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France imposes entry ban on 10 British far-right activists over anti-migrant activities

A social media account called "Raise the Colours Operation France" late last year posted videos of far-right activists on France's northern coastline....

5dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Case on whether Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya opens at UN court

The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....

Jan 12EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Davos 2026 updates: Spanish PM cancels trip amid train crash

It's opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Spanish Prime Minitster Pedro Sanchez will be a prominent absentee; his office says he won't travel given the huge train crash in Sp...

9hDeutsche WellePolitics

Austria: Eight people killed in three avalanches

Officials said fresh snowfall in the Austrian Alps is poorly bonded to older layers on the peaks, increasing the risk of repeated avalanches, and urged extreme caution....

1dDeutsche Welleaccidents

Voting begins in Uganda’s presidential election during internet shutdown

Uganda’s presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the presi...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Uganda: Africa’s longest-serving leader, Yoweri Museveni, seeks to extend 40-year rule

In Uganda, millions prepare to vote in a presidential election steeped in tension and controversy. President Yoweri Museveni, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is seeking a seventh term in office, but ...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Broad mandate of Trump’s Board of Peace sets it up for rivalry with UN

Body was originally planned to oversee Gaza but charter’s broad wording suggests it could mediate in other conflicts...

2dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Washington warns Tehran 'all options are on the table' in emergency UN Security Council session

Trump remains open to military intervention if Tehran continues to exact lethal force on protesters in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations, US representatives told the UN Security Council on Thursda...

3dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

2025 was deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since start of Russia's all-out war, UN says

War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....

6dEuronewsworld_newsImpact

Turkish Cypriots: The EU's invisible Europeans

The unresolved Cyprus problem leaves Turkish Cypriots in a state of limbo within the European Union, without full EU rights, recognition or political certainty and economically and diplomatically isol...

6dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine

In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African ...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Torture, false arrests: Ukrainian women in Russian prisons

Some 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are in Russian prisons and rights activists say more than 2,000 are female. Some of the women who have managed to get out jail are now speaking out about what they expe...

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Flights diverted and trains delayed as freezing rain and ice hit central and eastern Europe

Passengers have been advised to check for the latest updates before they travel....

6dEuronewsaccidents

Another ICE shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis

A US immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in ⁠Minneapolis on Wednesday, the government said, escalating tension over an unwelcome deployment of militarized fede...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-us-trump-4ad99ea3975a8b62d37bd04961feda55 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659651 Points: 9 # Comments: 0...

2dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Uganda shuts down internet as Museveni seeks to extend long rule

Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni has overseen a crackdown on the opposition as he seeks to extend his...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Iran closes airspace to commercial flights for hours as tensions with US remain high over protests

The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate, including the embassy in Kuwait, which also ordered its personnel to “temporarily halt” going t...

4dEuronewsPolitics

Japan and the Philippines sign defence pact to counter 'growing China threat'

According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural catastrophes, a shared concern, and taking part in UN peacekeeping missions, which wil...

4dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son sheds light on Nigeria's quality of care

An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...

6dFrance 24HealthImpact

Kurdish granted national language status in Syria

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The decre...

2dFrance 24Politics
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