Europe wildfires: Lecornu heckled over French emergency response
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has been heckled on a visit to the area of the country worst hit by wildfires, as blazes continue to cause further deaths and evacuations across Europe. About 200 people gathered at the town hall in Le Porge,…
Netanyahu, Kushner agree US general to verify Hamas disarmament before Israel withdraws from Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner agreed on Monday that an American general would verify Hamas‘s disarmament, an Israeli official said, as the premier insisted there would be no pullout from Gaza until then. The…
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is appealing – here’s what you need to know
Patterson won’t be attending the appeal in person. She’s chosen to appear via video link from Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, the maximum security prison on the outskirts of Melbourne where she’s serving her sentence. Last November, her…
Indonesian mother recounts emergency birth during 7.7-magnitude quake
As an earthquake tore apart homes, buildings and bridges in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to her daughter. The 39-year-old went in for emergency surgery during the quake that killed 68 people. Keywords for this…
Russia’s prominent anti-war politician jailed for 11 years
The court in Pskov, north-western Russia, delivered its verdict on Monday. It found Shlosberg guilty of «public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation». The prosecution had demanded 12 years and one month in…
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko
Russia‘s Supreme Court on Monday upheld its decision to bar Russia’s only anti-war party, Yabloko, from running in the September legislative elections, as dozens of party supporters were detained outside the court. Last week, the court…
Supreme Court again rejects Trump’s bid to overturn E Jean Carroll sex abuse case
For a second time, the US Supreme Court has declined President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a federal civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E Jean Carroll. In June, the top court had already denied a…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest
The DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak on record. Nearly 5,000 cases have been confirmed as the virus spreads to a sixth province, while health authorities work to tackle mistrust and contain…
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran issue
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman – a US ally – if it «gets in the way» of his administration’s own talks with Iran, Fox News reports. A reporter for the network said the US president made the comment during a phone…
A new generation of Catalans tries to rekindle the independence movement
“The only Spanish thing about me is my identity card.” That is one of the first things Pau told us. We met the former Catalan independence activist in Celra, a village near Girona in Catalonia, where he grew up. Catalan independence has been a point of…