Polish Catholic Church seeing ‘persistently quite high’ number of sexual abuse allegations, official says
Religious authorities in Poland have warned that the country’s Catholic Church is facing a “wave”…More
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Sweden poised to lift some Covid restrictions from July 1 as cases fall
From July 1, Sweden will relax some of its Covid-19 restrictions, including removing curfews and…More
EU agri ministers approve major CAP reform farming subsidies deal in bid to better protect small producers and environment
After years of talks, the agriculture ministers of EU member states have given their backing…More
Iran says neither positive nor negative decision made on renewing monitoring deal with IAEA
Tehran still hasn’t made up its mind on extending the recently expired monitoring agreement with…More
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern hammered for pushing hate speech law… that even she doesn’t understand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been accused of “misleading the public” in a…More
Blinken says US airstrikes on Iraq & Syria send ‘clear’ message to Iran-backed militias
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia targets either…More
Young Greeks offered €150 to get one dose of a Covid vaccine, as government tries to boost inoculation drive
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has unveiled a ‘freedom pass’ that will give 18-to-25-year-olds who…More
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven resigns after losing no-confidence vote
Sweden’s prime minister has announced his resignation after losing a vote of no confidence last…More
‘Blatant violation of sovereignty’: Iraqi PM, military condemn US airstrikes on its soil against ‘Iran-backed’ militia groups
The overnight US airstrikes on Iraqi militias believed to have links to Iran have provoked…More
Taiwan’s Covid-19 cases plummet to a new 6-week low but Delta variant still cause for concern
After battling a rise in infections, Taiwan has reported its smallest daily increase of cases…More