Twelve people have now died in the UK after contracting the omicron variant of the coronavirus. British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab told Times Radio. In addition, 104 people with the variant are currently hospitalized. Meanwhile, calls for tougher measures
In addition, behind the facade of unanimity, there is some disagreement in the ranks. Eastern European countries in particular are pushing for stronger NATO action in the Ukraine crisis. Estonia asks for a no-fly zone, Poland wants to put forward
In a video message to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky compared Russia’s stance to that of Nazi Germany during World War II. “A ‘final solution’ is now being discussed in Moscow, but this time on the Ukraine
It was a bad start to a new era of Formula 1 for McLaren. With thirteenth and eighteenth positions on the grid, the team has taken a big step back and there is work to be done: “We can show
© Philip Crowther Twitter screenshot Philip Crowther A video correspondent covering the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in six languages has gone viral. He speaks live from Kiev in English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German. Philip Crowther, international correspondent
A 1.5 degree warming compared to the pre-industrial era is the most optimistic threshold set on the Paris climate string. The goal is to keep that threshold feasible at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland. On the occasion of the
Northern Ireland judge cancels check Brexit Customs officers in Northern Ireland must continue to inspect goods arriving from other parts of the United Kingdom. The High Court in Belfast ruled on Friday. Earlier this week, Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Edwin
Photo: ANP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a summit in London next week with leaders of Northern European and Baltic countries, who have also been invited by the Netherlands. The summit will focus primarily on the war in Ukraine
Ten Belgian companies and 19 Dutch companies are included in the thousands of Europe’s largest growing companies each year by the Financial Times. This includes many technology companies. That list published annually and based on the official turnover figures of
Parliamentary inquiry A parliamentary inquiry two years ago suggested that Britain welcomed the Russian oligarchs with open arms, and that Russian influence was the ‘new normal’ in Britain. But now the British government is trying to crack down on that