By Juliette Jabkhiro and Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) -The father of a French pupil whose account of the use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on free speech led to the teacher’s brutal murder went on trial on Monday, accused of association with a terrorist network. Days after Samuel Paty, 47, showed …
Eight on trial in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature Read More »
By Ali Sawafta and Mohammed Torokman RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Jewish settlers torched 20 cars during an attack on Palestinian property on the outskirts of Ramallah on Monday, residents said, in one of their boldest raids yet in the area that serves as the Palestinians’ seat of government in the occupied West Bank. Around …
Israeli settlers torch cars on Ramallah outskirts, residents say Read More »
(Reuters) -Few people in the music world can match the accomplishments of Quincy Jones, who died on Sunday at the age of 91. Here are nine facts about Jones. * Jones’ work reached the moon. He said Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon on the Apollo 11 lunar mission in 1969, …
Nine facts about American music supremo Quincy Jones Read More »
By Andrei Khalip, Inti Landauro (Reuters) -Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 217 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm air meet and produce powerful rain clouds, a pattern believed to be growing more frequent due to climate change. The phenomenon is known locally as …
What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained Read More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) -German prosecutors in Frankfurt have dropped a money-laundering investigation against Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov but require him to pay 4 million euros ($4.36 million) split between charities and the state, they said on Monday. The decision took into account the fact that the alleged offences did not cause any financial loss to the …
German prosecutors drop probe against Russian-Uzbek billionaire Usmanov Read More »
(Reuters) -Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it is cancelling the agreement regulating its relations with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Monday. Its announcement follows a vote by Israeli lawmakers last month to ban UNRWA from operating within Israel, alarming some of Israel’s Western allies …
What is UNRWA, the UN Palestinian refugee agency? Read More »
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s 80-year-old President Alexander Van der Bellen, who is overseeing coalition talks following September’s parliamentary election, is expected to recover by next week after undergoing spinal surgery, his team wrote on social media on Monday. Chancellor Karl Nehammer will continue to deputise for Van der Bellen until then, his team said in …
Austrian president recovering after spinal surgery Read More »
(Reuters) -Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv and the surrounding region with guided aerial bombs on Sunday, wounding at least 15 people, Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Syniehubov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the attack damaged two residential buildings and windows of an infrastructure facility, two supermarkets, a cafe, 21 kiosks …
Russian air attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv wound at least 15 Read More »
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy congratulated Moldova’s Maia Sandu on her presidential election victory and reaffirmed Kyiv’s commitment to jointly work on a common goal towards European Union membership. Sandu, the pro-Western incumbent who has accelerated Moldova’s push to leave Moscow’s orbit, claimed victory in Sunday’s closely-fought runoff, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, who was …
Zelenskiy voices solidarity with Moldova’s Sandu after her election win Read More »
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine would not be opposed if Qatar or any other country were to negotiate an agreement on energy security via separate talks with Ukraine and Russia, a top Ukrainian presidential official said in a televised interview released on Monday. But Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, said there was no …
Ukraine not opposed to Qatar negotiating energy security, Kyiv says Read More »
