Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece has been accused of illegally pushing asylum seekers back at sea. He has acknowledged that the state’s intelligence service wiretapped an opposition leader. He has consolidated media control as press freedom in Greece has dropped to the lowest in Europe. It is the sort of thing that the guardians…
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There are heavy fighting in Bakhmut, the situation is critical. Currently, Ukrainian defenders control certain industrial and infrastructure facilities in one of the districts, as well as the private sector, Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Maliar has said. “There are heavy fights in Bakhmut. The situation is critical. At the same time, our troops…
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Since 2007, Russia began to prepare for aggression against Ukraine, in 2014 they took advantage of the opportunity, Head of the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Major General Kyrylo Budanov said. “Russia has been actively preparing for aggression against Ukraine since 2007. In 2014, they took advantage of the moment…
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Kyiv City State Administration does not plan to open the beach season, residents and guests of the Ukrainian capital are advised to refrain from visiting beaches and recreation areas, as there are no shelters. The decision was made by the Defense Council of the city of Kyiv, the City State Administration’s press service said in…
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Belgium is ready to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, but cannot provide Ukraine with this type of aircraft, DeMorgen said, citing the office of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo. The Belgian Prime Minister said in the office that during the summit in The Hague earlier this month, the F-16 issue was also…
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When the newspaper elPeriodico was founded in Guatemala in 1996, the country was emerging from a brutal civil war, and there was a feeling that a small space for free thought might be opening. That opening closed this week when elPeriodico, which made a name for itself and became a frequent target for trying to hold…
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Cuando el diario elPeriódico se fundó en Guatemala en 1996, el país estaba saliendo de una guerra civil cruenta e imperaba la sensación de que se abría un pequeño espacio para la libertad de pensamiento. Esa apertura se estrechó esta semana cuando elPeriódico, que se ha hecho de renombre y se convirtió en un blanco…
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On Tuesday, May 16, at 14.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency will host a discussion entitled “What measures should be taken to contain consumer prices in Ukraine.” Participants include: economist, financial analyst Oleksiy Kusch; political expert Kostiantyn Matviyenko; political scientist, co-founder of the National Platform Resilience and Social Cohesion Oleh Saakyan (8/5a…
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has reaffirmed that the procedure for Ukraine as an EU member candidate country is clear – the European Commission will present two reports before a decision on the start of talks on Ukraine’s EU membership is made. She said this at a press conference in Brussels…
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The subject of today’s newsletter is a bit different from normal. We’re going to focus on The Times itself — and how we define our mission today. The occasion is a new essay in the Columbia Journalism Review by A.G. Sulzberger, our publisher, in which he explains why The Times’s guiding principle is independence. In…
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