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…
Putin ‘inhumane,’ Zelensky says, as Russia pounds Ukrainian power grid on Christmas Day
CNN — Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country,…
Pope calls for ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine in Christmas Day message
CNN — Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message…
