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12.01 / 21:47
Protest
Police
NATO
Anti-vaccine protesters try to storm Bulgarian parliament building
Anti-vaccine protesters have clashed with police in Bulgaria as they tried to storm the parliament building.
12.01 / 18:41
gay rights
NATO
News
Prince Andrew loses bid to get sexual assault civil case thrown out in US
A US judge has rejected a bid by Britain's Prince Andrew to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17 and being trafficked by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
12.01 / 16:53
12.01 / 16:01
MPs
Downing
Boris Johnson apologises for Downing Street party during grilling by MPs
Boris Johnson has apologised over a party held at Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown, as he faced MPs at Prime Minister's Questions.
12.01 / 08:43
NATO
Russia and US take tougher stances before more talks on Ukraine
Moscow and Washington both took uncompromising stands Tuesday ahead of more talks amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine — with the US rebuffing a demand to halt NATO expansion and the Kremlin said it will quickly see if it is worthwhile to even keep negotiating.
11.01 / 15:41
business
Government
Bitcoin
compliance
Binance taps former central bank exec to push compliance in CIS and Russia
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is putting more effort into increasing compliance in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Russia and Ukraine.
10.01 / 17:31
10.01 / 15:57
Death
Police
Court
English Channel: Number of migrants rescued off Calais coast trebled last year, says France
The number of migrants rescued off the coast of Calais and taken in by the French state tripled in 2021, the country's Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) said on Monday.
10.01 / 15:45
Blockchain
UPS
cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency-based crimes pegged at $14 billion in 2021: Report
Cryptocurrency-based crime hit a high in 2021, with transactions involving illicit addresses receiving $14 billion over the year, up from $7.8 billion in 2020, blockchain data firm Chainalysis said.
10.01 / 15:09
Police
Court
Violence
Arrest
coup
Kazakhstan crisis: President claims violent protests were 'attempted coup d'état'
The president of Kazakhstan has claimed that the recent violent demonstrations that have shaken the country were an "attempted coup d'état" by "armed fighters", adding that his forces would "never" fire on peaceful protesters.
10.01 / 09:27
Court
Fire
NATO
New York: Bronx apartment fire kills 19, including nine children
A malfunctioning space heater sparked a fire that filled a high-rise Bronx apartment building with thick smoke Sunday morning, killing 19 people including nine children in New York City’s deadliest blaze in three decades.
09.01 / 22:11
NATO
US & Russian officials set to meet in Geneva amid Ukraine tensions
US and Russian officials will gather in Geneva on Monday for critical talks on rising tensions over Ukraine.
09.01 / 15:39
week
Kazakhstan says 164 killed in week of protests
Kazakhstan's health ministry said Sunday that 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week.
07.01 / 22:45
Europe
NATO
NATO must be prepared for 'failure' of Ukraine-Russia dialogue, says Stoltenberg
NATO must be prepared for the failure of dialogue between Russia and the West, the organisation's secretary-general said on Friday amid continuing tensions at the Ukrainian border.
07.01 / 13:12
Technology
History
Culture
Warning
end
Kazakhstan crisis: Police told to 'shoot to kill without warning' to end unrest, says president
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday he was authorising law enforcement agencies to open fire "without warning" to end chaotic riots in the country.
07.01 / 12:11
cryptocurrency
regulation
Tax
Time
Time to ‘Resolve All Crypto Issues’ Says Russian Parliament
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, has said that it wants to “resolve all legal issues with cryptocurrency” – by defining legal terms for cryptoassets, mining, and more. And the chief architect of crypto-related legislation in the country has noted that it is time for miners to start paying taxes on their earnings.
05.01 / 20:27
Art
foreign
Brussels must be involved in Ukraine talks, says EU foreign minister
The EU must be included when it comes to Ukraine security talks, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief.
05.01 / 19:39
cryptocurrency
crypto mining
Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to save electricity
Kosovo's government on Tuesday introduced a ban on cryptocurrency mining in an attempt to curb electricity consumption as the country faces the worst energy crisis in a decade due to production outages.
04.01 / 23:39
NATO
foreign
NATO to hold special foreign ministers meeting over Ukraine tensions
NATO says it will hold a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Friday to assess the situation in Ukraine and upcoming talks with Russia.
04.01 / 14:39
Draghi and Berlusconi among those touted as Italy's next president
Italian lawmakers will elect the country's next president on January 24 with current prime minister Mario Draghi among the contenders.
04.01 / 12:57
'Shattered spirits': Young and able leave Western Balkans in droves, Macedonian census shows
The Western Balkans is facing an emigration crisis.
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