Flowers and candles placed in front of the main door of the Jehovah’s Witness church in the Alsterdorf region following a fatal incident two days ago in which several people were killed and others injured as a result of a shooting at the facility. Dan…
Paris Opera appoints Guillaume Diop as its first black ‘Etoile’ dancer
The Paris Opera on Saturday appointed 23-year-old dancer Guillaume Diop to its Etoile category, the first time a black person has received the ballet’s coveted top rank.
Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident
Habib Farajollah Chaab was convicted for allegedly leading group that bombed Ahvaz military parade in 2018.
Italy fears huge numbers of migrants might sail from Libya
An Italian lawmaker says intelligence reports indicate 680,000 migrants in Libya are awaiting an opportunity to set out in smugglers’ boats toward Italy.
Ukraine updates: Russia shields its wealthy cities from war – DW (English)
Ukraine updates: Russia shields its wealthy cities from war DW (English)View Full Coverage on Google News
Ministers’ behaviour to staff ‘deeply corrosive’, says Dominic Raab’s former adviser
Former Foreign Office chief Moazzam Malik said he had seen bad behaviour over 25 years as a civil servantUnfair behaviour from ministers is damaging government policymaking, meaning civil servants may feel afraid to give frank advice, a former senior a…
Sources: the UK is seeking a buyer for the British arm of SVB, which had ~£7B in deposits on Friday, with an UAE-based company as the “lead white knight” (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Sources: the UK is seeking a buyer for the British arm of SVB, which had ~£7B in deposits on Friday, with an UAE-based company as the “lead white knight” — ‘Lead white knight’ eyeing Br…
French Senate adopts pension bill despite street protests
A contentious bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the Senate’s adoption of the measure amid strikes, protests and uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.
US calls Iran’s prisoner swap claim a ‘cruel lie’
Iran’s top diplomat claims a prisoner swap is near with the U.S., though he has offered no evidence to support his assertion
Russia-Ukraine: Reflections of War
Ukrainian producer Dmytro Prytulenko reflects on a year of war following Russia’s invasion in 2022.