Laurence Peter

United Kingdom

Europe Reporter at BBC

Hi, I'm a BBC journalist with a focus on EU issues and other European news. I understand French, German, Russian, Spanish. Any views expressed here are my own.

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Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Laurence Peter

Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cutsRadio Free Europe broadcasts from Prague to many listeners in ex-communist countries [EPA]The Czech Republic is pushing for EU support to keep Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) running after the Trump administration cut funding for the global broadcaster. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said RFE/RL, based in Prague, "is one of the few credible sources in dictatorships like Iran, Belarus, and Afghanistan".
Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Laurence Peter

Laurence Peter - BBC NewsTue, March 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM UTC2 min readThe Czech Republic is pushing for EU support to keep Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) running after the Trump administration cut funding for the global broadcaster. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said RFE/RL, based in Prague, "is one of the few credible sources in dictatorships like Iran, Belarus, and Afghanistan".
Angry protests after North Macedonia nightclub disaster

1 month ago | msn.com | Guy Delauney |Laurence Peter

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Lithuania accuses Russia over Ikea store fire in Vilnius

1 month ago | bbc.com | Laurence Peter

Lithuania accuses Russia over Ikea store fire in VilniusBBCLithuanian prosecutors say Russia's military intelligence service GRU was behind an arson attack on an Ikea furniture store in the Baltic state's capital Vilnius last year. Two Ukrainian suspects have been arrested – one in Lithuania, the other in Poland – over the attack, which prosecutor Arturas Urbelis called "an act of terrorism".
Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts

1 month ago | msn.com | Laurence Peter

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SpaceX on mission to return two stranded astronauts

Sep 28, 2024 | sg.news.yahoo.com | Laurence Peter

Read full articleSpaceX rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 28 Sep 24 [EPA]Space X has launched its mission to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday.
SpaceX capsule begins rescue mission to return stranded astronauts

Sep 28, 2024 | bbc.com | Laurence Peter

SpaceX on mission to return two stranded astronauts28 September 2024Watch: SpaceX rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral SpaceX has launched its mission to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday.
SpaceX on mission to return two stranded astronauts

Sep 28, 2024 | aol.com | Laurence Peter

SpaceX rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 28 Sep 24 [EPA]Space X has launched its mission to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday.
Trump Rushed to Safety, Suspect Detained After Rifle Spotted at Florida Golf Course

Sep 15, 2024 | naija247news.com | Madeline Halpert |Laurence Peter

By Madeline Halpert and Laurence PeterBBC News, New YorkThank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Former President Donald Trump was rushed to safety following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course, with a suspect now in custody, US authorities have confirmed. Secret Service agents noticed a rifle barrel in the bushes and opened fire, while Trump was 300-500 yards away. The suspect fled in a black Nissan, later apprehended by authorities.
Stupidity: A Reading List

May 22, 2024 | honest-broker.com | Ted Gioia |Laurence Peter

Several people have asked me to provide a reading list in the humanities. That sounds like a good idea—until I actually begin. There are so many books and such little time. So I worry I’ll end up like W.H. Auden, who expected his students to read six thousand pages in a single semester. Hannah Arendt’s syllabus for her 1974 class on Thinking isn’t much easier.