Europe's military spending grew at a record pace in 2022, reaching a level unseen since the Cold War following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, global security researchers said Monday.. "In Europe, it is at its highest level since essentially the end of the Cold War," Tian said.
Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from its archrival Yerevan.. - 'Gross violation' - In a new escalation on Sunday, Azerbaijan said it built the checkpoint following "threats and provocations" from Armenia, which denied the claims.
Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18's across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday.. "Air pollution causes over 1,200 premature deaths per year in people under the age of 18 in Europe and significantly increases the risk of disease later in life," the agency said.
More than 100 people have been evacuated from Sudan on the first French flight out of the war-hit country after a "complicated" rescue operation, French officials said on Sunday.. "I must stress the complicated nature of this operation," the official said.
Kenya's opposition will resume anti-government protests from May 2, the party leader's spokesman told AFP Sunday, nearly three weeks after they were suspended following a government offer of dialogue.. "We will resume the demos May 2," said Dennis Onyango the spokesman for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who organised last month's demonstrations.
Anti-Kremlin protesters staged a rally in Paris on Sunday, urging the EU to slap sanctions on the socialite wife of the Russian deputy defence minister, who they accuse of bypassing sanctions.. The protest was organised by associates of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who say that the wife of Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov must be banned from living in Europe and her assets frozen.
Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several foreign evacuation operations to rescue their citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. . Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Sunday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had ordered to relocate Air Force aircraft and troops to Egypt to participate in a potential operation to rescue Greek and Cypriot citizens from Sudan.
The UK's main opposition Labour party suspended prominent member Diane Abbott as an MP on Sunday, pending an investigation into comments she made that Jewish people were not subject to racism "all their lives".. "The chief whip has suspended the Labour whip from Diane Abbott pending an investigation."
Eleven people were injured, four seriously, after a car ploughed into a crowd at an international kite-flying festival in northern France on Saturday, officials said.. Popular with families and drawing visitors from around the world, the annual Berck-sur-Mer festival is held over several days, featuring acrobatic kite flying shows and build-your-own workshops.
The UK will conduct its first test of a new emergency alert service on Sunday, with millions of mobile phones set to emit a loud alarm and vibrate at 3:00pm (1400 GMT).. A message will say: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there's a life-threatening emergency nearby."
