NATO allies rule out sending troops to Ukraine as Russia rebukes Macron
Berlin, Germany/Moscow, Russia Reuters The United States and key European allies said on Tuesday they had no plans to send ground troops to Ukraine, after France hinted at the possibility, and the Kremlin warned that any such move would inevitably lead to conflict between Russia and NATO. French President Emmanuel Macron had said on Monday […]
France’s Macron does not rule out Europeans sending troops to Ukraine
Paris, France Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door on Monday to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage as allies agreed to ramp up efforts to deliver more munitions to Kyiv. Some 20 European leaders gathered in Paris on Monday to send Russian […]
Bells ring across Czech Republic to mourn victims of mass shooting
Prague, Czech RepubicReuters Bells rang across the Czech Republic on Saturday and flags flew at half mast as the country mourned victims of the country’s worst mass shooting that killed 14 at a Prague university on Thursday. Archbishop Jan Graubner served a mass at the main St Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle and the […]
Czechs mourn victims of university shooting as police patrol public areas
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Czechs mourned the victims of the country’s worst mass shooting as police tightened security around schools and other public buildings across the country on Friday after a student gunman killed 14 people at a Prague university building on Thursday. At the Charles University headquarters, crowds that included Prime Minister Petr Fiala and […]
Gunman kills 14 in unprecedented attack at Prague university
Updated: 11:15pm (AEDT)Prague, Czech RepiublicReuters A 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at his Prague university on Thursday before possibly killing himself, police said, marking the country’s worst-ever mass shooting. The government declared a day of mourning across the central European country for 23rd December to […]
Anti-Semitism rising: As the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe’s Jews worry
JAMEY KEATEN and LAURIE KELLMAN, of Associated Press, report…
Czechs put Russian Patriarch Kirill on sanctions list over Ukraine
Prague, Czech Republic Reuters The Czech Government has made the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, the first person on its national sanctions list due to his support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said on Wednesday. Kirill, 76, was listed by his civil name of Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev on […]
StrangeSights: Fake tanks; Polish politicians spar over worms; and, pups bring joy in Turkey
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“Feels like summer”: Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe
London, UK/Brussels, Belgium Reuters Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to Hungary, […]
Prague Christmas market returns after COVID but with fewer lights
Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Thousands of people poured into Prague’s medieval Old Town Square at the weekend for the lighting of a 25-metre Christmas tree and the reopening of the annual market after a two-year COVID-19 shutdown, but the energy crisis meant fewer lights than usual. The market, which is popular with Czechs and foreign tourists […]