Threat to ‘life and existence’: Major takeaways from Palestinian president’s UN speech
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the…
105-year-old investigated over murders at Nazi PoW camp in Germany
German prosecutors are investigating a man aged 105 over allegations that he was an accessory to multiple counts of murder at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in World War Two. The suspect is alleged to have been a camp guard at Stalag 326 VI K in Senne in…
Schism with rebel Catholic sect casts a pall over Pope Leo’s visit to France
Nestled in the foothills of the Pyrénées, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is one of Catholicism’s most important pilgrimage sites, drawing millions of visitors each year, including sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from its famed spring…
Greek PM Mitsotakis urges Burnham to return Elgin Marbles
The Greek prime minister has called on Andy Burnham to find the «political will» to send the Parthenon sculptures back to Greece. Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote in the Guardian that returning the classical treasures, also known as the Elgin Marbles in the UK,…
Israeli policies threaten ‘life and existence’ of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, delivering prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the…
White House ‘repeatedly violated’ court order to restore press access, say CNN, Politico and MS Now
Three US media outlets have requested an emergency court hearing, accusing the White House of having «repeatedly violated» a judge’s order to restore their access in a stand-off with President Donald Trump. Employees from CNN, Politico and MS Now…
United States: Trump's unconventional welcome for Xi's state visit
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 In a first for a US president, Donald Trump greeted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the tarmac as the latter landed in a military airbase near Washington DC on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Ethiopia’s army says it has repelled TPLF attacks in first comment on fresh Tigray fighting
A humanitarian source in Afar told AFP news agency on Thursday that Tigrayan forces had launched heavy artillery attacks as they attempted to take control of the town of Yallo, near the border with Tigray. «We are in the situation of full-blown war now,»…
EU sanctions Russian pundit Xenia Fedorova after expulsion from France
Xenia Fedorova is now subject to European sanctions. The European Union has decided to sanction pro-Kremlin Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, according to a notice published Thursday in the EU’s Official Journal. The former head of RT France is already…
Judge temporarily overturns Trump’s White House media ban
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate access to the White House for three news organisations barred from the building last week by the president. CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored for 14…