Albanian Officials’ harassment of Journalists is becoming normalised
Intimidation of journalists working for independent media in Albania is getting worse, as state-level and local officials attempt to silence critical voices, both online and face-to-face. When journalist Armando Rabi was covering the voting in the May general election in the southern Albanian city of Gjirokaster, he saw civil servants…
Germany arrests 18 in international crackdown on online fraud
An internationally coordinated action against alleged online fraud and money laundering networks that included German payment service providers resulted in 18 arrests, German authorities said on Wednesday. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office and prosecutors said that between 2016 and 2021, alleged criminals used credit card details for 4.3 million individuals…
Croatian leaders condemn far-right disruption of Serbian cultural event
President and prime minister voice indignation over far-right attack on Serbian folk dance and choir in the city of Split – as opposition insists the government bears responsibility for growing nationalist intolerance. Croatian President Zoran Milanovic condemned the violent disruption on Monday night of a folk performance held as part…
Lukoil’s global arm falters under Western sanctions
Russian oil major Lukoil is struggling to keep operations running at its sprawling foreign businesses as Western sanctions disrupt oil loadings in Iraq, pump stations in Finland and trading in Switzerland, sources said. The United States and the United Kingdom last month imposed sanctions on Russia’s second-largest oil company, complicating…
Trump rules out Hungary exemption from Russia oil sanctions
Orbán has said he will discuss U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil with Trump at a meeting scheduled for 7 November. Speaking to reporters in Air Force One, Trump confirmed that Orbán had appealed for an exception, citing Hungary’s reliance on Russian crude delivered through pipelines. “He…