Europe

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer called on the European Union on Sunday to “decouple the price of electricity from that of gas” to bring it down, and affirms that this subject is on the table for an upcoming emergency meeting. After six months of war in Ukraine, energy prices in Europe …

More than 70 customers, mostly Russian or with Slavic names, filed a complaint in Paris for discrimination, denouncing the blockings of their accounts by certain French banks since the start of the war in Ukraine in February. Their lawyers called the blockages abusive and discriminatory. The 76 signatories of the …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference that the conditions were not met to negotiate a ceasefire with Moscow. Six months after the start of the war, peace is not on the agenda. “At the point where we are, we are not ready for a ceasefire. We have …

France recalled its ambassador to Togo, Jocelyne Caballero, after the diplomat was accused of intimidating and harassing embassy staff. Jocelyne Caballero is no longer France Ambassador to Togo. It comes as the Quai d’Orsay opened a case on July 28 against the ambassador and her collaborator, the first embassy counselor, …

UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott has dismissed claims that she and her country interfered in Kenya’s recently-concluded general election, the BBC reported. She was reacting to allegations on social media that she pressured the electoral commission to declare William Ruto as president-elect following the disputed poll. Some users shared unverified …

Authorities in Ukraine acknowledged on Monday that nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the start of the Russian invasion six months ago. Speaking at a forum in Kyiv, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army, General Valery Zaluzhny, said Ukrainian children needed special attention because their fathers had gone …

Thirteen Algerian diaspora organizations in a letter urged French President Emmanuel Macron not to ignore issues of “degrading” human rights and not support the Algerian regime, as the president is expected in this North African countries. In this missive, the Algerian diaspora expresses concern about the drift autoritarian and despotic …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not enter into any negotiations on the ongoing war unless Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian territory. He made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday August 18. While negotiations on peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine are currently being led by Turkey …

A school of witchcraft inspired by Harry Potter will soon open its doors in Brittany in the North-East of Ille-et-Vilaine in France. Manuel Roussel, the owner of the castle Le Rocher Portail since 2016 in Maen Roch, had the idea of building the school of witchcraft. This Château du Rocher …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the United States of “dragging” the Ukrainian conflict and seeking to “destabilize” the world. According to the Russian president, the United States is trying to destabilize the world, alluding to the recent visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the United States House of …