Author: Olga Winter - EU Newsdesk

Olga Winter is a specialist editor writing about current affairs on the EU news desk for WTX News. Based in Brussels she ideally suited to the address the domestic and global affairs of the European continent, with assignments that include expose and In Review features for specialist reports..

Cliff Notes – Bosnian Serbs declare German official persona non grata German Secretary of State for European Affairs, Anna Lührmann, was expelled from Republika Srpska after meeting with opposition groups, amidst threats from RS leader Milorad Dodik’s representatives. The Bosnian Serb authorities labelled Lührmann “persona non grata” in retaliation for sanctions imposed by Germany against Dodik and his aides, which has heightened tensions in the region. The incident highlights the ongoing political standoff between Dodik,…

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Cliff Notes – US tourist arrested for entering forbidden Indian island A 24-year-old American man was arrested for illegally entering North Sentinel Island, home to the isolated Sentinelese tribe, obnoxiously carrying a can of Diet Coke and a coconut as offerings. Despite attempts to visit the island previously, he was detained after spending approximately five minutes onshore, where he filmed his actions with a GoPro camera before returning to his boat. The Indian government enforces…

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Cliff Notes – Hundreds of thousands join growing Istanbul protest Thousands join growing Istanbul protest Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Istanbul for a mass rally called by Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) against the jailing of the city’s mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu’s March 19 arrest on contested corruption and terrorism charges has sparked one of the biggest street demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The opposition figure is believed to be the…

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Cliff Notes – US revoked around 300 visas in crackdown on students — Rubio US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration has revoked visas for over 300 individuals linked to pro-Palestinian protests at universities. The government argues that non-US citizens do not have First Amendment protections in deportation cases, a claim that has faced significant legal scrutiny. US revoked around 300 visas in crackdown on students — Rubio US Secretary of…

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