The closure will affect 32 consular staff members, according to an official from the Foreign Office in Berlin, who said Germany last took such “drastic, but appropriate” measures after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Iranian embassy in Berlin, however, will remain open, as will the German embassy in Tehran. According to the … Read more
According to Ketevan Chachava, a fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, “the polling station results we are seeing now are based on the electronic voting machines — around two-thirds of the overall, but that could still change. However, the expectation is that Georgian Dream’s votes would be lower than previous elections and this figure … Read more
A Cape Cod gun store owner is in the process of kicking off a mad dash to collect tens of thousands of signatures by early October to suspend the enforcement of a new, wide-ranging gun law in Massachusetts while an effort to repeal the measure moves forward. Opponents of the law, which Gov. Maura Healey … Read more
Samadov was detained earlier this week and appeared Friday before a court in Baku to be charged with “treason.” If convicted, he could face life in prison, and has reportedly stated he intends to begin a hunger strike after being handed four months of pre-trial detention. Bahruz Samadov’s case: 4 months in preventive measure, his … Read more
Puigdemont’s lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, also spoke to RAC1 on Friday and said that the former regional president had left Spain, but he did not give further details on his whereabouts. Spain’s interior ministry had not replied to a request for comment at the time of publication. Puigdemont, the former Catalan president and figurehead of the … Read more
The former Catalan president announced his intention to return to Barcelona on Wednesday, saying he intended to be back in Barcelona for a vote on Socialist Salvador Illa becoming regional president, which would put an end to 14 years of separatist governments. Puigdemont intends to march to the Catalan parliament accompanied by his supporters. Police … Read more
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws. The company formerly known as Twitter filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in a federal court in Texas against the World Federation of Advertisers and … Read more
Although Illa fell short of a governing majority, last week he secured the support of the Republican Left of Catalonia, a pro-independence party that was once allied with Puigdemont but which broke ties with him due to his constant attacks on their leaders. In exchange for Republican Left votes, Illa has promised to attempt to … Read more
Instead of seeking an electoral route, Britain’s largely atomized far right uses social media to organize — and its most prominent figures, and outriders from abroad, leapt on and contributed to the initial disinformation spread in the aftermath of the Southport attack. There appears to be little formal organization behind the rioting — with social … Read more
Ján Čurilla and Pavol Ďurko, the detectives charged, have faced attacks from politicians from the ruling coalition Smer and Hlas parties. Both were suspended two days after Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok took office last year following Fico’s victory in the Sept. 30 parliamentary election. In what is now Fico’s fourth term in power, his … Read more
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