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18.01 / 09:01

Grandstanding fears as Norwegian mass killer seeks parole

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik goes to court, Tuesday, after 10 years behind bars, claiming he is no longer a danger to society and attempting to get an early release from his 21-year sentence.

18.01 / 00:13

Channel migrants: UK confirms plan to use military to limit small boat crossings from France

Boris Johnson's government has confirmed reports that it is planning to involve the military in operations in the English Channel to try to limit the number of migrant crossings in small boats.

17.01 / 23:09

stars foreign Foreign sports stars must be vaccinated to compete in France, says minister

Professional athletes will have to be vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID to participate in competitions in France, the health minister stressed, a month ahead of the Six Nations rugby tournament.

17.01 / 22:31

Kyiv Russian denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected US allegations that Russia is preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine, dismissing the claim as “total disinformation.”

17.01 / 16:03

Apple Alexei Navalny: Jailed Kremlin critic marks a year since returning to Russia

Monday marks a year since Russian authorities detained prominent government critic Alexei Navalny on arrival from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack he and the West blame on the Kremlin.

16.01 / 19:49

Eco-friendly Russia behind website-defacing cyberattack, Ukrainian officials claim

Ukraine said Sunday that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbour.

16.01 / 19:17

Eco-friendly Group arrested in Poland is accused of multi-million-euro migrant trafficking operation

Polish border guards have detained several people accused of trafficking migrants from the Polish-Belarussian border towards western Europe.

15.01 / 13:29

France requirement for triple-vaccination COVID pass begins

More than half a million French people will find their vaccination health pass no longer works from Saturday, after the government introduced new rules making a third booster jab obligatory for adults for the pass to be valid.

15.01 / 00:37

education US warns Russia could 'fabricate pretext' for invading Ukraine after massive cyberattack

US officials warned on Friday that Russia could try to frame Ukraine as an aggressor as a pretext to invade the country.

14.01 / 20:24

education NATO Ukraine's Zelenskyy invites Biden and Putin to trilateral talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to meet with him amid tensions with Russia along the border, one of his close advisers said Friday.

14.01 / 13:07

Ukrainian government websites down after 'massive' cyberattack

Several Ukrainian government websites were down on Friday morning following a "massive" cyberattack, officials have confirmed.

14.01 / 12:13

Future Nord Stream 2 future dependent on Russian action on Ukraine, says EU's Borrell

The future of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline is likely linked to any possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia, according to the EU's foreign policy chief.

14.01 / 09:51

Russian diplomat refuses to rule out military deployment to Latin America

A top Russian diplomat on Thursday refused to rule out a military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if the US and allies don't stop military activities on Russia's doorstep.

14.01 / 06:05

UPS Ethereum Twitter Vitalik deluged after asking for the 'most unhinged' criticisms about him

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asked for, and received in spades, examples of “the craziest and most unhinged criticisms” of him on Twitter and elsewhere.

13.01 / 21:17

School Teachers The situation is 'catastrophic', French teachers say, during nationwide strike over COVID measures

France's education unions staged a nationwide strike on Thursday, with teachers describing a "catastrophic" situation in schools as tens of thousands of students are out sick with COVID-19.

13.01 / 21:03

Returns Prince Andrew returns military affiliations and patronages as he prepares to fight sexual abuse case

Britain's Prince Andrew has returned all of his military affiliations and patronages a day after a US judge rejected his attempt to dismiss a sexual abuse case against him.

13.01 / 12:43

NATO Sexual assault Jail Syrian ex-secret police officer given life jail term after landmark German trial

In a landmark verdict in Germany, a former Syrian secret police officer has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of crimes against humanity, the first such process in the world linked to abuses committed by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

13.01 / 10:51

NATO London Disaster Italy marks ten years since the Costa Concordia ship disaster

Italy will mark the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster on Thursday with a daylong commemoration.

13.01 / 09:41

VISA NATO London open Australian Novak Djokovic included in Australian Open draw as visa decision goes down to the wire

Novak Djokovic has been included in the draw for next week's Australian Open tennis tournament, but his participation is still in doubt with a government decision still due on whether the unvaccinated tennis star can stay in the country.

12.01 / 22:04

cryptocurrency Mining Latin America Bitcoin boost Power Bitcoin & Crypto Mining Gets Another Latin American Hydroelectric Power Boost

The future of Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto mining could involve a move away from coal and Asia – and toward hydroelectric energy and the Latin America region, with a Costa Rican power plant now feeding electricity to “hundreds” of mining rigs.

12.01 / 21:51

Government Blockchain Ethereum Art Riot inequality Russian protest group Pussy Riot seeks to tackle gender inequality in the NFT space

Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot is planning to launch a DAO for LBTQ+ and women artists.

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