CNN — US President-elect Donald Trump hailed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a “fantastic woman” as she became the…
Sweden allows nearly 10% of wolf population to be killed. The government wants an even more drastic cull
CNN — Sweden began its annual wolf hunt this week, allowing nearly 10% of the endangered species population to be…
Five killed and emergency workers targeted as firework chaos mars Germany’s New Year celebrations
Berlin CNN — Five people have been killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents…
Italy’s fashion capital Milan introduces country’s toughest rules on smoking
Rome CNN — Cigarettes have long been associated with fashion so much so that they remain an occasional feature of…
Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
CNN — Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border…
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow
Reuters — The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia…
Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
Paris CNN — Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to the prosecutor’s…
Several North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine die from injuries, Zelensky says
CNN — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that several “seriously wounded” North Korean soldiers died from their injuries after…
German president dissolves parliament to pave way for February 23 snap elections
Berlin Reuters — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament to pave the way…
Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages
Reuters — Finnish authorities said they boarded and took control of an oil tanker traveling from Russia on Thursday, on…
