Author: Julius Garza

Capesterre-Belle-Eau, France: Jose Viator was hoping tourists would flock to his beachside bar on the French archipelago of Guadeloupe, but he has been forced to close because of stinky brown seaweed. “It’s a nightmare,” the 61-year-old said. The pristine sand and turquoise Caribbean waters of his coastal village are usually a magnet for tourists at this time of year. But a thick carpet of potentially toxic sargassum algae has washed up on the beach of Capesterre, filling the air with the smell of rotten eggs as it decomposes and keeping visitors at bay. It is just one part of the…

Alexander Lukashenko. Photo: Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the Ukrainians are not going to attack Belarus. “I don’t want to fight. I’m always surprised when they start talking about the war. Calm down, work calmly, no one is going to attack us. Including Ukrainians. , Mr. President, neither the Ukrainians nor the Poles are going to you. “I don’t want the Belarusians to be drawn into a large-scale massacre. We use its experience, we study it. We look to make our army stronger. Therefore, don’t worry. I don’t want you…

Serbians could only forget the aggression unleashed by the U.S.-led NATO in 1999 if their country ceases to exist, President Aleksandar Vucic warned on Friday. He was marking the 24th anniversary of the military bloc’s bombing campaign of the then Yugoslavia. Media reports said: Vucic added that the U.S. and its allies have yet to answer for their attacks, which were conducted in violation of international law. His speech comes at a time when Belgrade is being pressured by Western countries over its ties with Russia. Speaking at a ceremony in the northern city of Sombor to commemorate the victims…

Protesters set fire to bins and threw projectiles at police in Paris who responded with teargas, on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. Clashes also erupted in similar rallies in cities including Rennes, Bordeaux and Toulouse, with a bank branch and cars set ablaze in Nantes. However, while public frustration has evolved into broader anti-Macron sentiment, the level of violence on Tuesday was nowhere near that seen last week and rallies were otherwise largely peaceful. Earlier in the day, the government rejected a new demand by unions to suspend and rethink the pension bill, which will bring…

More than half of Turkey’s residents believe that the country should not join the European Union. This is reported by Yenisafak, citing a web survey by Areda Survey. It is noted that 51% of respondents believe that Ankara should not join the EU in order not to lose sovereignty. The opposite opinion is shared by 48.6% of respondents – they believe that membership in the European Union will help improve the country’s economic situation. At the same time, 66% of the poll participants are sure that Turkey will never join the European Union, and 90% do not consider the alliance’s…