Italian Transport Minister Matteo Salvini today formally called for infringement proceedings to be initiated against Austria over the Tyrolean transit driving bans. “I have written to the EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, to initiate infringement proceedings against Austria,” said Salvini. Tyrol’s governor Anton Mattle […]
Marty Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, visited Austria to learn about best practices in apprenticeship training. In response, the United States Embassy in Vienna said the U.S. looks forward to learning from Austria’s experience to pave the way for more training opportunities […]
The US Attorney’s Office working on a federal investigation into the death of a Black man who died after being beaten by police has said that the government’s inquiry “may take some time”. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, US Attorney Kevin G Ritz said […]
A lawyer representing a teacher shot by a six-year-old student in the United States has said that school administrators were warned three times that the child had a gun but they failed to act. The allegation on Wednesday comes nearly three weeks after the January […]
It took time, threats and plenty of embarrassment but in the 48th week of the war Germany joined its allies in pledging its prized battle tank to Ukraine to fight the Russians. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday announced Berlin will send a company – […]
The United Nations aid chief has said the humanitarian community was speaking with Taliban officials to try and gain further exemptions and written guidelines to allow some female aid workers to operate in Afghanistan despite a ban on women NGO staff. “I have been told […]
The United States has said it is restricting entry to people “believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria”, ahead of that country’s elections this year. The announcement on Wednesday also extends to the families of those accused of anti-democratic efforts, […]
Two sons of Panama’s ex-President Ricardo Martinelli are expected to return to the country after completing prison sentences in the United States for their involvement in an international corruption scandal. Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares and Ricardo Martinelli Linares are slated to arrive in Panama on […]
Ukraine says it will now push for Western fourth-generation fighter jets such as the American F-16 after securing dozens of high-end battle tanks from NATO allies. Ukraine won a huge boost for its troops as the United States and Germany announced plans to provide heavy […]
Several media watchdogs have condemned the Indian government’s decision to ban a BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and have criticised the use of emergency powers to prevent clips from being accessed or shared online in India. An adviser in India’s Ministry of […]
