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Suspected people-smuggling mastermind from Egypt held in UK
An Egyptian man suspected of organizing the smuggling of thousands of people aboard “death traps” from North Africa into Italy has been arrested in London, British police said on Thursday.
The 40-year-old man was detained in west London…
German woman jailed for enslaving Yazidi woman
A German court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to over nine years in jail for enslaving a Yazidi woman, as well as aiding and abetting war crimes and genocide as a member of Daesh.
The 37-year-old German defendant, identified only as…
Man arrested after two stabbed at London hospital — UK police
A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed at a London hospital on Wednesday in an incident which is not currently being treated as terror-related, British police said.
Armed police responded to the incident at Central…
Eight Iranian officials targeted in German criminal complaint
The daughter of German-Iranian dual national Jamshid Sharmahd on Wednesday brought charges in Germany against eight Iranian officials for “crimes against humanity” after her father was sentenced to death by authorities in Tehran.
The…
15th UAE-France Strategic Dialogue held in Paris
The 15th session of the UAE-France Strategic Dialogue held in Paris underlined the commitment to expanding cooperation in key fields and sectors, as directed by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and French President Emmanuel…
Britain: Russia has likely started redeploying its Dnipro troops
Ministry of Defense said on Monday that over the last 10 days, Russia has likely started relocating elements of its Dnipro Group of Forces (DGF) from the eastern bank of the Dnipro river to reinforce the Zaporizhzhia and Bakhmut sectors.…
Macron envoy heads to Lebanon in bid to end crisis
President Emmanuel Macron’s new special envoy for Lebanon heads to Beirut in the coming week as France seeks a new push to end a political crisis that has left the country without a president for over half a year, a diplomatic source said…
Saudi Arabia, France to explore investment opportunities at business forum in Paris
Major investment opportunities in the areas of tourism and culture, technology and clean energy are up for discussion when top officials from Saudi Arabia and France meet during a business forum in Paris this week.
The French-Saudi…
Taiwan seeks closer EU ties in return for chip investment — minister
European countries should strengthen relations with Taiwan if they want continued Taiwanese investment in semiconductor production, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said during a visit to Europe last week.
Overseas investments by Taiwan…
Greek leader blasts critics of rescue effort for sunken migrant vessel
Authorities continued to search Saturday for victims and survivors of a trawler that sank off the coast of Greece with as many as 750 migrants on board, as conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted critics of the rescue operation.…