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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

No end in sight as Yellow vests’ vow to continue protests in France

News Desk | Groups of "yellow vest" protesters across France responded scathingly to the "crumbs" offered by President Emmanuel Macron in a speech intended to...

Theresa May to meet EU leaders in bid to rescue deal

News Desk | Theresa May will meet European leaders and EU officials later for talks aimed at rescuing her Brexit deal. She will hold talks...

For Charlottesville survivors, fight against racism continues

AFP | As the jury delivered its guilty verdict against a neo-Nazi accused of murder for ramming his car into a group of counter-protesters at...

German farmers sue government over missed climate targets

AFP | Dismayed by the German government's failure to meet climate protection targets, dairy farmer Heiner Luetke Schwienhorst has filed a lawsuit against Berlin to...

Tear gas, mass arrests as new ‘yellow vest’ protests hit Paris

AFP | Police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people in Paris on Saturday as the French capital went on lockdown for the latest...

Neo-Nazi guilty of murder over Charlottesville rampage

AFP | An American neo-Nazi was found guilty of murder on Friday for killing a woman when ramming his car into counter-protesters at a 2017...

Foreigners put on alert over French fuel protests

AFP | Foreigners were put on alert for possible violence during Saturday's French fuel protests, particularly in Paris, with some embassies warning their nationals to...

Outcry over mass teen roundup as France braces for more protests

AFP | Images of dozens of high-school pupils kneeling with their hands behind their heads during mass round-ups sparked an outcry Friday as France braces...

Serbia ‘hopes’ it won’t need to use army against Kosovo: PM

AFP | Serbia's Prime Minister said Wednesday she "hoped" Belgrade would not have to resort to war in response to Kosovo's moves to create its...

Russia-Ukraine tensions: Is world headed towards WW III?

Zeeshan Muneer | Ukraine released video it claims was taken aboard a Russian ship—likely the armed tugboat Don—as it rammed the tug Yani Kapu. https://youtu.be/ViEyBl8ydg8 What Happened? Russian armed forces...

Corruption: British middleman held in India over chopper deal

AFP | The alleged British middleman in a dicey helicopter deal between India and an Anglo-Italian firm was remanded in custody on Wednesday after being...

Violent protests in Paris: Are we witnessing a French Revolution 2.0?

News Analysis | Protesters from France's "gilet jaunes" (yellow vests) movement have pulled out of a meeting with PM Edouard Philippe scheduled for Tuesday. Some...