The far-right Sweden Democrats have risen to become the second-largest party in parliament after Sunday’s election. French-speaking sympathisers with the party shared a video on Twitter that claims to show Islamists protesting against the anti-immigration coalition. But all is not as it seems. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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A ceasefire was holding Thursday on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Yerevan said, after the worst clashes since 2020 killed dozens of troops and jeopardised a fledgling peace process.
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A Ukrainian volunteer medic, Yuliia Paievska, captured by Russia during its deadly siege of the port city of Mariupol told US lawmakers Thursday how Russians routinely tortured her and others, killing many detainees. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Beijing’s “balanced position” on Ukraine during a regional summit meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Uzbekistan. Read FRANCE 24’s […]
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Hungary is no longer a “full democracy” and the EU needs to do everything to bring it back into line with European values, the European Parliament said Thursday.
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Despite the Ukrainian army’s rapid counter-offensive, Russian forces still occupy vast swathes of Ukraine, including much of Donetsk and Luhansk, the two regions that make up the Donbas. Cities in the Ukrainian-held parts of the Donetsk region suffer regular shelling, suffering significant damage to infrastructure and putting local people in danger. In July, Kyiv tried to impose mandatory […]
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that war-torn Ukraine would have Europe’s support for “as long as it takes”, as she visited Kyiv for talks on closer integration with the bloc.
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Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Even though Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced a ban on the planned EuroPride march which was to take place in Belgrade on Saturday, the event’s organisers have stated that they have no intention of backing down, and that the march will take place regardless of the ban. Vučić originally called in […]
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Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Today, Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament during her annual ‘State of the Union’. Despite huge challenges and fine words, Von der Leyen did not quite live up to our expectations as financial chaos is looming due to the rising energy prices and the heart breaking war […]
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Germany is on path to nationalise Uniper power utility, which is calling for additional aid. The company reminded on Wednesday that the government bailed it out in July and added that additional aid paves the way to full nationalisation, according to Reuters reporting. Uniper is the largest importer of Russian natural […]
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Investment Bank (EIB) disbursed 500 million euro to Ukraine to help the country finance its urgent needs. This is the first tranche of the second aid package worth 1.59 billion euro, the European Commission pointed out in a statement on Thursday. The body noted that the EIB disbursed the […]
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