Coronavirus pandemic Pope Francis has condemned extremism in the name of religion on a historic visit to Iraq where he discussed the plight of the Christian minority. Hostility, extremism and violence are “betrayals of religion” he told an inter-faith prayer service. Iraq has been wracked by religious and sectarian violence, both against minorities and between […]
By Guy Faulconbridge, Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary groups have told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are temporarily withdrawing support for the 1998 peace agreement due to concerns over the Brexit deal. While the groups pledged “peaceful and democratic” opposition to the deal, such a stark warning increases the pressure on Johnson, […]
A revelation that two sisters of Spain’s King Felipe VI were vaccinated during a trip to Abu Dhabi last month has sparked a political backlash. Media reports revealed Princess Elena, 57, and Princess Cristina, 55, had got the jab whilst visiting their father. The former King, Juan Carlos, left the country in 2020 amid mounting […]
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption. He was convicted of trying to bribe a judge in 2014 – after he’d left office – by suggesting he could secure a prestigious job for him in return for information about a separate case. Sarkozy, 66, […]
By Reuters Staff MADRID (Reuters) – More than 850 cows that have spent months on a ship in the Mediterranean are no longer fit for transport and should be killed, Spain’s Agriculure Ministry said on Saturday, confirming an earlier Reuters report. The cows were kept in what an animal rights activist called “hellish” conditions on […]
Atlético Madrid0 Chelsea1 FTHT 0-0 Giroud (68′minutes) Atletico Madrid By Phil McNulty Chief football writer Olivier Giroud’s spectacular overhead kick gave Chelsea an outstanding victory against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16 first leg in Bucharest. Giroud’s superb moment of improvisation not only delivered the win and a vital away goal but also continued new […]
One of three men accused of assassinating investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta in 2017 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty. Vincent Muscat admitted involvement on Tuesday in the car bombing that killed the reporter. Many suspect it was ordered by top Malta establishment figures. Called a “one-woman Wikileaks”, […]
By Fiston Mahamba, Stanis Bujakera GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Italy’s ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and a driver from the World Food Programme were killed on Monday when their convoy was attacked in the east of the country, Italy and the United Nations said. The convoy was attacked at about […]
By Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is studying a European Union proposal for an informal meeting between current members of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal and the United States, but has yet to respond to it, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday. Iran and the United States have been at odds over […]
Two French military planes that flew very close to the ground have struck electrical lines and cut the power supply to a village in the south of France. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon in the small village of Le Castellet, near Manosque. The two Rafale aircraft had taken off from a nearby air base […]
