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France, UAE committed to clean energy transition, says French trade minister
French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht said France and the UAE share a vision of accelerating the transition to green energy to combat the dangers of climate change, Emirates News Agency reported on Friday.
Becht said the two…
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine take Iran to court over downed plane
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine are to move to the International Court of Justice in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces in 2020.
Most of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down the…
NATO chief convenes July 6 talks hoping to convince Turkiye to let Sweden join
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkiye, Sweden and Finland on July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military organization.
Hungarian…
New migrant tragedy at sea changes little as EU leaders forge ahead with tougher borders plans
As rescue efforts in the Mediterranean Sea flagged last week, and bodies were found more frequently than survivors from among the more than 500 people missing after an overcrowded fishing trawler sank, the European Commission’s president…
London jury seated in Kevin Spacey sex assault trial on allegations over a decade old
Jurors who will decide the fate of actor Kevin Spacey were sworn in Wednesday in a London court as the Oscar winner faces charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago.
The outcome of the trial could send Spacey to…
Italian officials, Catholic figures join Eid Al-Adha celebrations
Representatives of municipal authorities and of the Catholic Church attended on Wednesday morning celebrations organized in several Italian cities for Eid Al-Adha.
To mark the occasion, Avvenire, the daily newspaper owned by the Italian…
German police warn of ‘Blue Punisher’ ecstasy pills after 2 teenage girls die
German police warned Wednesday of a potentially lethal “Blue Punisher” variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two teenage girls was linked to the drug.
Police in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania said…
Europol: Cracking of EncroChat phone service lead to seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, over…
Investigations triggered by the cracking of encrypted phones three years ago have so far led to more than 6,500 arrests worldwide and the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, French, Dutch and European Union prosecutors said Tuesday.…
Rescue ship saves 86 migrants off Libyan coast: charity
The migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking rescued 86 people off the coast of Libya on Tuesday as their vessel foundered while trying to reach Europe, its French-based operator said.
“The rescued, mainly from Gambia and Senegal, were suffering…
UK’s Labour Party promises to improve its relations with India
Keir Starmer, leader of the UK’s opposition Labour Party, pledged on Monday to restore relations between his party and India after years of rising tensions, the Guardian newspaper reported.
The party’s relationship with India and the…