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Tech News

Maltese, German dispute bodies to rule on social media complaints

The first authorities were approved under the Digital Services Act this year, with the aim to be quicker than legal redress routes.

14/10/2024

Business

US fines Emirates €1.6m for flights that passed too low over Iraq

The Transportation Department said Thursday that it fined Middle Eastern airline Emirates €1.6 million ($1.8m) for flights in regions off-limits to US airlines while it allowed JetBlue Airways to sell seats on the planes.

14/06/2024

Ukraine

Zelenskyy thinking about replacing Ukraine's top military commander

A rift between Zaluzhnyi and Zelenskyy first broke into the open last autumn when the general acknowledged that the fighting with Russia had stalemated.

05/02/2024

Travel News

German train drivers announce 24-hour strike: Can you get a refund?

The action is over working hours and pay.

07/12/2023

Sudan

Army and RSF agree five day extension of truce in Sudan

Sudan’s warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.

30/05/2023

Israel

Gaza celebrates a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians

There were celebrations in the streets of Gaza on Saturday night as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire brought hopes of peace after five days of bloodshed in which 33 Palestinians and two Israelis have died in air strikes and rocket attacks.

14/05/2023

Europe News

Serbia and Kosovo in talks to resolve number plate dispute

It comes after a temporary deal -- which allowed vehicles to cross the border if state symbols on the number plates were covered up -- expired.

22/04/2022

France

Macron delays retaliation in France-UK fishing row to allow talks

France is demanding more permits to fish in British waters under the UK-EU trade deal, and had threatened to disrupt trade from Tuesday.

02/11/2021

My Europe Series

Croatia and Bosnia still locked in a land dispute over 'two pebbles'

Both claim ownership of Mali Školj and Veliki Školj, a land dispute that has rumbled on since the early 1990s.

23/09/2021

Denmark

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid finds herself in the middle of a dispute

Another artwork that "looks too much like the original" in another corner of the country has caused a bit of tension.

19/08/2021

World News

Greek and Turkish coast guard boats collide in Eastern Mediterranean

The two NATO countries have been arguing for decades about sovereign rights in the Aegean Sea as well as the extent of the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Eastern Mediterranean. Disputes have been heightened in recent months after a Greek frigate collided with a Turkish frigate in August last year.

07/01/2021

World News

Albania and Greece take maritime dispute to international court

Officials from Albania and Greece say the two countries have agreed to go to the International Court of Justice in a dispute over their maritime borders in the Ionian Sea.

20/10/2020

World News

Maduro and Guaido vie for support of Venezuelan army

Maduro shows no sign of losing the army's backing but Guaido doesn't seem ready to give up.

05/05/2019

Spain

Catalan separatists demonstrate against return of Spanish police rally in Barcelona

Separatists claim intimidation and provocation from police who are engaged in a pay dispute with Madrid.

10/11/2018

Denmark

Denmark calls up second-string players amid dispute with regular stars

Denmark has been forced to call up football players from its five-a-side indoor format after a dispute with the country’s regular squad members.

04/09/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Divided over a name: Republic of Northern Macedonia

Divided over a name: Republic of Northern Macedonia

17/06/2018