VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The Russian soccer federation was fined about $170,000 and given a suspended disqualification from the European Championships on Tuesday as punishment for in-stadium fan violence. The sanction essentially leaves the Russian team on the verge of being kicked out of the continent’s most prestigious tournament two years before Russia hosts the World Cup. The penalties were issued by the disciplinary committee of UEFA, which oversees European soccer, and put Russia one further incident away from the extraordinary possibility of being sent home in the midst of a major competition. Russia’s next game is Wednesday, in a group-stage match here, just outside Lille, against Slovakia. In a statement , the disciplinary committee said that Russia’s disqualification from the tournament was currently suspended — in other words, not being enforced — but that “such suspension will be lifted if incidents of a similar nature (crowd disturbances) happen inside the stadium … [Read more...] about As Fans Turn Violent at Euros, Russia Faces a Threat: Expulsion
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US-Russia communications disintegrating as nuclear weapons talk falls through
close Video Ukraine claims Russia fired 70 missiles at the country in attack Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul reports that Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine just hours after Russia claims explosions occurred at Russian bases by Ukraine drones on 'Special Report with Bret Baier.' Russia rejected an opportunity to meet with U.S. officials to discuss a nuclear treaty set to expire soon, concerning some who say communications between the world superpowers are breaking down. The meeting, originally set to take place in the early days of December, was expected to facilitate discussions of the expiring New START Treaty. A clause of the treaty demands that the U.S. and Russia allow officials from one nation freedom to inspect the nuclear sites and arsenals of the other. The U.S. sought to begin talks about the continuation of this clause in a meeting from November 29 to Dec 6 in Egypt. However, New START discussions were … [Read more...] about US-Russia communications disintegrating as nuclear weapons talk falls through
Children take center stage in UN meeting on Russia’s war in Ukraine: ‘World gone mad’
close Video Vladimir Putin's priority is to 'divide the West' on Ukraine support: Sen. Angus King Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Angus King I-Maine join 'Fox News Sunday' to discuss the changes to the presidential primary calendar, national security concerns over TikTok, and foreign policy topics such as the China protests, and aid to Ukraine. Children in crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine took center stage during a UN Security Council meeting Tuesday as UN members cited numerous staggering statics and once again called on Moscow to end the war. World leaders condemned Russia’s deadly invasion and the effects it has had on global food shortages, the spike in internationally displaced people and the energy crisis it has helped plunge the world into. "Last Thursday, the UN released its global humanitarian overview for 2023 which set another record with 339 million people in need of assistance and a price tag of $51 billion," U.S. Ambassador … [Read more...] about Children take center stage in UN meeting on Russia’s war in Ukraine: ‘World gone mad’
Hungarian government scraps year-old ceiling on fuel prices
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's government cancelled a state-imposed cap on fuel prices late Tuesday after a recent wave of panic-buying among motorists led to fuel shortages and long lines at filling stations across the country. The prices of gasoline and diesel at fuel pumps will be set according to market rates as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, government minister Gergely Gulyas announced at a news conference. The move brings an end to more than a year of government-mandated price controls that had strained the ability of the state energy company to keep up with demand. Gulyas blamed the end of the price cap, which from November 2021 limited fuel prices to 480 forints ($1.22) per liter, on European Union sanctions placed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. But soaring fuel consumption — up some 25% in Hungary since last year — as well as production difficulties at a Hungarian oil refinery have led to state energy company MOL struggling to supply filling stations with adequate … [Read more...] about Hungarian government scraps year-old ceiling on fuel prices
‘We Can’t Claim Mission Accomplished’: A Long Road for Afghan Refugees
As a pilot in the Afghan Air Force, Abdul Wajed Ahadi conducted thousands of missions against Taliban strongholds. He made his final flight last year on Aug. 15, piloting his plane to Tajikistan to prevent it from falling into the hands of the insurgents who were surrounding Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. He eventually made his way to safety in the United States. But he has spent much of the past year in a state of prolonged anxiety. His wife and three children are still in Afghanistan, where the economy has collapsed and the families of those who fought alongside the United States face possible reprisals from the Taliban. “I am all the time thinking about my children, my wife, my family — what will they eat, what will happen to them,” said Mr. Ahadi, 31, who shares a house in Vancouver, Wash., with three other pilots whose families are also in Afghanistan. It could be years before they are reunited. While fast-track permanent residency was offered to Cubans in the 1960s and … [Read more...] about ‘We Can’t Claim Mission Accomplished’: A Long Road for Afghan Refugees
Putin holds council meeting on domestic security following 3 airbase ‘explosions’
close Video Ukraine claims Russia fired 70 missiles at the country in attack Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul reports that Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine just hours after Russia claims explosions occurred at Russian bases by Ukraine drones on 'Special Report with Bret Baier.' Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called a meeting with his security council to discuss the country's domestic defenses after three airbases saw "explosions" this week. The Kremlin did not release details of the meeting but said that Russian officials looked to shore up the nation's "internal security." The meeting appeared to take place just hours after a third airbase was struck in the Russian city of Kursk north of the Ukrainian border and one day after explosions were reported at two separate airbases hundreds of miles inside Russian territory. The regional governor of Kursk said an oil storage tank had been set ablaze, but no … [Read more...] about Putin holds council meeting on domestic security following 3 airbase ‘explosions’
