Russia’s use of facial-recognition technology is being challenged by an activist in court. Alyona Popova says the cameras pose a…
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Tajikistan rounds up Muslim Brotherhood suspects
Tajikistan has announced the arrest of 113 suspected members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood Islamist group. Prosecutor General Yusuf Rahmon…
Russian transgender woman has conviction overturned
A Russian court has overturned a guilty verdict that jailed a transgender woman for three years in 2019 for sharing…
Giant Russia church planned near czar’s murder site
A well-known Russian priest is planning to build the world’s largest Orthodox church near the site where Russia’s last czar…
Serbia and Kosovo agree to resume flights
Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to resume direct commercial flights for the first time since the province broke away from…
Ukraine PM resignation rejected after recording mishap
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk (pictured) has offered to resign after a recording emerged of him criticising the president. The…
Europe defies Trump on Iran sanctions
The leaders of Germany, France and Britain have backed the 2015 Iran nuclear pact, defying an order from Donald Trump…
12 Jan 2020
Russia hails nuclear-capable missile deployments
11 Jan 2020
Hungary offers free IVF as population slumps
6 Jan 2020
Turkish troops arrive in Libyan chaos
5 Jan 2020
Serbia president cancels Montenegro visit amid church spat
31 Dec 2019
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy gambles on Russia prisoner swap
30 Dec 2019
Hungary priest condemns Orban’s ‘Christian’ claims
22 Dec 2019
Croatia set for three-way presidential race
19 Dec 2019
Poland’s Supreme Court warns EU membership at risk
14 Dec 2019