auditors said on Wednesday that they are unable to establish whether some of the billions of euros the bloc has given to Turkey to help it cope with Syrian refugees is actually having any impact. Under a deal concluded between EU leaders and Turkey in 2016, the bloc committed to provide at least $6.4 billion […]
Two former employees in Montreal have been accused of participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses occurred between 2018 and 2021, when the two men were working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. […]
Armored vehicles slowly roll past Haiti’s National Palace as police scan the horizon for gangs. Every day, bullets whiz past the area, striking buildings and people. Gangs control most of the territory surrounding the palace, but a transitional council tasked with selecting a new president and cabinet for Haiti is demanding that its members be […]
Armenia and Azerbaijan took a step closer toward normalizing relations after a bitter conflict over territory, as experts in both countries worked to demarcate their boundaries and the first border marker was placed. The two nations are working toward a peace treaty after Azerbaijan regained full control of the Karabakh province that had been under […]
Skies over southern Greece turned an orange hue on Tuesday as dust clouds blown across from North Africa engulfed the Acropolis and other Athens landmarks. Strong southerly winds carried the dust from the Sahara Desert, giving the atmosphere of the Greek capital a Martian-like filter in the last hours of daylight. The skies are predicted […]
The far-right led government scored a victory on Tuesday with the Senate approving a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies. This revives tensions around the issue of abortion in Italy, 46 years after it was legalized in the overwhelmingly Catholic country. The Senate, where the government has a majority, voted […]
Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport unveiled a new security baggage system and a dedicated baggage handling area ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Tuesday. The new equipment includes an updated scanner system to allow for a more detailed scan of passengers’ baggage, so that travelers won’t have to remove items such […]
Moroccan officials want to turn the country into an aviation hub, attracting investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers. The is among a longer list of countries vying for contracts with big manufacturers looking to speed up production and deliver more planes to meet demand. Companies […]
said the Russian missile strike that smashed a prominent skyline television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city, which in recent weeks has come under increasingly frequent attack. The strike aimed to “make the terror visible to the whole city and to try to limit Kharkiv’s connection and […]
said she was confident the water quality of the River Seine will be up to Olympic standards this summer — and that she’ll be able to prove it by swimming there, possibly alongside President Emmanuel Macron.The Seine is the venue for swimming at the Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons.Asked […]
A legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year, a judge said Tuesday. Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq and the U.K.-based Global Legal Action Network filed the challenge in December, calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses […]
According to local media, North Korea’s missile test on Monday was actually a drill to test nuclear force preparedness. The incident caused alarm in the region after several short-range ballistic missiles were launched and flew approximately 185 miles before falling in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The main purpose of the drill, […]
An Australian hospital requested that people stop trying to catch snakes when seeking medical attention after one patient came into the hospital carrying a snake in a loosely locked box. “We honestly don’t want people interacting with snakes any more than they already have,” Dr. Adam Michael, director of emergency medicine at Bundaberg Hospital near […]
On Tuesday, Spain approved a plan aimed at providing reparations and economic compensation for victims of sexual abuse committed by individuals associated with the Catholic Church. It also announced plans for a future public act of recognition for those affected and their families. Minister of the Presidency and Justice Félix Bolaños said the plan was […]
A Spanish judge has reopened an investigation into the suspected spying on the cellphone of someone after receiving a request to collaborate with a similar investigation in France. The judge with Spain’s National Court said Tuesday there is reason to believe that new information provided by France can “allow the investigations to advance.” Both probes […]
Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago were returned Tuesday to Australia’s Indigenous people at a ceremony in Cambridge University. The artifacts were all that remain of some 40 spears that Cook and botanist Joseph Banks took in April 1770, at the time of the […]
The increase in China’s defense spending is concerning given its economy is “failing”, according to the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, who spoke to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Admiral John Aquilino said China’s economy had been impacted by issues in its real estate sector and asserted that its official […]
Britain’s plans to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda were swiftly condemned by international humanitarian organizations after Parliament approved legislation allowing the deportation flights to begin later this year. Both the United Nations refugee agency and the Council of Europe on Tuesday called for the U.K. to rethink its plans because of concerns that the legislation […]
The same day Iran launched its first ever direct attack on Israel, it also embarked on a less noticed confrontation at home, ordering police in several cities to take to the streets to arrest women accused of not following its strict Islamic dress code. Police insist that their so-called Nour (Light) campaign targets businesses and […]
A new memorial opened on Tuesday in the on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp for Roma, after the Czech government agreed to remove a pig farm established during the communist era. “It’s very positive news for me that the whole project was completed,” said Jana Horvathova, the director of the Museum of […]