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Heads of state and government from leading European NATO states want to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about further support for the country attacked by Russia. See this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: Ukraine summit of European NATO states with President Zelensky – Video

There are unsavory dangers lurking when preparing Christmas duck etc. As a former sufferer, I’ll tell you which hygiene mistakes make my stomach churn – and how you can protect yourself. Campylobacter and food germs: When Christmas dinner ends in a fiasco

Brits told to avoid European country due to ‘significant risk of arrest’ The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued the warning The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is advising Brits against travelling to Belarus due to the current political unrest and potential risks. The FCDO warns that individuals in Belarus face a significant risk of arrest if they have participated in any activities now deemed illegal by the Belarusian regime. Furthermore, the country does not recognise dual nationality, meaning those with both Belarusian and British passports will be considered Belarusian, even if they enter on their British passport,…

792 people have been arrested in Nigeria as part of a raid on a crypto romance ring. Many of those taken into custody from the site in Victoria Island were foreign nationals including 148 who were from China. The scam targeted victims around the world by developing romantic relationships with their marks via social media and then manipulating them into buying fake crypto investments. Nigeria: 792 arrested over crypto-romance scam

The discovery of a World War II bomb in Cologne, Germany, on Tuesday evening prompted authorities to request more than 3,000 people to leave their homes. The explosive was uncovered in the Sülz district of the west German city. “World War II bomb found in Sülz,” the official account of the city of Cologne posted on X. “During construction work this Tuesday afternoon, an unexploded bomb from World War II was found in the area of ​​Luxemburger Straße/Greinstraße in Sülz, which must be defused today.” This meant the evacuation of a high-rise residential building, the Uni-Center, with almost 1,000 apartments. It is…

It was only a matter of time. One day after two old oil tankers sank in the Black Sea on Sunday, spilling a significant amount of the fuel they were carrying, that was the prevailing sentiment on Monday among industry insiders. Russia has responded to sanctions on its crude by deploying an aging fleet of ships — some flying Russia’s flag, some not — in an effort to keep its oil exports flowing on the global market. This strategy — which has proven economically beneficial for Russia — has also posed an environmental risk for nearly three years. The first…

At 2.59am on Wednesday 18 December Ottavia Piana was taken out of the Abisso Bueno Fonteno cave, in the Bergamo area, where she had an accident last Saturday afternoon. At the base camp of the Fonteno sports field, the rescuers’ headquarters for more than three days, all night long the speleologist’s parents waited to hear the news that everyone was waiting for. The nightmare is over. However, now the phase of hospitalization begins for the various serious injuries he suffered in the fall. Ottavia Piana, two kilometers to safety: “Between 36 and 48 hours to get out of the cave”…

Honda Nissan merger talks, Nikkei reports Nissan Motor shares surged Wednesday following a media report that the struggling Japanese automaker is looking to merge with Honda Motor, forming a bigger entity that can compete with larger rivals and invest more in the growing market for electric vehicles. Nissan shares were last trading up 23.7%, while Honda shares slipped 3%. Honda and Nissan are considering operating under a holding company, and soon will sign a memorandum of understanding, according to a report in the Nikkei newspaper. They also look to eventually bring Mitsubishi Motors, in which Nissan is the top shareholder with a 24%…

A letter from Gianna Fracassi, Secretary-General of Italy’s largest trade union, FLC CGIL, has brought the high-profile case of the long-running discrimination against non-national university language lecturers(“Lettori”) in Italian universities to the immediate attention of incoming Commissioner for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, and Executive Commission Vice-President, Roxana Mînzatu. With her appointment to this post, Commissioner Mînzatu joins the long line of commissioners who have handled the still unresolved Lettori case. The involvement of her predecessors in the Social Rights portfolio dates all the way back to the 1980s, when the Commission sided with Spanish Lettore, Pilar…

A Government minister said she found responses to the Ask for Angela safety scheme “wanting” after going undercover at venues across the UK to test the programme. The scheme was introduced in 2016 in an effort to provide an avenue for support for anyone who is feeling vulnerable or unsafe in a public space. Someone in need of help can approach staff at a participating venue and use the code word Angela to ask for help, with staff trained in vulnerability management and how to discreetly provide support. Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips said she routinely went undercover to test the…