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Serbian woman dead after tree falls on car during storm

close Video A falling tree killed a woman in Serbia in a heavy storm Tuesday that also caused power cuts and pummeled towns with hail. KOSOVO CLOSES 6 SERBIAN BANK BRANCHES OVER CURRENCY CRACKDOWNInterior Minister Ivica Dacic said the tree fell on the woman’s car in the northern town of…

UK to distribute final compensation payments for victims of deadly infected blood scandal

Victims of the U.K.’s infected blood scandal will receive final compensation payments this year.The announcement followed a report revealing that patients were exposed to contaminated blood products, causing HIV and hepatitis infections from the 1970s to the early 1990s.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized for the “decades-long moral failure” of the…

China criticizes South Korea, Japan for lawmakers’ visits to Taiwan

China has criticized South Korean and Japanese lawmakers for visiting Taiwan against its opposition.The country has lodged protests with South Korea and Japan through their embassies.The Chinese embassy in South Korea said that the visits went against the strategic partnership between China and South Korea.China on Tuesday scolded South Korean…

Second trial begins for suspected German far-right coup plot

The alleged leaders of a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial on Tuesday, opening the most prominent proceedings in a case that shocked the country in late 2022.Nine defendants faced judges at a special warehouse-like courthouse built on the outskirts of Frankfurt to accommodate the…

France’s Macron to make unexpected visit to violence-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, signaling confidence that security measures are controlling the unrest.Government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot announced the trip, which required a change in Macron’s schedule.Macron will travel to New Caledonia instead of Normandy, following a week of deadly violence that resulted…