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4 Bulgarians sentenced in Paris Holocaust Memorial vandalism linked to Russia

Four Bulgarians have been sentenced for vandalizing Paris' Holocaust Memorial with blood-red hands

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Drone sighting temporarily suspends air travel at Berlin airport

A drone sighting at Berlin’s airport prompted flights to be suspended for nearly two hours

Andrew's royal exit is the latest crisis for Britain's monarchy

Britain’s monarchy holds prestige but not power and is subject to public sentiment

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UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governmentsThe UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanon’s role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish poet and activist Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, a dissident who has been imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for more than 10 months over a post he made on social media.Legal counsel representing Qaradawi filed a complaint to the UN rapporteur on Thursday, asking it to examine the situation. Continue reading...

Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests

The result hands Hassan, who took power in 2021, a five-year term following opposition repressionTanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote following violent protests across the country earlier in the week.The landslide result announced by Tanzania’s electoral commission hands Hassan, who took power in 2021 after the death in office of her predecessor, a five-year term to govern the east African country of 68 million people. Continue reading...