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18/10/2022

Alleged accomplices on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting

Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria’s first deadly jihadist attack on Tuesday all pleaded not guilty to the main charges as their trial opened in a Vienna court. Convicted Islamic State group sympathiser Kujtim Fejzulai…
18/10/2022

Alleged accomplices on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting

Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria’s first deadly jihadist attack went on trial in a Vienna court on Tuesday. Convicted Islamic State sympathiser Kujtim Fejzulai went on a shooting rampage on November 2, 2020 in…
18/10/2022

Six men go on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting

Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria’s first deadly jihadist attack go on trial in a Vienna court on Tuesday. On November 2, 2020, convicted Islamic State sympathiser Kujtim Fejzulai went on a shooting rampage in…
13/10/2022

Austria’s Kurz sets up cyber firm with ex-NSO chief

Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Thursday he is launching a cybersecurity company with the ex-head of Israel’s NSO Group, which makes controversial Pegasus spyware. “The need to protect basic infrastructure such as energy, water and health services against cyberattacks…
13/10/2022

Outcry over Austrian soldier wearing self-made Nazi uniform

The case of a junior Austrian army officer who has remained in service despite wearing a self-made Nazi uniform and making Hitler salutes provoked an outcry on Thursday, with the president among those expressing their shock. According to a report…
09/10/2022

Ukraine nuclear site, Europe’s biggest, reconnected to grid

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia atomic energy plant is reconnected to the grid, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Sunday, describing it as “temporary relief in a still untenable situation”. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that the plant —…
09/10/2022

Austrian president re-elected on promises of stability: projections

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has been re-elected, projections showed Sunday, after campaigning on promises of stability as the Alpine country struggles with an energy crisis and inflation. The projections showed the 78-year-old incumbent swept 54.6 percent of the…
09/10/2022

Austrians vote in presidential election with incumbent set to win

Austrians were voting on Sunday in a presidential election expected to return incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen, seen as a beacon of stability as the Alpine country struggles with an energy crisis and inflation. Campaigning on a slogan of “clarity”…
08/10/2022

Shelling cuts power to Ukraine nuclear site, Europe’s biggest

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has lost its last source of external power after renewed shelling and is relying on emergency generators, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Saturday. “The resumption of shelling, hitting the plant’s sole source of external power,…
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