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Top French terrorist and wife handed jail terms
Paris appeals court on Friday handed a 14-year jail term to a high-profile French terrorist convicted of terrorist offenses linked to Syria.
The court upheld the sentence against Kevin Guiavarch handed down by a lower court but was more…
UK royal family won’t return remains of Ethiopian prince
Buckingham Palace on Tuesday said it has declined a request from the family of a 19th century Ethiopian prince to repatriate his remains.
Prince Alemayehu was captured aged seven by the British Army and taken to England in 1868, arriving…
Iranian embassy siege commando dies
A former UK Special Air Service soldier who took part in the 1980 storming of the Iranian embassy in London has died.
Mel Parry, who served nearly 20 years in the SAS, was one of a team of 32 commandos who rescued 26 people from the…
Outcry in France over checks on children skipping school for Eid
Trade unions and anti-racism groups have criticized an initiative by the French interior ministry to check on the number of Muslim children who skipped school last month to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr.
The festival, which concludes the holy…
EU leaders to visit South Korea for talks
European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are set to visit Seoul on Monday for a summit with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The European leaders, who have just attended the…
S. Korea, Germany to sign information pact to boost defense cooperation
South Korea and Germany will soon sign an agreement aimed at protecting military secrets to boost defense cooperation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Seoul.
The…
UK Home Office denies allegations of abuse of asylum-seekers at hotels
The UK Home Office has refuted allegations of harassment, humiliation and abuse of asylum-seekers staying at hotels in and around Liverpool.
On Saturday, accusations were made against staff of Home Office subcontractor Serco of creating…
Archbishop to lead charge against UK immigration bill
The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to introduce a series of amendments in the House of Lords to the UK government’s Illegal Migration Bill, as Tory MPs urge the prime minister to “get a grip” on the number of people entering the…
Germany investigating suspected poisoning of Russian exiles: report
German police have opened an investigation after a Russian journalist and an activist who participated in a Berlin conference reported health problems that suggested possible poisoning, the Welt am Sonntag reported.
“A file has been…
London mayor says death threats left him with PTSD
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that dealing with the aftermath of disasters and receiving death threats since taking office have left him with post-traumatic stress disorder.
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Khan described it…