Tuesday

4th Apr 2017

Ticker

Deadly explosion in St Petersburg metro

An explosion killed at least 10 people and injured dozens in the Saint Petersburg metro on Monday (3 April) afternoon, according to city officials. Russian president Vladimir Putin said that "the causes of this event have not been determined yet" but that a terror attack was the main hypothesis. The explosion happened in a metro train between two stations, Tekhnologichesky Institut and Sennaya Ploshchad.

EU rounds wagons in Gibraltar dispute

Spectacle of EU institutions and 27 remaining member states taking a common line against an outgoing member is a first in EU history.

Opinion

The university so disliked by Orban

In a world with many new phrases like 'fake news' or 'alternative facts', Viktor Orban's government in Hungary is taking a more familiar approach to shutting down academic free expression in Hungary.

Interview

Khodorkovsky: Putin's betting on Le Pen

Russia will try to help Le Pen win the French election the same way it helped Trump in the US, Khodorkovsky, a Kremlin critic, has said.

Most Libya migrants not headed to EU, aid group says

The International Organisation for Migration interviewed thousands of migrants in Libya last year. It found that 60 percent did not want to go to Europe, but had aimed to remain and find work in Libya.

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