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An aerial view of Mariupol on April 12, 2022. (Andrey Borodulin/AFP/Getty Images/FILE) Mariupol, a port city on the Sea of Azov, is located in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast and has been under direct Russian control since May 2022. Russian attacks on Mariupol began on February 24, 2022 – the first day…
CNN — A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four years after their founding. Could their rise have wider implications? The Farmer-Citizen Movement or BoerburgerBeweging (BBB) grew out of mass demonstrations against the Dutch government’s environmental policies, protests that…
Rome, Italy CNN — Hundreds took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to protest against moves by Italy’s new right-wing government to restrict the rights of same-sex parents. The demonstration, called “Hands Off Our Sons and Daughters,” took place in the historical Piazza della Scala pedestrian square and was…
Milan is famous as Italy’s economic and style capital, but there are a few things you’ll only know about the city if you spend time living here. Source link
From making the most of a visit to Rome’s famous sights to understanding Italian words that have no English equivalent, our weekly newsletter La Bella Vita offers you an essential starting point for eating, talking, drinking and living like an Italian. Source link
CNN — Vladimir Putin has visited Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported by the Kremlin just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him. Putin was flown into Mariupol by helicopter and toured districts around the city in a car, according to a Kremlin…
CNN — President Vladimir Putin always relished his global outings, burnishing his image as one of the big guns running the world. While the Kremlin is dissing the International Criminal Court’s war crimes charges against him, inside the Kremlin walls another reality will be emerging. Putin’s world just got smaller.…
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Milan on Saturday in protest against a new government directive stopping local authorities from registering the births of same-sex couples’ children. Source link
CNN — The chief of Russia’s Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans to recruit about 30,000 new fighters by mid-May, according to a voice message published on Telegram. Prigozhin also claimed Wagner recruits about 500 to 800 people on average per day, sometimes up…
What type of job do Italy’s graduates dream of landing? For many, being employed by the state is the ultimate goal. Silvia Marchetti explains what’s behind the intense competition for ‘posto fisso’ jobs in the public sector. Source link
CNN — British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation. The scheme is mired in legal difficulties – no one has yet been deported – and…
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told CNN he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite Moscow’s arguments that it is not subject to the court’s decisions. He was speaking after the ICC issued its arrest warrant for Putin for an…
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited his international “best friend”, China’s leader Xi Jinping, to Moscow for a three-day state visit beginning March 20. There’s sure to be plenty of glad-handing, champagne toasts, a major press conference and – behind closed doors – serious discussion. For Xi, it’s…
SPECIAL REPORT: The Italian state is finally paying attention to a “fourth mafia” operating in the southern Puglia region, and experts say it’s the country’s youngest, least evolved, and most violent crime syndicate of all. Source link
London CNN — In one of the most significant escalations of military support to Ukraine from a NATO member since the Russian invasion, Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday became the first leader from the security alliance to pledge fighter jets to Kyiv. Duda announced that four MiG-29 fighters will…
Paris CNN — Impromptu protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to force through reforms of the pension system that will push up the retirement age from 62 to 64. While the proposed reforms of France’s cherished pensions system…
CNN — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia. The court said there “are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Putin bears individual criminal responsibility” for…
Italy’s government has approved funding for a long-awaited Holocaust museum in Rome, where nearly 2,000 Jewish people were rounded up during World War II and sent to concentration camps. Source link
Paris CNN — At least 310 people have been detained across France as the embattled government faces backlash for forcing through pension reforms that will see the country’s retirement age raised by two years. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told French radio RTL that most of the arrests made on Thursday…
Italy is planning an overhaul of the tax system meaning new income tax rates for many – but who will benefit the most, and least? Source link
March 17th is a particularly patriotic day in the Italian national calendar. Here’s what it’s all about. Source link
The Italian government on Thursday night approved changes to the tax system as it moves ahead with plans for a ‘flat tax’ for all employees by 2027. Source link
The Italian government on Thursday relaunched a contentious plan to build a multibillion-euro bridge linking Sicily to the mainland – despite concerns about cost and earthquake risk. Source link
A secret plan drawn up by Russia’s security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova — including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas. The document appears to have been drawn up to thwart Moldova’s tilt to the West, which…
CNN — A secret plan drawn up by Russia’s security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova – including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas. The document appears to have been drawn up to thwart Moldova’s tilt…
CNN — Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are supported by Russia. During…
The Pantheon, one of Rome’s oldest and most iconic monuments, will soon start charging visitors for entry – a move which drew mixed reactions from tourists on Thursday. Source link
Paris CNN — The French government has triggered special constitutional powers to push through controversial pension reforms, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced Thursday. The National Assembly – the lower house of the country’s parliament – erupted into chaotic scenes as Borne fought to be heard over chants from lawmakers…
CNN — Poland is set to provide Ukraine with four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday, becoming the first NATO country to do so. Warsaw has taken a lead among NATO allies in supplying Kyiv with heavy weapons, including the Soviet-designed fighters.…
