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March 17, 2023

British officer keeps job despite 'gross misconduct' in soccer star's clubbing

British police officer Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith was allowed to keep her job after being issued a written warning for illegally beating former soccer pro Dalian Atkinson.

March 17, 2023

UN rights chief calls for end to 'systematic repression' in Belarus

The United Nations rights chief called for an end to "systematic repression" in Belarus, and called for an immediate release of political prisoners.

March 17, 2023

European legal team wraps up questioning of Lebanon's Central Bank chief in Beirut

The questioning period in the investigation into Riad Salameh, the chief of Lebanon's Central Bank, has been wrapped up. Salameh has been the central bank chief since 1993.

March 17, 2023

Greece announces increase in country's minimum wage that will restore pay to pre-bailout levels

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greece is raising its minimum wage to levels existing before the international bailout that occurred over a decade ago.

March 17, 2023

Slovakia's government approves plan to send Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets

Ukraine will receive a fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets from Slovakia. Slovakia's prime minister announced the plan at a news conference on Friday.

March 16, 2023

Dutch hospitals hold 24-hour strike for 10% pay increase, better conditions

Dutch hospitals are holding a 24-hour strike for a 10% pay increase and better conditions. Labor unions are in talks with hospitals trying to improve salaries and reduce workloads.

March 16, 2023

Moldovan legislators pass bill to make Romanian national language

Lawmakers in Moldova passed a bill Tuesday that would change all references to the Moldovan language in the nation's constitution to Romanian.

March 16, 2023

Montenegro's president dissolves parliament, sets stage for early elections

Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic dissolved parliament Thursday, ahead of what is anticipated to be an early federal election in the near future.

March 16, 2023

NATO mum in wake of Russia downing US drone; 'time to show steely resolve' says expert

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has yet to comment publicly on the downing of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone by two Russian SU-27 fighter pilots this week.

March 16, 2023

Large Russian city's anti-Putin former mayor jailed for 14 days pending trial

Former Yekaterinburg, Russia, Mayor Yevgeny Roizman, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin was ordered to spend 14 days in jail pending trial.