Slovak court sentences poet that shot PM to 21 years for ‘terror attack’
The populist government has blamed the 2024 attack on 'hatred' spread by opposition and critical media.
French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.
French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.
What can Sarkozy expect in La Santé prison and what has he taken with him?
Former French president will reportedly be held in isolation and has a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo for company
Perhaps France’s most fabled jail, La Santé – where the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has begun a five-year term for criminal conspiracy to raise campaign funds from Libya – is the last remaining prison inside the Paris city limits.
Located in the southern Montparnasse district of the capital, it opened in 1867 and was the scene of at least 40 executions, the last in 1972. Partially closed for renovation in 2014, the prison reopened five years later and houses more than 1,100 inmates.
Continue reading...Poland, Romania foil Russian exploding parcels plot, Warsaw says – Reuters
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year jail term
Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for 2007 election from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.
Belize agrees to host migrants seeking asylum in US
Belize's prime minister says the deal will mean that migrants can apply for asylum in the country.
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects.
The country was until this month one of the few places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica.
Continue reading...Woman charged after 1.5m euros of gold stolen from Paris museum
Prosecutors say the woman was arrested in Barcelona with around a kilogram of melted-down gold.
Woman charged after 1.5m euros of gold stolen from Paris museum
Prosecutors say the woman was arrested in Barcelona with around a kilogram of melted-down gold.
A Trump visit, a creaking coalition and a cost of living crisis: Japan’s new PM needs a fast start
Sanae Takaichi has made history but will have little time to settle in before negotiating the pitfalls of rising prices, power struggles and a mercurial US president
It is hard to overstate the symbolism of Sanae Takaichi’s achievement in becoming the first female prime minister of Japan, a country that consistently ranks poorly in global gender equality comparisons, not least in politics and business.
However, she will have precious little time to savour her historic appointment on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Drone attack in Sudan threatens Khartoum airport’s reopening: Reports
Sources and witnesses report early-morning explosions near Khartoum international airport, due to reopen on Wednesday.
Tornado hits Paris suburbs leaving one dead
A 23-year-old construction worked has been killed after a tornado tore through Val-d'Ois, north of Paris, on Monday, toppling three construction cranes.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison term
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is starting a five-year prison term for raising campaign funds from Libya.
Poland arrests suspected saboteurs amid fears of Russian ‘hybrid warfare’
Moscow is accused of running sabotage and espionage operations across Europe targeting nations supporting Ukraine.
Boy dies from ‘extensive internal bleeding’ after dad tells him to ‘sleep off’ snake bite – WKRC
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Blaze reignites at oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea, media reports, Ukrainian drones spotted in area – The Kyiv Independent
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Delhi awakes to a toxic haze after Diwali as pollution season begins
Air breathed by people in the city categorised as ‘severe’ in quality after fireworks contribute to thick smog
Delhi awoke to a thick haze on Tuesday, a day after millions of people celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks, marking the beginning of the pollution season that has become an annual blight on India’s capital.
Those in the most polluted city in the world once again found themselves breathing dangerously toxic air that fell into the “severe” category on Tuesday morning.
Continue reading...Sudan war: Drone attack hits Khartoum ahead of planned airport reopening – BBC
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Drone attack hits Sudan’s capital ahead of planned airport reopening
The airport, out of action since war broke out two years ago, was due to reopen on Wednesday.