France’s far-right Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 presidential election
A French court sentenced Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office and two years of electronic tracking.
Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests
Many streets across Zimbabwe remained deserted and empty on the day of a planned protest.
Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests
Many streets across Zimbabwe remained deserted and empty on the day of a planned protest.
Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash
Iranian officials accuse US president of breaching UN charter and say ‘violence brings violence’
Iran has reacted with outrage after Donald Trump said the country will be bombed if it does not accept US demands to constrain its nuclear programme.
The US president said on Sunday that if Iran “[doesn’t] make a deal, there will be bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”.
Continue reading...Spanish mine explosion kills five workers, injures four
Investigation launched as relatives accuse mining companies of doing ‘less and less’ to guarantee safety.
Pope Francis approves decree to advance sainthood causes of 5 people – Catholic News Agency
- Pope Francis approves decree to advance sainthood causes of 5 people Catholic News Agency
- Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis AP News
- Pope clears path for canonization of PNG Blessed Peter To Rot Vatican News
- Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea Yahoo
- Pope approves canonisation of Peter To Rot, who will be PNG's first saint Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Trump’s ‘America first’ policy is complicating business of making cars
Tariffs on imported cars and auto parts will sharply increase prices, hitting demand and jobs, experts say.
Thai watchdog had flagged concerns over building that collapsed in earthquake – Reuters
Israel to reoccupy 25% of Gaza to press Hamas to release hostages, official says – Axios
- Israel to reoccupy 25% of Gaza to press Hamas to release hostages, official says Axios
- Israel orders evacuation of southern Gaza city of Rafah BBC
- Updates: Palestinians flee Rafah as Israel renews assault on south Gaza Al Jazeera
- 15 first responders killed in Rafah, U.N. says; IDF orders mass evacuation The Washington Post
- Middle East updates: Israel orders evacuation of Rafah DW
Faced with measles, Texas healthcare workers confront ‘information warfare’
For the first time in a decade, a US child has died of measles. What can doctors and nurses do to encourage vaccination?
Bodies of three missing US soldiers found in Lithuania
The search for a fourth soldier is ongoing in a swampy bog near Pabradė, where they were taking part in military drills.
Who is Jordan Bardella, likely successor to Marine Le Pen in French presidential race?
Le Pen’s 29-year-old protege is the new anti-immigration face of French far right but observers point to his youth and lack of experience
The court ruling barring Marine Le Pen from running for president has recast a spotlight on her right-hand man, Jordan Bardella, as debate swirls over who may end up representing the far right in France’s 2027 presidential race.
While Le Pen’s lawyer has said she will appeal Monday’s court ruling, the process could drag on for months or years, leaving the ban firmly in place as the country heads towards presidential elections. Polls had long suggested that Le Pen, who helms the far-right the National Rally (RN) party, was among the leading contenders to succeed the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, after his second and final term ends in 2027.
Continue reading...Moldova expels three Russian diplomats, Moscow promises to retaliate
Chisinau says trio personae non gratae after accusing embassy of helping convicted lawmaker escape to Transnistria.
‘This will backfire’: Le Pen allies hit out at Paris court’s 2027 election ban verdict
Elon Musk attacks decision along with other figures from the right including Viktor Orbán and Geert Wilders
Nationalist and populist figures around the world, from Elon Musk to Viktor Orbán, have united in condemnation of a Paris court verdict barring Marine Le Pen from running in the country’s 2027 presidential elections.
In a bombshell ruling many believe could boost support for the party, the figurehead of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) was sentenced on Monday to four years’ imprisonment – half suspended – and banned from running for public office for five years, for embezzlement of European parliament funds.
Continue reading...My sister was the joy of every Eid. Now she is gone
After 13 Eids spent together in Gaza, the author mourns her little sister, killed by Israel at the end of last year.
Red Cross outraged over killing of medics by Israeli forces in Gaza
Six Civil Defence first responders and a UN employee were also killed in the incident in Rafah on 23 March.
Aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake – a visual guide
The 7.7 magnitude quake on Friday wrought destruction across central areas of the country, including the capital
A devastating earthquake has wrought destruction across central Myanmar, toppling ancient sites, bringing down hospital buildings and collapsing homes.
The 7.7 magnitude quake on Friday was followed by a number of aftershocks along the Sagaing fault. It also caused damage in neighbouring Thailand, where a skyscraper under construction collapsed in Bangkok.
Continue reading...Russia still ‘working with US’ after Trump says he is ‘angry’ with Putin
In its first response to Trump's criticism of Putin, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders.
Russia still ‘working with US’ after Trump says he is ‘angry’ with Putin
In its first response to Trump's criticism of Putin, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders.
NYU canceled talk on USAID cuts for being ‘anti-governmental’, doctor says
University called Dr Joanne Liu, ex-head of Doctors Without Borders, after planning to speak on Gaza and federal cuts
The former international head of Doctors Without Borders says she was left “stunned” after New York University canceled her presentation because some of her slides discussing cuts at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could be viewed as “anti-governmental”.
Dr Joanne Liu, a pediatric emergency physician at Sainte-Justine hospital and a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, who also served as the former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), told CTV News last week that she was scheduled on 19 March to give a presentation at her alma mater on challenges in humanitarian crises.
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