Новости за 13.04.2017

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Satellite images confirmed on Wednesday that Pyongyang is “primed and ready” for a nuclear test. That would be the sixth test over a two-year span. The pictures of North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear site came from a John Hopkins University satellite monitoring programme called 38 North. The programme has a solid track record of predicting nuclear

The European Court of Human Rights ruled today ruled that there were “serious failings” in Russia’s handling of the Beslan school siege in North Ossetia in 2004, in which over 330 people were killed. The Russian government will now have to pay compensation to the claimants to the tune of 3 million euros following the ECHR’s decision. The

Italy could be the first European Union country to quit the euro. The findings of two recent economic reports show that Italians are no longer keen on the EU’s single currency and that the country is poorer as a result of being part of the currency bloc. As reported by the Reuters news agency, Italy’s

The US President has explicitly asserted he no longer regards NATO as obsolete. “I said it was obsolete,” Trump said; “It’s no longer obsolete,” Trump added. White House Secretary Sean Spicer and President Donald Trump framed the policy flip as a victory, as NATO’s General Secretary noted on Wednesday that NATO Allies have pledged $10bn

Sweden could follow Norway’s lead and make it a criminal offence to participate in a terrorist organisation. It is currently not illegal to simply be part of such an organisation. As reported by The Local, the Swedish government has called on Supreme Court judge Stefan Johansson to review a possible change in the laws. He

Gazprom discussed with China National Petroleum Corporation projects for Russian gas supplies to China, including via the eastern route – through the Power of Siberia gas pipeline – and from Russia’s Far East, the Russian gas monopoly said in a press release on April 12. Over 650 kilometres of the Power of Siberia gas trunk

Cases of euthanasia are reportedly on the rise in the Netherlands. A total 6,091 cases were registered last year – a 10% rise compared to 2015. As reported by Dutch News online, euthanasia now accounts for 4% of total deaths. Meanwhile, the regional monitoring boards said the rules for euthanasia were not followed correctly in

The U.K does not have the port infrastructure in place “to take control” of its borders after it leaves the Single Market and the Custom’s Union. Ports are unprepared. The Chief Executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, Guy Platten, told reporters on Wednesday that physical custom borders are “a nightmare scenario” for shipping as

EU diplomacy chief, Federica Mogherini, will travel next week to Russia, where she was never before on behalf of the EU, due to the tensions with Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis. Her visit on 24 April will conclude a tour that will also take her to China and India from 19 April. Mogherini will meet Foreign Minister

Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Muslims who migrate to Europe should understand that there are better places for them to live if they do not want to accept the European way of life. Such migrants who do not accept Europe’s way of living should be told “you have made the wrong decision”, Schaeuble

An arson attempt caused minor damages to Marine Le Pen’s Paris headquarters, Reuters and AFP report. Speaking to France 2 TV, the frontrunner for the first round of the French Presidential elections speculated that “this is due to a small leftist group” who “act in total impunity.” She vowed that her government would dissolve such

An agreement between the government, businesses and unions in Denmark is making it easier for the country’s refugees to find employment, according to the Confederation of Danish Employers (Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, DA). The tripartite agreement created a “basic integration education programme” aimed at placing refugees in short-term jobs at an apprentice salary level (between 50 to

An EU’s Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats will soon open its doors in Helsinki. The Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Timo Soni, is hailing the decision as significant in building resilience towards hybrid threats but also for boosting cooperation between the EU and NATO. “We believe that Finland has something to offer in

Midwives in Sweden cannot refuse to assist women performing an abortion or assist contraception on the basis of their religious beliefs. A Court of appeal on Wednesday upheld an earlier decision in January, which made clear that Jönköping County did not discriminate by refusing to hire an Evangelical Christian who believes life begins at conception. The

Foreign journalists visiting North Korea to cover the the country’s 105th anniversary have been told to prepare for a “big and important event” on April 14, which is the biggest national day called “Day of the Sun”. As reported by the Reuters news agency, officials gave no details as to the nature of the event

A conflict has erupted in the top ranks of Poland’s ruling party that pits the party’s powerful chairman against the country’s defence minister. At the centre of the dispute is a 27-year-old assistant to Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz who has enjoyed unusual privileges, raising eyebrows in Warsaw. Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski on April

Oil supply disruptions in Libya and Canada and Venezuela concerns are likely to boost oil prices in the short term, Chris Weafer, senior partner at Moscow’s Macro-Advisory consultancy, wrote in an emailed note to investors on April 12. “The price of Brent was more volatile than usual in March due to the conflict between still