2020-09-26

Kosovo

Kosovo specialist prosecutor arrests another war veterans official

Nasim Haradinaj is the latest member of a Kosovar war veterans association to be arrested by the Specialist Prosecutor's Office with the help of EU police.

26/09/2020

USA

How Trump and Biden are preparing for first presidential debate

Trump and Biden will face off next week in the first of three presidential debates before the high stakes November election.

26/09/2020

World

European Union’s proposed new migration pact generates dissatisfaction on all sides

In frontier nations there’s worry over the administrative burden. Those involved in rescue missions in the Mediterranean that there are no new funds to patrol the sea. And among politicians who want to block migration, there’s concern that refugee cases should be dealt with outside the Union.

26/09/2020

France

Suspect in French knife attack says he was targeting Charlie Hebdo

The 18-year-old suspect in the knife attack outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices in Paris admitted he was targeting the satirical magazine.

26/09/2020

Germany

Germany marks 40 years since neo-Nazi attack on Oktoberfest

The bombing on the evening of Sept. 26, 1980, claimed 13 lives and injured more than 200 people.

26/09/2020

Lebanon

Lebanese prime minister-designate resigns after reform fails

Lebanon faces the dual challenge of reforming its government and rebuilding after a deadly explosion destroyed large parts of its capital city.

26/09/2020

USA

US President Trump nominates anti-abortion judge to Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett has described abortion as "always immoral". The Republican-dominated Senate is planning to confirm her and the Democrats are powerless to stop it.

26/09/2020

Germany

Environmental protesters break into German coal mine

The demonstrators say the government's commitment to abandon fossil fuels by 2038 is not serious enough.

26/09/2020

World News

Hundreds protest COVID-19 restrictions in London

Several countries have announced new health measures recently in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, which continues to accelerate in Europe.

26/09/2020

Russia

Russia given five months to fix 'deficient' doping response

World Athletics had previously said RusAF could be expelled from membership if it didn't compose an anti-doping plan.

26/09/2020

World News

Russia, China blocking report into Libya arms embargo violations

The report accuses states including the UAE, Turkey, Jordan and Russia of funding rebel forces in defiance of the UN

26/09/2020

Earth News

What is the Blue Heart of Europe and why does it need saving?

Hydropower projects in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all over the Balkans are threatening an ecological gem.

26/09/2020