Greece wants European Union to sanction countries that refuse deported migrants, minister says | AP News

Greece wants European Union to sanction countries that refuse deported migrants, minister says | AP News

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is urging other European Union member states to adopt a proposed plan to sanction countries that refuse to accept migrants deported by the bloc.Dimitris Kairidis, the Greek minister for asylum and migration, said existing bilateral agreements for returning migrants between individual EU member states and non-member countries had proved to

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Shares in Scandinavian Airlines plunge to become almost worthless after rescue deal announced | AP News

Shares in Scandinavian Airlines plunge to become almost worthless after rescue deal announced | AP News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Shares in Scandinavian Airlines dropped more than 90% on Wednesday after the ailing carrier announced new shareholders in a restructuring scheme that will see the company delisted and existing ownership stakes erased.The rescue deal involving airline alliance Air France-KLM and private equity firms Castlelake and Lind Invest, which became investors alongside

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A huge fire rages in a plastics factory in eastern Croatia and residents are asked to stay indoors | AP News

A huge fire rages in a plastics factory in eastern Croatia and residents are asked to stay indoors | AP News

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Firefighters in eastern Croatia were battling to contain a huge fire in a plastics factory on Wednesday, and authorities asked residents to remain indoors and keep their widows shut.The fire erupted early Wednesday in the Drava International factory complex in the town of Osijek, spreading quickly and sending thick dark smoke

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FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer national teams return to competition | AP News

FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer national teams return to competition | AP News

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA is set to approve the reintegration of Russian youth teams into under-17 competitions and ease a total international ban on the country amid the war in Ukraine.The FIFA Council, which is chaired by president Gianni Infantino, will hold an online meeting Wednesday afternoon and the Russian issue will be discussed, people

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Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children | AP News

Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children | AP News

GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus.The board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Wednesday it has given

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Popović (SSP): Priča oko rekonstrukcije Muzeja Beograda ide od lošeg ka gorem

Popović (SSP): Priča oko rekonstrukcije Muzeja Beograda ide od lošeg ka gorem

Priča oko rekonstrukcije zgrade Muzeja Beograda u Resavskoj ulici ide od lošeg ka gorem, nakon što je postupak izbora najboljeg ponuđača više puta ponovljan i menjan, za izvođača je izabran konzorcijum koji se okupio oko firmi “WD Concord West” i “Jadran”, izjavila je predsednica Gradskog odbora Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Beograda Mila Popović.Ona je u

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Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say | AP News

Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say | AP News

BALTIMORE (AP) — Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” on the campus of the historically Black university. The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building. “We’re asking everyone

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