Month: December 2019

Two Nigerian table tennis players who traveled to Croatia for a sports competition were arrested by police, bundled into a van and forced over the border into Bosnia, it has emerged. When they protested that they were not illegal migrants and had legitimate visas, Croatian police allegedly threatened to shoot them. Police in the Balkans…

Matteo Salvini has taken his brand of nativism to new levels by declaring that he no longer eats Nutella because it is made with too many hazelnuts from Turkey. The leader of the Italian opposition often makes a point in homely social media posts of extolling the delights of Italian food, posting photos of himself…

Around a million people have taken to the streets around France against pension reform in the biggest strike since Emmanuel Macron took power, seen as a make-or-break moment for his presidency. The country ground to a halt on Thursday as schools, railway stations and public buildings were shut on what has been dubbed “Black Thursday”. It…

Hong Kong police’s explosives disposal squad gave a rare behind the scenes demonstration on Friday to showcase the potentially deadly force of home-made explosives, some of which have been seized during the unrest and protests seen in the city over the past six months.  The demonstration, on a secluded mountain range overlooking the city, came days before…

Nearly 60 polar bears have been stranded on the Arctic coast near a remote village in Russia’s Far East after warm winter weather hampered their hunting routine. Locals have counted at least 56 bears who arrived at the outskirts of the village of Ryrkaypiy earlier this week, the World Wildlife Fund said in a statement on…