Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Putin gathers allies to show West's pressure isn’t working

 

at 10/21/24 5:00pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcoming more than 20 world leaders to the Brics summit.

— Irish general election to be called this year

 

at 10/21/24 3:43pm

The leaders of the three Irish government parties have agreed that polling will take place in 2024.

— Surfer dies after 'swordfish impales chest'

 

at 10/21/24 10:04am

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was reportedly struck while surfing off the Mentawai Islands.

— Surfer dies in Indonesia after 'swordfish impales chest'

 

at 10/21/24 10:04am

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was reportedly struck while surfing off the Mentawai Islands.

— Moscow had high hopes for Trump in 2016. It's more cautious this time

 

at 10/21/24 9:24am

The race for the White House presents Vladimir Putin with a dilemma, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

— Moldova says 'Yes' to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin

 

at 10/21/24 6:54am

Moldovans vote narrowly to push on with EU membership and reject keeping close ties to Russia.

— BBC finds evidence of vote-buying in Moldova

 

at 10/21/24 5:37am

Sarah Rainsford spoke to a woman who was angry after failing to receive 1,000 roubles for her vote.

— Alexei Navalny's widow wants Putin 'to be in prison'

 

at 10/21/24 4:17am

Vladimir Putin should live in prison in the same conditions as Alexei Navalny, says his widow.

— I’ll stand for Russian president when Putin's gone, Navalny’s widow tells BBC

 

at 10/20/24 5:40pm

Yulia Navalnaya says she will do everything she can to make Putin's "regime fall as soon as possible".

— Holiday in Greenland? New airports aim to entice tourists

 

at 10/20/24 5:27pm

The Arctic territory hopes that three new airports will pave the way for direct flights from the US and Europe.

— Decision time for two countries on future role in Europe

 

at 10/20/24 4:09am

Both have both felt the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and both are former Soviet republics.

— Inside the world's first TV station run for and by people with learning disabilities

 

at 10/19/24 5:07pm

All the reporters at Norway's TV BRA are disabled or autistic.

— Vulnerable time for Europe as clock ticks down for Biden

 

at 10/18/24 10:25pm

The days of US largesse are expected to end as soon as the current president steps down in January.

— 'Merchants of death' trial steps up fight against Channel smugglers

 

at 10/18/24 5:24pm

A court case involving 33 alleged members of a Kurdish smuggling gang is under way in northern France.

— Italy faces big setback over migrant camps in Albania

 

at 10/18/24 1:01pm

A court in Rome rules that the first 12 migrants sent to Albania should be brought back to Italy.

— Baby dead and dozens rescued in Channel sinking

 

at 10/18/24 11:38am

Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the French coast at Wissant.

— N Korea sends troops to fight with Russia: Seoul

 

at 10/18/24 9:40am

The first 1,500 troops arrive in Russia ahead of going to Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency has said.

— 'Hang it in the Louvre' - the artist living her dream

 

at 10/18/24 1:46am

Newry Artist Clíodhna Doherty is to have her painting hung in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

— Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief

 

at 10/17/24 3:58am

The EU chief made the comments to member states, as Italy kicks off a contested migrant processing scheme.

— Teenage guns for hire: Swedish gangs targeting Israeli interests

 

at 10/17/24 12:06am

Gangs may be behind the recent attacks but Sweden believes Iran has had a hand in them.

— Man rescued after 67 days adrift speaks of his survival

 

at 10/16/24 11:02am

A Russian whale watcher is found alive, along with two dead relatives, two months after he set off.

— Watch: Narrow escape as debris falls during Turkey quake

 

at 10/16/24 6:41am

Falling masonry just misses people standing in a street in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, that was hit by an earthquake.

— Pivotal moment for Georgians with future in Europe at stake

 

at 10/15/24 11:02pm

Georgia's elections on 26 October could be the most decisive since the country's revolution in 2003.

— A 'chaotic new reality' - Bordeaux's life in French fourth tier

 

at 10/15/24 1:01am

Fallen giants Bordeaux face a "chaotic new reality" in France's fourth tier, but how will they escape it?

— 'It's scary - but so's giving birth': The female unit gunning down Russian drones

 

at 10/14/24 10:31pm

The Witches of Bucha, as they call themselves, help protect Ukraine's skies from Russian drones.

— Fighting Russia - and low morale - on Ukraine's ‘most dangerous front line’

 

at 10/13/24 2:58pm

The BBC visits a key city under attack by Russia and finds eroded morale among its few remaining residents.

— Key moments of Alex Salmond's life and career... in 107 seconds

 

at 10/12/24 1:10pm

A look back at some of the key moments from the life and career of former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond.

— Train track left hanging in the air after Bosnia landslides

 

at 10/4/24 3:24pm

At least 19 people have died after flash floods and landslides in central Bosnia-Herzegovina.

— Moment Russian fighter jet swoops past US aircraft

 

at 10/1/24 12:20am

Newly released video shows a Russian fighter jet fly within feet of a US aircraft near Alaska.

As of 10/22/24 5:22am. Last new 10/22/24 3:40am.