (former) government leaders who negotiated with Moscow: “We failed to build a security […]
Spanish police arrest former postman after finding 20,000 letters
The 62-year-old went to work Monday through Friday. Pick up the mail to be delivered from the central post office and go with the letters. What he did next by mail is now under investigation. According to the British newspaper, the unopened envelopes were Watchman It was discovered during the renovation of the house in […]
Japanese whalers have started hunting again | Abroad
The two ships will begin fishing off the country’s coast next Monday. In mid-November, the whalers will return to Hiroshima. Territorial waters Japan resumed commercial whaling in 2019 after a forced hiatus of three decades after it previously withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The reason was Japan’s frustration with a moratorium on whaling […]
Former Italian royals want the crown jewels back: ‘It’s ridiculous that they’re in a safe’
However, Sala does not suspect that the king returned the jewels to the state at that time. “From the time the jewelry was made until the last time it was seen in public, it was always state-owned,” he said after the investigation. “The royal family borrowed them, but they weren’t their property.” According to him, […]
Ukraine holds out in Severodonetsk and pushes the Russian fleet back | Currently
Once a day, NU.nl gives you an overview of the situation in Ukraine. This time, the fight for Severodonetsk intensified, but the much smaller Ukrainian force withstood the larger Russian strike force. In the Black Sea, the Russian fleet was said to have been pushed back. Positive news came from the port city of Mariupol, […]
Sri Lanka’s president wants to stay in office for another two years, despite violent protests
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said he does not want to leave for the time being, despite mass protests against him. Rajapaska wants to end his term. This means that he will leave in two years. “After that, I will not run for election,” he told Bloomberg News. earlier the left His older brother, […]
British Conservatives to vote on Boris Johnson’s fate Monday night | Currently
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party announced a confidence vote against the British prime minister on Monday morning. Johnson could cost his position, though he’s not afraid. The vote of confidence will take place on Monday between 7 pm and 9 pm (Netherlands time). Party leader Graham Brady told Johnson of the vote on Sunday. For a […]