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La chanteuse malienne Rokia Traoré, incarcérée en Belgique, va être libérée
- The Independent
- The unanswered questions of Turkey’s hotel fire as grief-stricken families plan funerals for 79 dead
The unanswered questions of Turkey’s hotel fire as grief-stricken families plan funerals for 79 dead
President Tayyip Erdogan declared Wednesday a day of national mourning following the tragedy at Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalya
One of France’s most wanted alleged drug lords extradited from Morocco
Félix ‘the Cat’ Bingui due to appear in Marseille court on multiple charges including money laundering
One of France’s most wanted suspected drug traffickers was due in court in Marseille after his extradition from Morocco.
Félix Bingui, known as “the Cat” and reportedly head of the notorious Yoda clan, was arrested in Casablanca last March.
Continue reading...Micheál Martin furious at ‘subversion of Irish constitution’ amid chaos in Dáil
Martin’s formal appointment as taoiseach blocked after day of ‘utter disgrace’ in Irish parliament
Ireland’s incoming prime minister, Micheál Martin, has accused opponents of a “subversion of the Irish constitution” after formal election to the role was cancelled amid chaotic scenes in the Irish parliament.
The outgoing taoiseach, Martin’s coalition partner, Simon Harris, called Wednesday’s events in Dáil an “utter disgrace [with] so many pressing issues” facing the country, as a spiralling row over the speaking rights of independent TDs torpedoed the first day of Martin’s new term in office.
Continue reading...Afghan man arrested after deadly knife attack in German park
Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemns ‘act of terror’ in Aschaffenburg that killed two people including toddler
A 28-year-old Afghan man has been arrested after a knife attack in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg that killed two people, including a toddler, in what the country’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, condemned as an “act of terror”.
With a month left in a campaign for snap elections dominated by debate on immigration and asylum policy, Scholz demanded authorities “explain immediately why the assailant was even still in Germany”.
Continue reading...- The Independent
- Archaeologists unearth remarkable preserved Pompeii bathhouse in ‘once-in-a-century’ discovery
Archaeologists unearth remarkable preserved Pompeii bathhouse in ‘once-in-a-century’ discovery
Spectacular bathhouses used to entertain Pompeiian’s in private home
Turkey hotel fire: questions mount over safety measures at resort after 76 die
Survivors say they did not hear any alarms when fire broke out, as harrowing accounts emerge of attempts to escape
Turkish authorities are facing mounting questions over safety measures at a hotel in a popular ski resort that was ravaged by a fire, leaving 79 people dead and injuring more than 50 others.
Survivors reported that they did not hear alarms when the fire began in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Bolu mountains resort of Kartalkaya. Harrowing accounts have emerged of people navigating smoke-filled corridors in complete darkness and jumping out of windows.
Continue reading...Trump threatens Putin with taxes, tariffs and sanctions over Ukraine war
US president tells his Russian counterpart to ‘settle now and stop this ridiculous war’ or face repercussions
Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.
Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russia’s economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war”.
Continue reading...Meloni faces questions after Italy frees Libyan general accused of war crimes
Case of Osama Najim puts spotlight on controversial migration pact between Italy and Libya
Giorgia Meloni’s government is under pressure to clarify why a Rome court refused to approve the arrest of a Libyan general accused of war crimes, allowing him to return home to a hero’s welcome on an Italian secret services flight in what critics believe was a tactic to shield alleged abuses committed in the north African country as a result of a migrant pact with Italy.
Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was detained in Turin on Sunday on a warrant issued by the international criminal court (ICC) before being freed on Tuesday owing to a procedural technicality.
Continue reading...Salzburg loses exclusive claim to famous Mozart chocolates
Austria’s souvenir Mozartkugeln will no longer be made in composer’s home city after factory bankruptcy
Visitors to Salzburg can hardly escape merchandise linked to its favourite son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with T-shirts, golf balls and Playmobil figures in the composer’s image cluttering the gift stores and airport duty-free shops.
But the Austrian city has just lost its exclusive claim to the most beloved souvenir of all – bite-size foil-wrapped Mozart chocolates bearing the musical prodigy’s bewigged likeness.
Continue reading...Allemagne: deux morts, dont un enfant, dans une attaque au couteau dans un parc
Royal Navy tracks Russian ‘spy ship’ closely after it enters UK waters
Defence secretary tells Commons the Yantar had been ‘mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure’
A Russian “spy ship” was tracked closely by the Royal Navy this week after it entered UK waters on Monday and passed through the Channel at a time of heightened concern about the safety of undersea cables.
The defence secretary, John Healey, told the Commons on Tuesday that the Yantar, a Russian vessel engaged in “mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure”, had passed through British waters for the second time in less than three months.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer urged to push for Ukraine to get $300bn of frozen Russian assets
Financier turned activist Bill Browder says Russia will make gains that spark refugee crisis if US military support dries up
Keir Starmer should show leadership over the Ukraine war by pushing for $300bn (£243bn) of frozen Russian assets to be used to fund Kyiv’s military, the financier turned activist Bill Browder has said.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Browder warned that if US military support for Ukraine dried up, Russia would make territorial gains in the near-three-year long conflict, forcing millions of Ukrainians to flee the country.
Continue reading...Allemagne: deux morts, dont un enfant, dans une attaque au couteau dans un parc
- France 24
- Allemagne : deux morts, dont un enfant, dans une attaque au couteau dans un parc d'Aschaffenbourg
Allemagne : deux morts, dont un enfant, dans une attaque au couteau dans un parc d'Aschaffenbourg
- 7.4.2 📰 Infos Monde
- Allemagne : deux morts, dont un enfant, dans une attaque au couteau dans un parc d'Aschaffenbourg
Allemagne : deux morts, dont un enfant, dans une attaque au couteau dans un parc d'Aschaffenbourg
- France 24
- Face au "défi" Trump, Emmanuel Macron et Olaf Scholz promettent une Europe "forte et unie"
Face au "défi" Trump, Emmanuel Macron et Olaf Scholz promettent une Europe "forte et unie"
- 7.4.2 📰 Infos Monde
- Face au "défi" Trump, Emmanuel Macron et Olaf Scholz promettent une Europe "forte et unie"
Face au "défi" Trump, Emmanuel Macron et Olaf Scholz promettent une Europe "forte et unie"
- RFI
- Royaume-Uni: après des années d’accusations, le prince Harry et News Group Newspapers signe un accord
Royaume-Uni: après des années d’accusations, le prince Harry et News Group Newspapers signe un accord
- The Independent
- Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023
Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023
- The Independent
- Ukrainian army deploys cat noises to lure Russians into explosive-laden traps, soldier claims
Ukrainian army deploys cat noises to lure Russians into explosive-laden traps, soldier claims
Russian sapper claims Ukrainians are using cat noises to draw invaders into booby traps in Donetsk
Donald Tusk au Parlement européen: «Nous devons être armés, forts et déterminés»
- 7.4.2 📰 Infos Monde
- Donald Tusk au Parlement européen: «Nous devons être armés, forts et déterminés»