Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Dissent is not tolerated in Vladimir Putin's Russia....
Families mark 10 years of pain since MH17 flight disaster ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Two hundred and ninety eight people died on 17 July 2014 when the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Russian surface-to-air Buk missile, fired from an area of eastern Ukraine seized by Russian proxy forces....
France: prosecutors probe financing of far right leader Marine Le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign over allegations of embezzlement, forgery, and fraud ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
An investigation has been opened into the financing of French far right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign....
France: prosecutors probe financing of far right leader Marine Le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign over allegations of embezzlement, forgery, and fraud ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
An investigation has been opened into the financing of French far right National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen's 2022 presidential campaign....
Ariane-6 first launch: Europe's rocket blasts off for first time ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
UK: Welsh Government to introduce a law which will make it illegal for politicians to lie ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
A ban on politicians lying will be brought in before the 2026 Senedd [the Welsh parliament] elections, the Welsh government has promised....
EU warns Georgia's NGO law is blocking its path to joining ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The EU has been critical about the passing of the new foreign influence law, which is due to come into effect next month....
“I swear it’s not me": The BBC tracks down the man behind the Channel crossing which killed Sara, 7 ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
It was a confrontation that marked the culmination of a BBC investigation that had begun 51 days earlier - hours after five people, including a seven-year-old girl named Sara, had died in the sea off northern France. She had suffocated beneath a crush of bodies inside an inflatable boat....
Italian carmaker fined for selling China-made cars as Italian ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
- The Italian government has fined a car company $6.4m (£5m) for allegedly branding vehicles that were made in China as being produced in Italy....
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand, country is looking at storing capacity or buyers to solve electricity oversupply ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for their windmills....
China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Here's Mr. Stoltenberg's statement in a video (1 min)...
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Czech PM blames failed arson attempt on Russia ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has said a failed arson attack that took place in Prague last week was "very likely" organised and financed by Russia....
Danish PM hit by man in Copenhagen street, her office says [edit] No political motive, see comments ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The court hearing just ended. The attacker was a Polish guy who was blackout intoxicated by alcohol and drugs during the incident. He is known by local police from previous episodes in which he has been mentally "unhinged". He does not recall the episode other than being positively thrilled to meet the prime minister. He was...
UK election: TikTok users being fed misleading election news, investigation finds ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Young voters in key election battlegrounds are being recommended fake AI-generated videos featuring party leaders, misinformation, and clips littered with abusive comments, the BBC has found....
UK: Russian hackers are behind the cyber attack on a number of major London hospitals, according to the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Ciaran Martin said that the criminal group were "looking for money" by targeting the pathology services firm Synnovis....
Cyber-attack on London hospitals declared critical incident ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
'Vote or face war': Poland Prime Minister's stark warning ahead of EU election ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Go to vote if you don’t want to go to war....
'Russia now is like 1984': Inside a Russian dystopian library ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
If the billboards in Ivanovo are to be believed, Russia’s really going places....
German football coach condemns 'racist' TV survey that asked participants if they wanted to see more white players on the national football team ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The poll by the ARD public broadcaster said 21% of respondents agreed with the proposition....
Paris 2024: Police arrest man planning attack on Olympics stadium ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
All Santander staff and '30 million' customers in Spain, Chile and Uruguay hacked ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16030383...
Catalan: Spain approves amnesty law for nationalists ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
Georgia parliament overturns veto on foreign agents law ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
German army officer sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for spying for Russia ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch
The man, identified only as Thomas H, had been a captain in the army's procurement office when he contacted Russian embassy in Berlin and passed on secret military information....
