Latvia probes EU lawmaker for Kremlin spying
Latvian politician Tatjana Zdanoka is accused of being a Russian agent, pushing Moscow’s policies in the EU. The investigation comes weeks after a report claimed to show communications between her and Kremlin handlers.
Thousands protest public broadcaster revamp plan in Slovakia
Thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets saying that a plan by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government to revamp the public broadcaster RTVS would threaten press freedom.
EU to provide Egypt €7.4 billion funding package
The money, paid out over three years, is partly to help Egypt “move further away from Russian gas” and fund efforts to curb migration. Human Rights Watch has criticized this EU approach as enabling authoritarianism.
Rafah civilians won’t be ‘locked in’ says Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces would not move forward with an assault on Rafah without giving the Palestinians sheltering there an opportunity to leave.
UNICEF aid container looted amid gang violence in Haiti
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that one of its 17 aid containers at Haiti’s main port was looted. The container was carrying “essential items for maternal, neonatal, and child survival, as well as critical supplies for early childhood development and education, water equipment, and others,” the agency said.