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Leader of the Nobel Committee Berit Reiss-Andersen presents Ali and Kiana Rahmani, children of Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist, with the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, as they accept the award on behalf of their mother at Oslo City Hall, Norway. — courtesy Reuters
Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO — The teenage twins of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.Mohammadi — who is serving a 10-year jail term in Tehran — won this year’s prize for her work fighting against the oppression of women in Iran.In a speech smuggled from prison and read out by her children, she denounced Iran’s “tyrannical” government.“The Iranian people, with perseverance, will overcome repression and authoritarianism,” she said.“Have no doubt, this is certain.”The prestigious peace prize was handed out in Oslo on Sunday, along with the other Nobel prizes for literature, science and economics.Mohammadi has for years been a prominent human rights figure in Iran.The 51-year-old has been in jail almost continuously since 2010 — and in...
December 10, 2023

Teenage children of jailed Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize

Donald Tusk’s coalition government is likely to get approved later this week
Poland’s popcorn moment as pro-EU leader Tusk returns to power
WARSAW — They’re calling it “Sejmflix”.The daily livestream from Poland’s parliament, the Sejm, has become an online hit, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers for each session. Some top a million.Soon the latest must-watch series will make the leap to the big screen. Demand to follow key proceedings next week is so high that one of Warsaw’s main cinemas, Kinoteka, is showing the whole thing, offering politics with popcorn.Monday is the deadline for Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to present his Cabinet for a vote of confidence by deputies.If he fails to get enough support, as expected, parliament will move to approve a coalition government led by Donald Tusk which holds a majority of seats in the Sejm.Barring any major surprise, Poland should have a new Cabinet by...
December 10, 2023

Poland’s popcorn moment as pro-EU leader Tusk returns to power

Steve Etches has the skull. Now he wants the rest of the animal’s body. — courtesy BBC/Tony Jolliffe
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs
DORSET — The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorized the oceans about 150 million years ago.The 2m-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered and is giving new insights into this ancient predator.The skull will be featured in a special David Attenborough program on BBC One on New Year’s Day.There are gasps as the sheet covering the fossil is pulled back and the skull is revealed for the first time.It’s immediately obvious that this pliosaur is huge and beautifully preserved.There isn’t a specimen anywhere else to match it, believes local palaeontologist Steve Etches.“It’s one of the best fossils I’ve ever worked on....
December 10, 2023

Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs

Samuel Paty's death sparked protests in France. — courtesy Getty Images
Six French teenagers convicted in connection with 2020 beheading of teacher Paty
PARIS — A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country.The teacher had shown his pupils caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering some Muslim parents. Most Muslims avoid depictions of prophets, considering them to be blasphemous.Among those on trial was a teenage girl who had allegedly told her parents that Paty had asked Muslim pupils to leave the room before showing the caricatures.The court found her guilty of having made false accusation charges and slanderous comments, as it was established that she was not in the class at the time.The other adolescents were found guilty of charges related to taking part in a pre-meditated criminal...
December 09, 2023

Six French teenagers convicted in connection with 2020 beheading of teacher Paty

President Emmanuel Macron looked on as France’s Chief Rabbi Haïm Korsia lit a candle for the first night of Hanukkah. —courtesy Rabbi Mendel Samama/@EURORabbi
France’s Macron buffeted from all sides in row over secularism
PARÍS — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying the French Republic after he took part in a Jewish ceremony inside his official residence, the Elysée Palace.In a country where the separation of religion is itself a religion, the lighting of a Hanukkah candle inside the historic Salle des Fêtes on Thursday was immediately denounced by politicians of both right and left.The president had invited France’s Chief Rabbi Haïm Korsia to light the first of eight candles on a Hanukkiah, or candelabra, marking the start of the Jewish festival of lights.The occasion was the award to President Macron of a prize for his efforts against antisemitism.But when video of the ceremony appeared shortly afterwards on social media, there was furor.For French opinion-formers of...
December 09, 2023

