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Russia Says EU’s New Sanctions Will Just Cause More Problems for the Bloc

The latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over Ukraine will just exacerbate problems within the bloc, a spokeswoman for Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. EU leaders agreed this week to provide 18 billion euros ($19 billion) in financing to Ukraine next year and hit Moscow with a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 17, 2022

Partner of ousted European Parliament VP Eva Kaili confesses to role in Qatar graft case

Francesco Giorgi, the partner of ousted European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili, has confessed his role in a Qatar graft scandal, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

France 24 · Dec 17, 2022

Christmas markets see plunge in trade ‘due to Brexit red tape’

Exclusive: Bureaucracy sees slump in EU traders coming to Britain, with London’s West End hit by 51 per cent decline

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 297 of the invasion

Kharkiv left without power, heating and water after new wave of Russian missile strikes across country

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2022

EU-made ammunition used in Iran repression: Iranians demand answers

An investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers has provoked a furious reaction from Iranians in Iran and around the world. In an article published November 25, the Observers team published photographs showing 13 shotgun cartridges bearing the logos of Cheddite, a French-Italian ammunition manufacturer, that had been recovered from protests…

France 24 · Dec 16, 2022

Putin’s energy crisis in Europe has pushed global coal use to a historic high—but here’s why it won’t stay that way for long

Global coal use will rise 1.2% this year to just over eight billion tons, according to the International Energy Agency.

Fortune · Dec 16, 2022

EU Threatens Elon Musk With $180 Million Fine For Banning Keith Olbermann, Other Blue Checkmarks

EU, French, and German officials rally for embattled U.S. media stars, after years of silence about "shadowbanned" conservatives.

Zenger · Dec 16, 2022

Twitter’s suspension of journalists sets ‘dangerous precedent’, UN warns

Pressure grows on Elon Musk as EU says social media platform could face sanctions over suspensions

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

U.S., UK, Norway, EU decry South Sudan violence -joint statement

The United States, United Kingdom, Norway and the European Union expressed horror at the escalation of violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state and urged delivery of humanitarian aid, according to a joint statement issued on Friday.

Reuters · Dec 16, 2022

Almost two-thirds of Irish people in favour of scrapping one cent and two cent euro coins

The Eurobarometer poll surveyed almost 18,000 people across the euro area, including over 1,000 in the Republic, in October

Irish Mirror · Dec 16, 2022