ROME (AP) – Intelligence reports say nearly 700,000 migrants are in Libya waiting for an opportunity to leave by sea for Italy, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party said on Sunday, but a UN migration official called the figure no credible. Tommaso Foti, the lower parliamentary whip of the Brothers of Italy … Read more
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan police say they foiled a plot by Russian-backed groups of actors who had been trained to cause mass unrest during a protest Sunday against the new pro-Western government. from the country. Moldovan police chief Viorel Cernauteanu told a press conference that an undercover agent had infiltrated groups of “entertainers”, Russian … Read more
Paris CNN — The City of Lights has a waste problem. Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week are affecting refuse collection services in the French capital, with piles of rubbish in many of the city’s normally picturesque streets, including a short walk from landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de … Read more
11:54 am: ‘No confirmed progress’ for Russian troops in Bakhmut, US think tank says Russia’s advance appears to have stalled in Moscow’s campaign to seize the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the most long ground battle of war. The Washington-based Institute for the Study of Warfare … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia’s advance appears to have stalled in the Moscow campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmutsaid a leading think tank in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. The Washington-based Institute for the Study of Warfare said there were no confirmed advances by Russian forces at … Read more