U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced Washington would issue more than 500 new sanctions targeting Russia as the United States seeks to increase pressure on Moscow to mark the second anniversary of its war in Ukraine. The United States will also impose new export restrictions on nearly 100 entities for providing support to Russia […]
France’s famed Eiffel Tower was closed for a fifth day on Friday as staff maintained a strike over the monument’s management, unions said. The stoppage at one of the world’s best-known tourist sites is the second within two months in protest of what unions say is insufficient investment. The tower’s operator, SETE, has advised ticket […]
Britain’s House of Commons descended into chaos on Wednesday over a motion calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The chamber was due to debate and vote on a motion for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza by the Scottish National Party (SNP). Instead, in an unusual move, speaker Lindsay Hoyle allowed a vote on […]