Politics

UK and France agree deal to tackle rise in Channel crossings
France will double the number of police patrolling its beaches as part of a deal with the UK to stem the number of migrants crossing the English Channel. It comes as the number of people crossing the Channel this year has now overtaken 2020’s total....

Karen Donfried says electoral and judicial reform is crucial for Georgia
Karen Donfried, Candidate for US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, says electoral and judicial reform is crucial for Georgia. Donfried says that if her candidacy is approved, she will continue her efforts to implement th...

James Risch made a statement about Georgia’s recent situation
A member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee James Risch made a statement about Georgia’s recent situation at a committee meeting. I am more and more worried about the steps taken backwards in Georgia. More than 50 journalists have been ...

French President Macron identified as spyware target
French President Emmanuel Macron is one of several world leaders believed to have been targeted for phone hacking using spyware, media reports say. The software, known as Pegasus, infects phones and allows operators to spy on their targets. The le...

Prince Harry promises to share ‘highs and lows’ in memoir
The Duke of Sussex will share “mistakes and lessons learned” during his life in a memoir to be published next year. Announcing the deal with publishers Penguin Random House, Prince Harry said he would reflect “the highs and lows” and be “accurate an...

Jeff Bezos to blast into space aboard New Shepard rocket ship
Billionaire Jeff Bezos will blast into space on Tuesday, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. He will be accompanied by Mark Bezos, his brother, Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pioneer of the space race, and an 18-year-old student....

Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘misleadling’ Covid posts
Twitter has temporarily suspended Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene for posting “misleading” information about coronavirus. The social media giant said her account would be in “read-only mode” for 12 hours. Ms Greene, a Republican congres...

Pedro Castillo declared president-elect of Peru
Pedro Castillo has been declared president-elect of Peru, weeks after winning the popular vote in a tightly-contested run-off election. The country’s election authority announced its verdict after reviewing claims of electoral fraud by his right-win...

Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova Sign Declaration on EU Integration
Presidents of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, Salome Zurabishvili, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Maia Sandu, respectively, signed today in the presence of European Council President Charles Michel trilateral cooperation declaration on European integration, ...

Volodymyr Zelensky – We have common goals – full membership in the EU, equality, freedom and democracy
According to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the goal of all three countries: Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova is full membership in the European Union. “We have common goals for the future – full EU membership, equality, freedom and de...
