Friday, 28 October 2022 12:23
Europe: Most corrupt countries
According to Transparency International, Russia remains the most corrupt European country. High-ranking public officials commit illegal activities. Albanian businesses are bedevilled by corruption and low conviction rates. Austria has well-developed institutions and proactive legal systems. However,…
Friday, 28 October 2022 12:22
Czech Republic: EU presidency and asylum relocation
The Czech EU presidency is proposing an annual minimum on the number of asylum seekers EU states are willing to relocate. The idea is part of bigger discussions on solidarity sharing, a concept eluding member states…
Thursday, 20 October 2022 23:20
Russia: violating UN sanctions with Iranian drones
The Americans, French, and British agree that ‘kamikaze’ drones unleashed by Russia into Ukraine were made in Iran and violate a UN security council resolution barring Iranian transfers of certain military technologies. Ukraine has identified the…
Thursday, 20 October 2022 23:17
Russia: Father Grigory, prominent anti-war priest
When the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is the most vocal supporter of Moscow's conflict in Ukraine, calling the conflict ‘war’ can land you in jail; it takes courage to speak out. But Father Grigory…
Thursday, 13 October 2022 20:34
Ukraine: occupying forces close churches, arrest pastors
Russians are closing evangelical Protestant churches claiming ‘only one faith would be tolerated - Orthodoxy’. They raided Grace Baptist Church while a worship service was being broadcast live. Viewers watched online while they halted the service,…
Thursday, 13 October 2022 20:31
Ukraine: heavy shelling and NATO aid
On 10 October Russian troops began launching a daily series of missile strikes, targeting civilians and energy facilities in populated regions to kill and create chaos. President Volodymyr Zelensky said, ‘They want to destroy our energy…