Russia’s Putin signs law to label people foreign agents
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed legislation allowing individuals to be labeled foreign agents, drawing criticism from rights groups that say the move will further restrict media freedoms in the country.
Malta PM defends actions as opposition quits parliament
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat defended on Monday his government’s handling of the murder in 2017 of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and called for national unity after days of protests over a case that has stunned Malta.
Belgian lawyer accused in Swiss court of laundering family shares in InBev
A Belgian lawyer appeared in a Geneva court on Monday accused of money-laundering and falsifying documents in a case involving Belgium’s richest family, who say she swindled missing shares in brewer InBev worth some $60 million today.
Hungarian President names new judge to lead powerful judiciary office
Hungarian President Janos Ader named judge Gyorgy Barna Senyei as the new head of the National Office for the Judiciary, state news agency MTI reported on Monday.
Residents of quake-hit Alabanian city fearful of returning to unsafe homes
Residents of damaged buildings in Albania’s second-biggest city of Durres are reluctant to return to their apartments until the government can tell them they are safe following last week’s deadly earthquake.
Don’t fiddle while the planet burns, U.N. chief warns climate summit
The world must choose hope over surrender in the fight against climate change, U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Monday, warning a summit in Madrid that governments risked sleepwalking past a point of no return.
U.S. senators want Turkey sanctioned over Russia missile system: letter
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen called on the Trump administration on Monday to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian missile defense system, saying the failure to do so sends a “terrib…
Leak of papers before UK election raises ‘specter of foreign influence’: experts
The leak and distribution of classified British-U.S. trade documents online resembles a disinformation campaign uncovered this year that originated in Russia, according to experts who say it could signal foreign interference in Britain’s election.
Trump re-election campaign to deny credentials to Bloomberg News reporters
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign said on Monday it will no longer issue press credentials to reporters working for Bloomberg News, the agency owned by Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg.
He knows the truth, says woman at center of Prince Andrew sex scandal
An American woman who says she was forced to have underage sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew has appealed to Britons to take her side, saying that only she was telling the truth.
