Companies potentially affected by Italy’s election
A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ...
Human rights and access to abortion are European values, says France’s PM after Italy election
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the European Union would closely follow the respect for certain human rights and values such as women’s access to abortion, as she responded ...
Ukraine says referendum voting door-to-door under Russian-backed security
Voting in referendums in Ukraine aimed at annexing territory to Russia enters a fourth day on Monday, after the United States warned of “catastrophic consequences” if Moscow used nuclear weapons ...
Giorgia Meloni’s right triumphs in Italy’s election (projections)
Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two after leading a conservative alliance to ...
Italy’s right-wing, led by Meloni, wins election -exit polls
A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ...
Truss tells allies to stand firm on Ukraine
British Prime Minister Liz Truss said allies should stand firm on Ukraine and ignore Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “sabre-rattling”, as she seeks to mend fences with democratic powers in ...
Polish venue cancels Roger Waters gigs after Ukraine comments
Concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters were cancelled by a venue in the Polish city of Krakow, organisers said on Sunday, after the artist’s comments on the war ...
Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with ‘kamikaze drones’
Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have continued attacks around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the south of the country, including launching eight “kamikaze drones” at ...
Swiss on course to reject initiative to ban factory farming (Updated)
Swiss voters were on track on Sunday to reject a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to ...
Truss to review visa schemes to ease labour shortages
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to launch a major review of the country’s visa system in a move to tackle acute labour shortages in key industries, the ...
Putin allies express concern over mobilisation ‘excesses’
Russia’s two most senior lawmakers on Sunday addressed a string of complaints about Russia’s mobilisation drive, ordering regional officials to get a handle on the situation and swiftly ...
Right-wing alliance seen as likely winner as Italians vote
Millions of Italians will vote on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country’s most right-wing government since World War Two and usher in its first ...
Moscow pledges ‘full protection’ to any areas annexed by Russia (Updated)
Russia has sought to defend its seven-month old war at the United Nations, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that regions of Ukraine where widely-derided referendums are being held would ...
Shelling hits south Ukraine as Russia in UN spotlight over escalation
Shelling hit southern Ukraine late on Saturday, while Russia sought to defend its seven-month war even as it moves to escalate the conflict with the expected annexation of regions in ...
European Union: a cold winter
By Maria Demertzis
According to current estimates, the European Union spends about 9 per cent of its gross domestic product on energy consumption. As a proportion of its income, this is ...
Iran will make ‘proportional’ response to Ukraine reducing ties
Iran is planning “proportional action” in response to Ukraine’s decision to downgrade diplomatic ties over the reported supply of Iranian drones to Russia, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said ...
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not ...
Russia holds votes in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kyiv says residents coerced
Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not ...
Italy: The hard right nears power
There’s an election in Italy on Sunday, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini’s ‘blackshirts’ marched on Rome and brought the first fascist dictator to power.
Giorgia Meloni, the ...
Mitsotakis: Ukraine is not the only country in post-war Europe to have been attacked
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Ukraine was not the only country in post-war Europe to have been attacked, as he addressed the 77th UN General Assembly in New York ...
What Italy’s Giorgia Meloni would mean for Europe
By Luigi Scazzieri
Italy’s election on September 25th is likely to result in a right-wing coalition government made up of Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, Matteo Salvini’s ...
Italy’s election campaign ends, tensions between EU and right flares
Italy’s leaders held their final rallies on Friday ahead of a parliamentary election at the weekend that is expected to be won by a rightist alliance, putting Rome on ...
Putin invaded to put ‘decent people’ in Kyiv, says Italy’s Berlusconi
Russian President Vladimir Putin was “pushed” into invading Ukraine and wanted to put “decent people” in charge of Kyiv, former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has said, drawing fierce criticism just ...
Ukraine: residents coerced into Russian annexation vote, West condemns ‘sham’
Russia began referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, raising the stakes of the seven-month-old war in what Kyiv called a coercive sham that saw residents ...