World Jul 27 Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads to protest planned emission reductions The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered species stretching across the European Union.
World Jun 23 European Union puts Ukraine on a path toward EU membership Ukraine applied for membership less than a week after Moscow invaded on Feb. 24. The decision by the 27-nation bloc to grant Ukraine candidate status Thursday was uncharacteristically rapid.
Politics Jun 15 President Biden says U.S. will send $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine President Joe Biden says the U.S. will send another $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest single tranche of weapons and equipment since the war began.
World May 31 3 European nations join international investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine Three more nations have joined an international investigation team probing war crimes in Ukraine.
World Mar 29 European countries expel dozens of Russian diplomats THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In what appeared to be a coordinated action to tackle Russian espionage, at least four European allies say they are expelling dozens of Russian diplomats.
Arts Mar 03 UNESCO fears harm to Ukraine’s heritage sites, Russian culture backlash grows An Amsterdam museum has cut its close links to the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
World Feb 28 International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he plans to open an investigation "as rapidly as possible" into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
World Feb 23 Gambia urges UN court to continue Rohingya genocide case Lawyers for Gambia are urging the United Nations’ top court to throw out Myanmar’s preliminary objections that seek to end a case accusing the Southeast Asian nation of genocide against the country's Rohingya minority.
World Feb 21 Myanmar seeks to have Rohingya case thrown out of UN court Public hearings at the International Court of Justice went ahead Monday amid questions about who should represent Myanmar in the aftermath of the military take-over of the country last year.
World Feb 09 UN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325 million for violence in long-running conflict The International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s.