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Kosovo government moves to close TV station, alarming journalists

28 Jul 2023

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s government on Friday suspended the license of the country’s biggest private television broadcaster over a registration error, alarming journalists who accused the ruling party of an open war against free media. The issue began last month when the government said it identified problems with the registration certificate of TV station Klan …

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Tennis-Russian, Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTA event

28 Jul 2023

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech police stopped a Russian tennis player from entering the country ahead of the WTA Prague Open tournament, organisers said on Friday, as a new government resolution banning athletes from Russia or Belarus caused the event to scratch other competitors. The Prague Open starts on Monday and was expected to see a handful …

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Swedish migration agency re-examining residency permit of Koran burner

28 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – The Swedish migration agency is re-examining the residency permit for an Iraqi refugee behind several Stockholm Koran desecration in recent weeks that have upset Muslims across the world, according to Swedish media. According to the Swedish news agency TT, the man has a temporary residency permit in Sweden that is set to expire …

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Fencing-IOC invites Ukraine’s Kharlan to Olympics after disqualification

28 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan was invited to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris next year by the IOC on Friday after the fencer was disqualified for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent during a tournament earlier this week. A letter sent to Kharlan signed by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said …

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EU sanctions Rwandan army officer over involvement in Congo rebellion

28 Jul 2023

PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday added a Rwandan army captain under its sanctions list for his involvement and support to the M23 rebel group that launch an offensive in eastern Congo last year, displacing over a million people in the restive region. The M23 is a Tutsi-led rebel group, which the government …

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Four killed in Turkish drone strike against PKK members in Iraq

28 Jul 2023

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – A Turkish drone strike on Friday killed four suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants and injured one in Iraq’s northern province of Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan’s counterterrorism service said. The five people were in their vehicle in Sharbazher district when the drone hit them, Shaho Othman, mayor of the district said, adding …

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Fencing-Ukraine’s Kharlan calls for rule change after disqualification for snubbing Russian opponent

28 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has said rules have to change following her disqualification for refusing to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova at the World Championships in Milan on Thursday. Kharlan, a four-time Olympic medallist and world champion, won the individual sabre bout 15-7 and then refused to shake hands with her opponent, instead …

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Ukrainian forces press southward, say strategic village recaptured from Russians

28 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces pressed their counteroffensive through the Russian-occupied southeast on Thursday, capturing the village of Staromaiorske in a campaign to drive a wedge through Russian defensive positions. The counteroffensive has focused on securing villages on the southward push and areas around the eastern city of Bakhmut, taken by Russian forces in May after …

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Israel president urges calm amid plans for more protests over judicial reform

27 Jul 2023

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s president urged both sides of a dispute over moves to overhaul the judiciary to refrain from violence, using the occasion of a Jewish fast on Thursday to appeal for reconciliation as protesters vowed more demonstrations. The plans being pursued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government have …

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Swedish PM ‘extremely worried’ what could happen if further Koran burnings go ahead

27 Jul 2023

By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is “extremely worried” about the consequences if more demonstrations go ahead in which the Koran is desecrated, he said on Thursday, amid growing Muslim anger at a series of attacks on Islam’s holy book. Attacks on the Koran in Sweden and …

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