France’s Macron buffeted from all sides in row over secularism

Ukraine’s first lady spoke to the BBC amid a political stand-off in the US which has seen support held up. — courtesy Anton Kulakowskiy
Ukraine in ‘mortal danger’ without aid, Olena Zelenska warns
KYIV — Olena Zelenska has warned that Ukrainians are in “mortal danger” of being left to die if Western countries don’t continue their financial support.Ukraine’s first lady spoke to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg a day after Republican senators in the US blocked a key aid bill.It would have provided more than $60bn (£47.8bn) worth of support to Ukraine.Speaking hours after a Russian missile attack, she said: “If the world gets tired, they will simply let us die.”The White House has warned that US funds for Ukraine could soon run out, but Republicans have held up a deal to authorize more assistance.They are seeking to secure compromises from President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress on funding for US border measures, in exchange for their support.President Biden said the...
December 09, 2023

Ukraine in ‘mortal danger’ without aid, Olena Zelenska warns

File photo of European Union (EU) flags next to the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium.
EU agrees to regulate potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers struck a deal Friday agreeing to one of the world’s first major comprehensive artificial intelligence laws.The landmark legislation, called the AI Act, sets up a regulatory framework to promote the development of AI while addressing the risks associated with the rapidly evolving technology.The legislation bans harmful AI practices “considered to be a clear threat to people’s safety, livelihoods and rights.”The law comes amid growing fears about the disruptive capabilities of artificial intelligence.In a news conference, Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, called the law “a balanced and human-centered approach” that will “no doubt be setting the global standard for years to come.”The regulatory framework, which...
December 09, 2023

EU agrees to regulate potentially harmful effects of artificial intelligence

The Russian presidential election is scheduled to be held in March 2024
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says he will run for president again in 2024 election
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin says he will run for president again in Russia’s elections in March 2024, in a move that could see him retain power until at least 2030.Putin made the announcement Friday after a ceremony at the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president.Putin will bid for his fifth presidential term at the elections, set to take place on March 17, 2024, as he aims to solidify his continuous hold on power as head of state or prime minister for more than two decades.The upcoming elections will also mark the first time that residents of the occupied Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, annexed by Russia during the conflict, will participate in the presidential elections.The international community previously condemned local elections in...
December 08, 2023

Russia’s Vladimir Putin says he will run for president again in 2024 election

This image taken from the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on October 29, 2023
Europe 'aiding and assisting' Israel's war in Gaza with key weapons
BRUSSELS — In a recent four-page letter, ex-UN official Craig Mokhiber criticized the international community for failing to stop a “genocide unfolding before our eyes” in Gaza.The US human rights lawyer accused the US, UK and much of Europe of being “wholly complicit in the horrific assault” on the Palestinian enclave by Israeli forces, which began on 7 October when Hamas killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel.Israel has retaliated with unrelenting strikes on Gaza and poured in troops and tanks, killing more than 9,000 so far, say Palestinian authorities.Now information shared with Euronews shows European states are likely “aiding and assisting” Israel’s offensive directly.The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) provided data on arms sales...
December 08, 2023

Europe 'aiding and assisting' Israel's war in Gaza with key weapons

Protesters blocked the gates of the BAE Systems factory in Glasgow because of the companies associations with Israel's arms manufacturing
Pro-Palestine activists stage blockade at BAE Systems over weapons manufacturing for Israel
LONDON — More than 100 activists have initiated a blockade at the BAE Systems factory in Govan, Glasgow, protesting the company's association with Israel and advocating for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.The demonstration, organised by pro-Palestinian activists in collaboration with Workers For A Free Palestine, aims to compel BAE Systems to sever all connections with Israel, including the trade of weapons, defence, and supplies.The demonstrators are not only pressuring BAE Systems but also calling on the UK government to endorse a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and put an end to the occupation of Palestine, as both the West Bank and Gaza are officially designated as occupied territories by the UK government.'Through our actions, which are shared today with Workers for a Free...
December 08, 2023

Pro-Palestine activists stage blockade at BAE Systems over weapons manufacturing for Israel

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