On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Hungary‘s outgoing government violated European law with its restrictions on LGBTQ content, which stigmatise and marginalise gay and trans people, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday. […]
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Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Ukrainian drone attacks are having a “significant” impact on Russia’s vital nitrogen fertiliser industry, according to billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, founder of fertiliser producer EuroChem. These strikes are exacerbating global […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Russia‘s Leningrad region is set to recruit reservists to form new units dedicated to protecting key infrastructure, including the crucial Baltic Sea oil ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, from […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Armed robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples before escaping through a tunnel, police said. The incident took place in broad daylight at a branch […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A Polish national has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum-security penal colony by a court in Russian-controlled Luhansk for allegedly fighting for Ukraine. The Russian Prosecutor General’s […]
Continue ReadingPeter Magyar appeared to spot his outgoing rival Viktor Orban on a balcony as he met the country’s president following his election victory. Hungary‘s incoming prime minister posted the video to social media, showing him visiting Budapest‘s Sandor Palace on Wednesday (15 April). The caption said the president had been showing the election winner around […]
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Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Portugal has firmly rejected the notion of a standalone European army, contrasting with neighbouring Spain’s position. Defence Minister Nuno Melo stated on Tuesday that Portugal, a founding NATO member, […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, has marked her 69th birthday with a special, sugar-free feast at Berlin Zoo. The primate enjoyed a spread of cherry tomatoes, […]
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