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UPDATEDuring the night from Saturday to Sunday, the city of Erbil, in northern Iraq, was hit by 12 ballistic missiles which, according to Kurdish security forces, “were fired at the American consulate”. The Wall Street Journal writes on the basis of a US government official that Iran is behind the attack. According to the Kurdish security forces, the night attack …

Germany is not yet completely independent of Russia for its energy supply, but important steps will be taken this year. “Every day, even every hour, we say goodbye a little more to imports from Russia”, So Habeck in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In the case of gas, he says, it’s a bit more complicated, as Germany does not …

ABOP DNA member Edgar Sampie said on Friday “it is regrettable that the Surinamese people and members of the Suriname Police Force are once again being misled by the leadership of the SPB.” He refers to statements by former SPB Chairman Hellings, current Chairman Atompai and Chairman of Police Sports Center Gentle who claim that a visit by the Surinamese …

The US ambassador to the United Nations strongly rejected Russia’s allegations. Linda Thomas-Greenfield argued that Russia only convened the Security Council to spread propaganda and disinformation. “Ukraine does not have a biological weapons program. There are no American-funded Ukrainian bioweapons labs. Thomas-Greenfield also criticized China, which helps “the spread of misinformation with its support for Russia’s outrageous claims.” Chinese media …

Photo credit: imaginationkr8 rights by photopin (Licence) “Justice has triumphed. This ends a period of baseless accusations,” District Commissioner Ricardo Bhola of northeast Paramaribo told the District Commissioner’s Office BIC. The mayor is responding to the court judgment in the case in which a a large sum of money was stolen from the office† “The verdict clarified the issue. The …

Vladimir is furious. “We are being killed by the Russians,” he said angrily. “Every day people are dying. And why ? Why do they have to die? He lives in the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, which is slightly larger than Eindhoven. It is the first and so far the only major city to be under Russian control. Vladimir, …

Vladimir is furious. “We are being killed by the Russians,” he said angrily. “Every day people are dying. And why ? Why do they have to die? He lives in the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, which is slightly larger than Eindhoven. It is the first and so far the only major city to be under Russian control. Vladimir, …

The oligarchs are an important pillar of Putin’s power: Russians who enriched themselves in the decades following the fall of the Soviet Union, often by buying up means of production when they were not yet reasonably priced . They needed the (corrupt) support of politicians. In return, they lent assistance to the regime: construction of a bridge to the Crimea, …

The sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and a circle of hundreds of people around him are unprecedented. In addition to these targeted sanctions, there are also sanctions that apply to all Russians. But they are not waterproof. A group of oligarchs with a double passport can escape some of these sanctions. This is confirmed by lawyers who, at the …

One bus after another passes in front. Tens of thousands of refugees are helped to cross the Ukrainian-Polish border here every day and then taken elsewhere in Europe. A man with a megaphone calls the destinations – Krakow, Warsaw, Paris, Berlin. Polish firefighters and police, with volunteers, are trying to deal with the chaos. “We can take you to Belgium”, …