Sierra Leone formally ends ‘inhumane’ death penalty, country’s president says move ‘exorcises the horrors of a cruel past’
The president of Sierra Leone officially abolished the country’s death penalty on Friday, three months…More
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People’s movement decreased by 70 percent during Sydney’s lengthy lockdown, new study shows
Mobility in Sydney during lockdown has been 50% lower during weekdays and down 70% at…More
‘I am innocent’: 100-yo ex-Nazi camp guard accused of complicity in murdering thousands insists he ‘knows nothing’
A 100-year-old man, the oldest person to stand trial in Germany for Nazi-era crimes, who…More
Armed police drag passenger off Eurostar train after staff member accused him of wearing the ‘wrong type of mask’
Eight armed, uniformed French police boarded a Eurostar train on Thursday afternoon, after it made…More
EU demands Greece immediately investigate reports of alleged illegal & violent migrant boat pushbacks
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson called on Greece to fully investigate allegations the country’s…More
Brussels to use ‘ALL powers’ to ensure its law reigns supreme over Poland’s after landmark Warsaw court ruling – EU chief
Following Warsaw’s landmark verdict that ruled Polish law takes supremacy over some parts of the…More
Hungary’s Orban blames Brussels & its climate change policies for soaring EU gas prices
The EU should withdraw its policies aimed at tackling climate change as they’re the reason…More
Huge explosion hits Shiite Mosque in Afghan city of Kunduz, dozens killed – reports
A huge explosion has ripped through a Shiite Mosque during Friday prayer in Afghanistan’s northern…More
Beijing calls on US to clarify details of nuclear-powered submarine collision in South China Sea, accusing it of of hiding details
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has expressed its concern about an incident in the South China…More
Poland does not accept being treated as ‘second class’, PM says after Warsaw rules its laws take superiority over Brussels’
Poland’s prime minister welcomed a court verdict that found parts of Warsaw’s constitution are incompatible…More