RUSSIA

Nord Stream 2 in trouble in Poland

Russia’s Gazprom and five European firms responsible for financing the planned Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline are being targetted by Poland’s anti-monopoly office. Poland...

More Russians applying for asylum in US

A record number of Russians are reportedly applying for asylum in the United States. The latest data show that 2,664 new applications were submitted...

EU calls on tech groups to fight ‘fake news’

Facebook and other social media platforms have until the end of the year to tackle “fake-news” online before European Union officials begin to consider...

Press freedom in trouble in Europe

Hostility toward journalists and media poses a serious threat to democracies around the world, including within Europe, the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...

Ukraine’s lawmakers back autocephalous status for Orthodox Church

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s appeal to the worldwide head of the Orthodox Church to recognise the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s independence from Moscow has received...

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