Russia Escalates Attacks on Ukraine Ahead of Victory Day Holiday
Russia has carried out drone, missile, and air strikes on several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, in the run-up to its Victory Day holiday. The strikes, which Ukraine says were destroyed by its air defenses, were part of one…
Austrian SPÖ Plans Lawsuit Against Pension Aliquotierung
The Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) has announced its intention to file a constitutional lawsuit against the pension Aliquotierung if it is not abolished during the plenary session scheduled for Wednesday. The pension aliquoting has been criticized by the SPÖ…
Climate Activists Protest Gas Conference in Vienna
Climate activists disrupted the European Gas Conference (EGC) in Vienna on Monday, staging a protest and blocking the ring road near the conference hotel. The protesters aimed to draw attention to the role of gas in contributing to climate change….
EU support of Libyan forces Implicated in Migrant Rights Violations
The European Union (EU) has been accused of aiding and abetting the commission of human rights violations against migrants by supporting and training the Libyan coastguard that stops and detains migrants, according to Chaloka Beyani, an investigator for a UN…
Toyota’s St Petersburg Plant May be Transferred to Russian state
Japanese car maker Toyota’s St. Petersburg plant in Russia may be transferred to the Russian state entity NAMI, according to Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov. The announcement was made on Thursday during a business congress and was reported…
China’s President Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Global Role
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the country to take a more prominent role in global governance, following the success of Beijing in hosting talks that led to the reopening of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. In a…
Drone Attacks Inside Russia Raise Questions on Defense
Ukraine has launched a series of drone attacks on Russian territory, including an unmanned aircraft that came within 100 kilometers of Moscow. The attacks, which occurred on the night of March 1, 2023, and into the following morning, have caused…
Ukrainian Lviv prepares for the IT boom
The Ukrainian economy is recovering from quarantine, and, therefore, is becoming attractive to European investors once again. Businessmen have enough reasons to pay attention to this Eastern European country because nowadays Ukrainian educated workforce is almost the cheapest in the…
German police raid homes of 4 men linked to Vienna attacker
Police in Germany on Friday raided the homes and businesses of four men linked to the Islamic State sympathizer who carried out a deadly shooting in the Austrian capital of Vienna this week. Austria, meanwhile, announced the temporary removal of…
Authorities plans intelligence agency reforms after deadly attack
Austria’s leader called Thursday for more legal options to fight extremism and for an overhaul of the country’s domestic intelligence agency in the wake of this week’s deadly attack by an Islamic State sympathizer who authorities knew had tried to…