Serbia has expelled six Croatian football fans who were caught stealing from a gas station near Belgrade while traveling to a game in Bulgaria, also slapping them with three-year entry bans. The Hajduk Split fans were arrested last week for stealing beer, cigarettes and toys from the station near Belgrade while part of a group […]
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Belarus expels Moscow diplomats? ‘Leading Russia expert’ falls for cheeky April Fool’s joke
Anders Aslund’s deep knowledge of Eastern European politics was no match for April Fool’s, when the supposedly all-knowing Russia commentator fruitlessly cheered fake news about Belarus expelling Russian diplomats. Aslund, who was presented by the American think tank the Atlantic Council as a “leading specialist” on Russian economic policy and Eastern Europe in general, has […]
'Declarations not enough,' Moscow tells ‘concerned’ OSCE after Latvia expels journalist
Published time: 6 Jan, 2018 00:09 Russia has demanded that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) take concrete steps to ensure press freedom in Latvia, after the Baltic state deported a Russian documentary maker without explanation. “We hope you will immediately take measures within your mandate to change this approach of Latvia […]
Motion Picture Academy Expels Harvey Weinstein, TV Academy Likely Next
The fall-out around disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein continues. The Oscar-winning producer, who was fired from his position at the Weinstein Company following scathing reports of his history of sexual misconduct, was ousted from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences amid troubles with Weinstein’s legal team and the growing number of women accusing him of […]
Oscars board expels Harvey Weinstein amid sexual abuse scandal
Published time: 15 Oct, 2017 02:27 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled Harvey Weinstein following numerous allegations that the powerful Hollywood producer had been sexually harassing women for over three decades. The academy said the vote was “well in excess of the required two-thirds majority to immediately expel him.” The 54-member […]
US expels 2 Cuban diplomats for medical reasons after ‘incidents’ in Havana
Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States said it had expelled two Washington-based Cuban diplomats in May after unspecified “incidents” caused physical symptoms in Americans serving at the US Embassy in Havana that an unnamed official said included hearing loss. US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters on Wednesday the exact nature of the […]
US expels 2 Cuban diplomats over mysterious ‘physical symptoms’ reported by US personnel
The US State Department has expelled two diplomats from the Cuban Embassy in Washington after US government personnel in Cuba reported “some incidents” which resulted in “a variety of physical symptoms.” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has not elaborated on the nature of the reported incidents or the symptoms, except to say that they were […]
France expels controversial Swiss Islamist preacher
Published time: 9 Apr, 2017 20:16 France has expelled a radical Swiss Islamist preacher, police escorted Hani Ramadan to the border on Saturday. The French Interior Ministry cited past remarks and behaviors as reason for his expulsion. The Egyptian-born Swiss Muslim cleric was apprehended on Friday in the town of Colmar, near the German border, […]