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Icelandic flag flies in foreground with a blue fishing vessel docked in Reykjavík harbour ahead of Iceland's EU referendum vote August 29 2026

Iceland Votes on EU Accession Talks as Arctic Security Reshapes Old Alliances

Iceland's 270,000 eligible voters cast ballots Saturday on whether to restart EU membership talks, the final poll splitting 50.4 to 49.6 percent in a campaign shaped less by trade arguments than by

August 29, 2026

by Europe Desk

Niger military security forces in armored vehicles patrolling Niamey after the coup

Gunfire and Blasts Hit Niger’s Capital as Attacks Target Airport, Military Base, and Presidential Palace

Gunfire and blasts struck three strategic sites in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday, cutting off state television. Niger's defense minister called it a soldier mutiny while security sources described the perpetrators as terrorists, with no group claiming responsibility.

August 29, 2026

by News Room

Venezuelan oil infrastructure amid US-Venezuela deal announcement granting US 55 percent control over 65 billion barrels

Trump Claims US Has Entered Deal With Venezuela to Control 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

The Trump administration has struck a 100-year oil agreement with Venezuela, securing 55 percent of output

Black smoke billows over residential buildings in Kyiv western suburbs after Russian drone struck ammunition warehouse in Myla village August 28 2026

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

A Russian drone struck an ammunition warehouse in Myla village, five kilometres west of Kyiv, on

Agreement between Hydro and the Inuit: “People feel like they have been taken by boat”

March 2012. Innu of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, near Sept-Îles, block access to route 138. They oppose the construction of their ancestral lands of the transportation line of the La Romaine complex. The

February 24, 2020

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Railway crisis: Ontario police respond to Belleville

The Mohawks of Tyendinga installed two barricades on the railway which has paralyzed the transportation of goods in the country for almost three weeks. They were warned yesterday to dismantle the facilities before

February 24, 2020

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Minister Roberge Apologizes to Daniel Weinstock

It is in these words that Jean-Francois Roberge, Minister of Education made an official apology in person, then by press release Sunday, to the professor of McGill University for having dismissed him

February 24, 2020

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23 Hirakists face 6 months in prison

The accused appeared in the direct summons for incitement to a meeting and obstructing the holding of the presidential election on December 12. Twenty-three Hirakists, including women, a lawyer, and his children,

February 22, 2020

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Algeria: Legal proceedings against several former senior Officials

The general prosecutor’s office of the Court of Algiers announced in a press release, made public Thursday, that new charges are pending against six ex-ministers and several former walis. Following the orders

February 22, 2020

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Minister of Communication announces Advertising Law before the end of 2020

More than twenty years after Abdelaziz Rehabi’s bill was blocked in parliament, an advertising law will be promulgated before the end of the current year. This announcement was made on Thursday by the

February 22, 2020

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Speech and Reality: National day of Brotherhood in Algeria

By decreeing February 22 as National Day, the government is trying to reclaim a landmark to empty it of its substance and its objectives. The decision is all the more surprising that

February 22, 2020

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The Oranans swear by the continuation of the fight

A year after the start of the wave of February 22, the slogan “Yetnahaou gaâ” is still valid. Thousands of Orans came out yesterday in the streets of Oran to celebrate the

February 22, 2020

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Protesters attempt to progress towards the Palace of El Mouradia

In the aftermath of a strong mobilization for the 53rd Friday, tens of thousands of demonstrators beat again, this Saturday, the pavement of Algiers, to mark the year “I” of the Hirak.

February 22, 2020

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France shuts down Fessenheim Nuclear Reactor One

The reactor 1 of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, was disconnected from the national electricity grid on Saturday around 2:00 am, as expected, EDF announced. The Alsatian power station is the oldest in

February 22, 2020

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