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Over 800 US, Europe government employees demand end of support for Israel

Over 800 US and European government employees on Friday demanded an end to the diplomatic and military support their countries provide to Israel. This was conveyed in a joint statement in which employees opposed their countries’ support for the Israeli government in its war on the Gaza Strip. The employees believe that there is a “plausible risk” that their governments’ policies are contributing to: “Grave violations of international humanitarian law, […]

4 February 2024

International

The West faces an energy crisis but still backs Israel as it imposes an energy crisis on Gaza

INTERNATIONAL Russia's war in Ukraine is about to enter its ninth month. While the Ukrainians have been suffering the more obvious effects of the war, Europe has been facing a crippling energy crisis due to Russia's suspension of natural gas supplies. Europe has depended on Russian gas supplies for years to run its factories, generate electricity and heat homes. It imports 40 per cent of its gas and 30 per […]

17 October 2022

International News

One month on, traumatised Belgian flood victims still reeling

One month after huge storms battered northwestern Europe and forced an unprecedented wave of floodwater through densely populated valleys, Belgian residents are still in shock. The government of Wallonia has collected 155,000 tonnes of debris but red-brick industrial villages are still cluttered by smashed cars, uprooted trees and furniture ruined by mud and heating oil. Around the world, July was the hottest month since records began, according to US government […]

15 August 2021

International News

Europe becomes second region to cross 250 000 deaths as second Covid wave hits

Europe became the second region after Latin America to surpass 250,000 deaths on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with record numbers of daily Covid-19 infections reported in the past two weeks. Europe reported 200 000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, as many Southern European countries this week reported their highest number of cases in a single day. Europe accounts for nearly 19% of global deaths and […]

25 October 2020

International News

UK overtakes Italy with Europe’s highest official coronavirus death toll

The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from the new coronavirus in Europe, figures released on Tuesday showed, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his response to the crisis.Weekly figures from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales in the week to April 24, raising the total for the United Kingdom to 32,313. Only […]

8 May 2020

International News

European proposals to outsource asylum centres condemned

Officials of northern African countries, rights groups, and the UNHCR chief have condemned European proposals to set up offshore processing centres to screen refugees, a subject expected to take centre stage as the EU begins a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday. The 28-member bloc, which is deeply divided over how to stem the refugee flow, will discuss what it terms "disembarkation platforms" in countries such as Niger, Libya, Tunisia, […]

28 June 2018

International News

Supreme leader: Europe must follow demands or deal’s off

Iran's supreme leader set out conditions for Tehran to stay in its nuclear deal with world powers, including steps by European banks to safeguard trade with Tehran after the US withdrawal. European powers must continue buying crude and protect Iranian oil sales from US pressure, and promise they won't seek new negotiations on Iran's ballistic missile programme and Middle East activities, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's official website said on Wednesday. "European […]

24 May 2018

International News

ICC mulls investigation into Libya’s abuse of refugees

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has expressed alarm at the inhumane detention of thousands of vulnerable refugees and migrants in Libya and said she was examining whether an investigation could be opened into crimes against them. Libya is the main gateway for refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe by sea. The UN migration agency said more than a thousand refugees and migrants have been reported dead or missing […]

9 May 2017

International News

Libya halts hundreds of Europe-bound refugees

Hundreds of refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe have been intercepted in recent days by Libyan authorities, according to a coastguard spokesman. The announcement on Saturday came a day after European Union leaders agreed on a controversial new plan to help stem the flow of migrants from the North African country. Coastguard spokesman General Ayoub Qassem said 431 people on four inflatable boats were rounded up between Thursday and […]

5 February 2017

Europe

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