After years of tensions between Greece and Turkey, the countries’ leaders signed a “declaration on friendly relations and good neighborliness” on Thursday, in what they
Month: December 2023
Denmark Bans Quran Burning – The New York Times
After a series of Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities, Denmark on Thursday banned the “improper treating” of religious texts in public.
U.S. Marshal Arrested After Unruly Behavior on Flight to London
London’s Metropolitan Police arrested a 39-year-old deputy U.S. Marshal on Wednesday morning at Heathrow Airport for acting inappropriately while intoxicated on a flight from New
Ukrainian Troops Feel the Bite of Polish Trucker’s Protest
A monthslong border blockade by Polish truckers is starting to have an effect on Ukrainian soldiers in frozen trenches defending against unrelenting Russian assaults, making
New U.K. Asylum Bill Aims to Override Some Human Rights Law
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain on Wednesday announced plans to override his country’s top court and disregard some human rights law, gambling on emergency
Republicans Block Ukraine Aid Bill Over Border Objections
Republicans on Wednesday blocked an emergency spending bill to fund the war in Ukraine, demanding strict new border restrictions in exchange and severely jeopardizing President
Putin Travels to U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia on Rare Trip to Mideast
His plane flanked by four fighter jets, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia began a rare trip on Wednesday to the United Arab Emirates and
Boris Johnson Apologizes at U.K. Covid Inquiry for ‘Pain and Suffering’
Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister whose tenure was dominated and ultimately derailed by the coronavirus pandemic, apologized on Wednesday “for the pain and
Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
‘Horrific accounts of unimaginable cruelty’ President Biden condemned the “unimaginable cruelty” of Hamas attackers who raped and mutilated women in Israel on Oct. 7, and
Zelensky Cancels Session With Senators Before Vote on Ukraine Aid
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine canceled plans on Tuesday to make a direct, last-ditch appeal to senators for tens of billions more in emergency military