Daniel Bellamy

Hungary

Pope Francis leaves Hungary after urging nation "to open its doors"

Francis has challenged Viktor Orban’s anti-immigration policies, which in 2015-2016 included building a razor wire fence on the border with Serbia.

30/04/2023

Ukraine

“The main battles are coming soon," Ukraine's president says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday honoured the country’s Border Guard forces by awarding medals and wishing them success.

30/04/2023

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Guerilla knitters in UK adorn public spaces with Coronation crochets

Knitters have been celebrating holidays and royal occasions by decorating the nation’s red pillar post boxes and other public spaces.

30/04/2023

Poland

Poland strengthens its border fence with Russia to keep migrants out

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the razor wire fence along the border with the Russian exclave Kaliningrad would be reinforced again.

30/04/2023

Norway

Freya the walrus immortalised in bronze statue in Oslo fjord

She'd been playfully basking in the fjord until officials decided to euthanise her, saying she was stressed and people were getting too close.

29/04/2023

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Lifers in the notorious US prison "Angola" stage annual rodeo

At the sprawling Louisiana prison, inmates clad in black and white stripes go toe-to-toe with horses and bulls at a unique rodeo now in its 57th year.

29/04/2023

Afghanistan

Afghan women protest in Kabul demanding the Taliban aren't recognised

“Recognition of Taliban — violation of women’s rights,” the women chanted during the march, which lasted no longer than 10 minutes in the capital.

29/04/2023

Poland

Moscow reacts angrily after Poland shuts down Russian school in Warsaw

Poland says there is a big disparity in the number of diplomatic buildings each has in the other's country.

29/04/2023

Vatican

Pope Francis misses Good Friday Way of the Cross procession

The recently hospitalised Pope Francis will be watching from his home at the Vatican due to unseasonably cold night-time temperatures in Rome, the Holy See said.

07/04/2023

Romania

Romanian and Bulgarian farmers angry at Ukrainian agricultural imports

The farmers are angry at the European Union’s response to a glut of agricultural products from Ukraine that they say are flooding local markets and undercutting prices.

07/04/2023

World News

Global food prices drop by a fifth - but still remain too high

The Black Sea deal with Russia allowed Ukraine to export more of its grain in the past year. Australia and the EU produced more food than was expected too.

07/04/2023

Green News

Countries could be forced to take climate action, following UN vote

The ICJ will clarify what countries must do about climate change and the legal consequences they'll face if they don’t.

29/03/2023

Czech Republic

Thousands of Czechs protest against proposed retirement age rise to 68

The government wants to raise the age from 65 to 68, saying it must rein in spending as there's a huge hole in the budget.

29/03/2023

World News

Russia and China mostly responsible for nuclear weapons increase

On Wednesday the group Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor warned that the global arsenal of nuclear weapons is increasing.

29/03/2023

Ukraine

Russian mercenary group Wagner may lose thousands of fighters

In the coming weeks the Russian mercenary group Wagner could lose most of the prisoners it recruited into its ranks as their military contracts expire.

22/03/2023

Green News

Richest country in Europe marks third year of free public transport

The 640,000 or so citizens of Luxembourg have been enjoying free public transport for three years and, unsurprisingly, they quite like it.

22/03/2023

USA

More classified documents found at US President Joe Biden's home

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken away more classified documents from President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington in Delaware state.

22/01/2023

Greece

Greece says it prevented 260,000 migrants from entering in 2022

Ankara insists it follows international law, but if a migrant qualifies for refugee status they cannot be ruled to have broken the law by crossing a border.

22/01/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine pleads with its allies to send advanced tanks

Ukraine needs at least 300 tanks to keep Russia from advancing in the Donbas and Zaporizhzhia provinces, some analysts say.

22/01/2023

World News

Snow blankets parts of Germany and Croatia causing traffic chaos

Parts of southwestern Germany have been blanketed by 20 centimetres of snow causing traffic chaos and a number of accidents.

22/01/2023