European Debt Crisis Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis, which affected Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base…
Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo
Protesting Serbs in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo erected new barricades on Tuesday, hours after Serbia said it had put its army on the highest combat…
Britain weathered political turmoil in 2022. But Brexit remains the elephant in the room
London CNN — The past year has been one of the most tumultuous in modern British politics. The country has gone through three prime ministers, mourned the death of its…
It’s no great surprise that the European Parliament has a corruption problem
CNN — The European Union has spent the past few days reeling from one of the worst scandals to hit Brussels in decades. Belgian police said late last week that…
Eva Kaili: European Parliament VP expelled by party amid corruption probe involving Gulf nation
CNN — Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in Greece amid a corruption probe. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), one…
‘I wanted to resume my transition at all costs.’ Trans Ukrainians uprooted by war struggle to continue treatment
Chisinau, Moldova and London CNN — The best day of Eric’s life came just days before the worst. After years of waiting, dozens of tests and a two-week stay on…
Scottish independence referendum vote blocked by UK’s Supreme Court
London CNN — Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland’s government cannot unilaterally hold a second referendum on whether to secede from the United Kingdom, in a blow to independence…
Boris Johnson claims France was ‘in denial’ before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
London CNN — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed France was “in denial” about the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and accused the German government of…
France suspends deal to take in thousands of asylum-seekers currently in Italy after row over stranded migrant rescue ship
CNN — The diplomatic fallout between France and Italy over a stranded migrant ship in the Mediterranean Sea is far from over. The French government on Thursday suspended a deal…
Meet the tough women leaders taking on Vladimir Putin
It’s striking, the large number of brave women who are leading the protests against Iran’s violent and vicious theocratic regime. It’s likewise notable that young women lead the Ukrainian organization…