Ethnic groups in Europe

At a recent organized reunion, some North and South Koreans found family members they had not seen since the Korean War. A Reuter’s photographer was there. Parliamentarians in Ukraine struck blows — literally — against a free press, when they attacked a news manager over coverage. And Spain gets ready to release a bumper crop of wine, all in today’s Global Scan.

The Crimean Tatars are just a small slice of Crimea’s population, but their voices could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine standoff. And Russia is courting them hard.The Crimean Tatars are just a small slice of Crimea’s population, but their voices could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine standoff. And Russia is courting them hard.

Jani Toivola is the other politician with a white mother and a Kenyan father. The comparisons to Barack Obama are obvious, but Toivola is trying to carve out his own reputation as a trailblazer.

In a landmark ruling last year, a Slovakian court found a school district was discriminating against the city’s Roma population by segregating Roma kids in separate classes. But not all Roma are excited by the prospect of integrating their children.

In Ireland and Greece, authorities have taken blonde-haired children from darker-looking Roma families, with the suspicion that the children were trafficked. Now, many Roma people are scared they will lose their kids.