President Zelensky visited troops in the southern frontline village of Robotyne on Sunday, saying they “face a difficult and critical mission to repel the enemy and defend Ukraine.”
In a post on social media, he wrote: “Zaporizhzhia region. Robotyne. The location of the 65th Mechanized Brigade. I spoke with the defenders, thanked them, and presented them with state awards.
“It is an honor to be here today. To support the warriors and award them. They face a difficult and critical mission to repel the enemy and defend Ukraine.
CAIRO — Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced.
In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by his side.
Geingob was undergoing treatment for cancer. The 82-year-old had a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on Jan. 8, followed by a biopsy, his office said last month.
There is international concern about the political situation in Senegal after President Macky Sall called off this month's election citing a row over the eligibility of candidates.
The West African regional bloc Ecowas and the US urged the authorities to clarify when the vote will take place, as no new date was set.
France and the EU have also called for an election as soon as possible.
Police have fired tear gas at pockets of demonstrators in the capital.
The scenes in Dakar are a worrying sign of what may be ahead and more protests have been called for Monday.
PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Parisians voted in a referendum on Sunday in favour of subjecting large SUVs to a threefold increase in parking charges as the French capital presses on with long-term plans to become a fully bikeable city.
Some 54.5% of Parisians voted in favour of the measure, while 45.5% rejected it. Only 5.7% of voters turned out in the consultation decided by the municipality, according to official results.
The referendum, less than a year after city residents voted to ban e-scooters, aims to triple parking fees for cars of 1.6 tonnes and more to 18 euros ($19) an hour in order to discourage "bulky, polluting" cars, City Hall said.
People detained at Russia protest calling for troops to return from Ukraine
About two dozen people, mostly journalists, were briefly detained at a protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian servicemen mobilised to fight in Ukraine called for their return, according to media reports.
The soldiers’ relatives gathered on Saturday to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, just outside the Kremlin walls. They marked 500 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin in September 2022 ordered a “partial mobilisation” of up to 300,000 reservists in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Farmers’ protests have erupted across Europe. Here’s why
Farmers are holding protests across Europe, clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental regulation to excessive red tape.
“We are no longer making a living from our profession,” one aggrieved farmer in Paris told CNN.
While some of the most dramatic protests have been in France, similar action has been taking place in a host of countries including Italy, Spain, Romania, Poland, Greece, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands.
Farming makes up just 1.4% of the European Union’s GDP, the latest figures show, but protests in Eastern Europe last year over cheap Ukrainian imports – which saw lengthy blockades at border crossings – show how farmers as a group are capable of causing major disruption.
Javier Milei: Protests as lawmakers debate reforms supported by Argentine president
Police clashed with protesters in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday as lawmakers discussed a controversial bill proposed by newly-elected president Javier Milei.
The "omnibus bill" contains hundreds of articles which - if passed - will usher in sweeping free-market reforms.
Mr Milei was elected in November on a promise to overhaul Argentina's crisis-hit economy and lower inflation.
But some of his proposals have met with strong opposition from some lawmakers.
Kosovo’s block on the Serbian currency raises alarm in the EU and US
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union and the United States expressed their deep concern Sunday after Kosovo banned the use of the Serbian currency and police raided the premises of organizations working with the Serb minority in the north of the country.
In the past week, Kosovo police searched the premises of Serbia-administered institutions and of an ethnic Serb non-governmental organization, confiscating papers and computers believed to hold documentation contrary to the country’s laws.
Some of the documents bore the emblem of the Serbian government in Belgrade, police said, while others referred to illegal parallel structures of government set up by ethnic Serbs but not accepted by Kosovo.
Berlin's football community joins protests against far right
Amid the 150,000 protesters surrounding the Reichstag on Saturday, holding up a sea of colorful flags and placards, were a number of banners emblazoned with the crests of Berlin football clubs and messages like "No football for fascists!" and "Football welcomes refugees."
"It's important that everyone speaks out about the far right now, because it is a crucial moment. And sports, and football in particular, have to stand up because so many people come together to play and watch football," David Hoffmann told DW.
Hoffmann is a part of "Gesellschaftsspiele," a Berlin organization focusing on football fan culture and political education. He helped to organize a "sports bloc" within the broader demonstration against the far right.
He said 30 organizations, most of them football clubs and fan groups from sides ranging from the Bundesliga to the very base of Berlin's football pyramid, officially signed on to join the protest. But many more were represented at Saturday's demonstration.
UK aircraft carrier sidelined from largest NATO exercises since Cold War due to propeller problem
LONDON (AP) — A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail Sunday after a problem with its propeller was discovered during final checks, the Royal Navy said.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth will not join the exercises off Norway’s Arctic coast and will be replaced by the HMS Prince of Wales.
The change of plans is almost a reverse scenario of what happened in August 2022 when the Prince of Wales broke down with a propeller problem on its way to carry out training exercises with the United States and Canada off North America. The carrier had to be towed back to port from the Isle of Wight and the HMS Queen Elizabeth took its place in the exercises.
Pakistan election 2024: Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan reverse roles
Pakistan is in unprecedented times. Anger, disappointment, and hope are all intertwined.
This Muslim-majority country of 241 million is about to vote in a civilian parliament for the third time in a row. It is a first for a state where no prime minister has ever finished their term and, with a long history of military rule and dictatorship, it should be a moment to celebrate.
But the 8 February vote is still taking place in the shadows of alleged military interference.
No election in the country's history has been without its controversies, but this one seems to be racking up more than most - not least the fact one former prime minister sits behind bars, unable to stand, while another re-emerges from self-imposed exile, his criminal convictions swept away.