Source link A woman has been arrested in Poland for attacking her partner during a political argument, according to local media A woman in Poland has been taken into police custody for hitting her partner with a bone taken from soup that was cooking, after the two had a drunken disagreement over politics, PAP news […]
Source link Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused opposition parties of “weakening” the country’s integrity 50 years ago A small uninhabited island at the center of a territorial dispute between India and Sri Lanka in the 1970s has stirred a fresh political row in New Delhi ahead of general elections in the country. Indian Prime […]
Source link The country’s foreign minister has accused the global body of trying to “keep quiet” a report on acts of sexual violence Israel has recalled its ambassador to the UN after Secretary General Antonio Guterres declined to convene a Security Council hearing on allegations of rapes committed during the Hamas attacks of October 7, […]
Source link Relations between New Delhi and its island neighbor have been strained as the latter boosts ties with China The Indian Navy will commission a second naval base in the Lakshadweep Islands off its west coast amid an ongoing diplomatic row with the neighboring archipelago nation of Maldives. The new Maldivian government, led by […]
Source link PM Narendra Modi has denounced the government of Tamil Nadu for “insulting” space scientists with release of controversial advert A newspaper advert touting the Indian space agency’s new launch facility in southern Tamil Nadu state has triggered a massive political row between the country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the state government. […]
Source link Bulgaria vowed to provide 100 Soviet-era armored personnel carriers to Kiev months ago A Bulgarian pledge to deliver 100 Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine is facing delays over Sofia’s request for NATO to pay the transportation costs, Euractiv reported on Tuesday. The Bulgarian parliament authorized the transfer of the vehicles last […]
Source link Human rights activists have demanded that Shell deal with the damage from oil spills in Nigeria before withdrawing British energy giant Shell has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its onshore assets in Nigeria in a deal worth $2.4 billion. The company is embroiled in long-running legal battles over environmental pollution […]
Source link Tanzania claims the decision to withdraw approval for Kenya’s national carrier is a retaliatory measure Tanzania has revoked authorization for Kenya’s flagship airline to operate passenger flights between the two East African countries, starting next week. The move is in response to a similar action by Kenyan authorities, the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority […]
Source link Budget cutbacks to the EU state’s agricultural sector have sparked fury in the country’s farming community A group of farmers angered by cost-saving plans impacting Germany’s agricultural sector prevented the EU state’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry on Thursday, in a protest that was criticized by both government and opposition figures. Robert […]
Source link Enoch Burke was initially suspended last year after refusing to refer to a transgender student as ‘they’ A schoolteacher in Ireland who argued that referring to a transgender student as ‘they’ instead of ‘he’ was against his Christian beliefs will spend the Christmas period in prison, a court has ruled. Enoch Burke, formerly […]
Source link A Wall Street donor has withdrawn his gift to University of Pennsylvania after its president declined to condemn anti-Semitism Wall Street money manager Ross Stevens has canceled his $100 million donation to the University of Pennsylvania and demanded a change in leadership after the elite school’s president declined to categorically condemn calls for […]
Source link Athens has demanded the return of ancient marble carvings taken from Greece in the 1800s British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accused his Greek counterpart of politicizing a longstanding dispute over Greek antiquities held in UK museums, saying the leader only sought to “grandstand” on the issue. Speaking during a contentious Prime Minister’s […]