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Crackdown on Religious Freedom in Vietnam

Systematic Crackdown on Independent Religious Practitioners in Dak Lak Province DAK LAK, VIETNAM

Mar 25

Russia dubs Narva, Estonia a 'people's republic'

Masked Russian "Little Green Men" in Narva, Estonia Copyright AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, file Euronews March 19, 2026 By Johanna Urbancik & Franziska Müller A pro-Russian online campaign is casting the Estonian city of Narva as a "people's republic", spreading propaganda and at times calling for violence and sabotage. A flag, a coat of arms, freshly drawn borders – and rhetoric that echoes the playbook of the so-called "people's republics" in eastern Ukraine and Russian-occupied

Johanna Urbancik & Franziska Müller | Euronews

Mar 23

Kosovo postpones controversial foreign visitor law

The law would have hit Serb nationals as well as ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, benefiting from their services Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. (Photo by Erkin Keci/Anadolu via Getty Images) By AFP Published March 14, 2026 Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Saturday said that the government is postponing for 12 months the enforcement of new entry regulations for foreigners, avoiding political fallout with ethnic Serbs. The so-called Law on Foreigners stipulated that all foreign

AFP (Agence France-Press)

Mar 17

Estonian 'fascist' calls for Russian invasion

Prosecutor's Office crest. Source: Ken Mürk/ERR A Kohtla-Järve politician who is a self-described fascist and who has called for a Russian invasion of Estonia may face a fine or even detention for hate speech over social media, Delfi reported . Aleksandr Sahno, 32, who ran in last autumn's local elections in the Ida-Viru County town of Kohtla-Järve, where picked up eight votes, came to the attention of the authorities after he shared materials on social media supporting Russi

ERR News

Feb 4

Kosovo Retrial Finds Serb Ex-Policeman Guilty Of Massacre

A Pristina court for a second time found Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, guilty of war crimes in the village of Izbice, where 130 men were shot dead in March 1999. Muhamet Alidemaj in court in Pristina on February 2, 2026. Photo: BIRN. After a retrial, Pristina Basic Court on Monday sentenced Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, to 13 years’ imprisonment for participating in a massacre at Izbice during the Kosovo war in March 1999. Alidemaj had pleaded

Laurant Berisha & Xhorxhina Bami | BIRN

Feb 4

Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million

The New York Times January 27, 2025 By Helene Cooper The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting. The funeral of a Ukrainian soldier in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, last year. The latest accounting of casualties came after talks among Russian, Ukrainian and American officials ended on Saturday on a rare positive note. Credit: Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times The number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wound

Helene Cooper | The New York Times

Jan 27

'We need support, we need help,' Ukraine energy provider CEO says during Kyiv blackout

Copyright Danylo Antoniuk/2026 The AP. All rights reserved By Gavin Blackburn Published on 22/01/2026 - 15:35 GMT+1 Russia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure throughout the nearly four-year war, but Kyiv says this winter has been the toughest yet. The CEO of Ukraine's largest energy provider DTEK is in Davos and spoke to Euronews about what an energy ceasefire can mean for Ukrainians. Maksym Timchenko's comments come a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr

Euronews

Jan 22