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The final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Tornedalians was published on 15 November 2023
Sweden ordered to apologize to Tornedalian minority community for historical abuses
STOCKHOLM — The Swedish State and the Church of Sweden should apologize for historic injustices committed against a minority group called Tornedalians, an independent commission has said.The Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Tornedalians found that Sweden's assimilation of their communities in the 19th and 20th centuries "harmed the minority and still (today) makes it difficult to protect their language, culture and traditional industries".The Commission was tasked with examining the violations perpetrated against the Tornedalians and has been working on the report since June 2020. The final report was published on Wednesday and presented to the Swedish government."Reparation is necessary in order to move forward", the Commission said. A first step would be...
November 16, 2023

Sweden ordered to apologize to Tornedalian minority community for historical abuses

Adam Johnson died in hospital on 28 October
Adam Johnson: Manslaughter arrest over ice hockey player's death
LONDON — A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut during a match.The Nottingham Panthers player was hit in the neck by a skate during a match against the Sheffield Steelers on 28 October.The 29-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.A post-mortem examination confirmed he died as a result of a fatal neck injury, South Yorkshire Police said.The force said detectives arrested the suspect on Tuesday, adding that he remained in custody.Det Ch Supt Becs Horsfall, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "We have been carrying out extensive inquiries to piece together the events which led to the loss of Adam in these unprecedented circumstances."We have been speaking to highly specialised...
November 15, 2023

Adam Johnson: Manslaughter arrest over ice hockey player's death

Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak
Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of betrayal in scathing letter
LONDON — Suella Braverman has launched a full-scale attack on her old boss Rishi Sunak, a day after he sacked her as home secretary.In a blistering letter to the prime minister, she said he had repeatedly failed on key policies and broken pledges over immigration.Sunak had adopted "wishful thinking" to "avoid having to make hard choices", she wrote.Her broadside comes on the eve of a key ruling on the government's Rwanda plan.On Wednesday morning, the UK Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the lawfulness of the postponed scheme to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda to claim asylum there.The ruling on the flagship policy will be a key moment for Sunak's government, and could reignite divisions among Tory MPs over the ECHR human rights treaty.Braverman, a...
November 15, 2023

Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of betrayal in scathing letter

David Cameron is the first former prime minister to return to government since the 1970s
David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback
LONDON — David Cameron has said he wants to support Prime Minister Rishi Sunak "at a hard time", after making a dramatic comeback to government in a major cabinet reshuffle.The former prime minister has been appointed foreign secretary and accepted a peerage to take the post.He replaced James Cleverly, who became home secretary after Sunak sacked Suella Braverman.Lord Cameron admitted it was "not usual" for a former PM "to come back".But he said at a time when the country faced "daunting challenges" in the Middle East and Ukraine, he hoped his experience would be helpful to Sunak's government."I've decided to join this team because I believe Rishi Sunak is a good prime minister doing a difficult job at a hard time," Lord Cameron...
November 14, 2023

David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback

Migrants aboard a rubber boat being intercepted by French authorities, off the port of Calais, northern France. (file photo)
More than 200 migrants rescued trying to cross Channel from France to England
PARIS — More than 200 migrants were rescued in the space of 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday, as they tried to reach England by crossing the Channel.Among those rescued were two people drifting off the coast of Calais on Sunday morning in a small dinghy, French authorities said.In another operation on Saturday night, the crew of a state-chartered rescue vessel rescued 60 migrants. Among them, "one shipwrecked person fainted, in a state of hypothermia", officials said.Midway through the day on Sunday, the same vessel rescued 21 people from another boat in difficulty."But during this rescue operation, some of the migrants managed to get the engine running again and refused to be rescued by French resources," the statement said.French authorities decided to let them...
November 14, 2023

More than 200 migrants rescued trying to cross Channel from France to England

Nearly two-thirds of new doctors in the UK in 2022 qualified abroad
Overseas doctors will remain 'crucial' despite local recruitment drive 
LONDON — Attracting skilled overseas-trained doctors to the UK will remain "crucial", despite plans to train more healthcare staff in the country, the doctors' regulator has said.The General Medical Council (GMC) found that nearly two-thirds (63%) of new doctors in 2022 qualified abroad.The government launched a major plan in June to train and recruit more healthcare workers in England.But it will take many years for this to take effect, the GMC says.NHS England says it currently has 10,855 full-time doctor vacancies — a rate of 7.2%.Under NHS England's Long Term Workforce Plan, it hopes to recruit and retain "hundreds of thousands" more healthcare staff over the next 15 years. The plan includes spending £2.4bn on additional training places for healthcare...
November 13, 2023

Overseas doctors will remain 'crucial' despite local recruitment drive 

Over 300,000 people demonstrated in London demanding ceasefire in Gaza.
London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue
LONDON — Seven men have been charged over disorder on Armistice Day for offences including inciting racial hatred.The Met Police said 145 people were arrested — the "vast majority" of whom were counter-protesters — and nine officers were injured on Saturday.It condemned violence from right-wing counter-protesters who it says set out to confront the pro-Palestinian march.Investigations into other offenses — including antisemitic hate crimes — continue, police said.The pro-Palestinian demonstration — which coincided with Armistice Day — saw some 300,000 people march through central London calling for a Gaza ceasefire.It was the biggest UK rally since the war between Israel and Hamas began on 7 October.Police added while the march itself did not see such physical...
November 13, 2023

London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue

French police regulate thousands who gathered for a march against antisemitism in Paris, France on Sunday
Thousands march across France against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war
PARIS — More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, marched peacefully on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, representatives of several parties on the left as well as far-right leader Marine Le Pen attended the march in the French capital amid tight security.The march was preceded by approximately 70 other rallies arranged across the country.President Emmanuel Macron, though, did not attend any of the events.He had previously expressed his support for the protest and called on citizens to rise up against “the unbearable resurgence of unbridled antisemitism.”The leader of the far-left France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Melenchon, also stayed away from the march,...
November 13, 2023

Thousands march across France against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war

A French police officer stands guard in front of the Synagogue of Sarcelles, Paris’s suburb. — courtesy Getty Images
French march against antisemitism shakes up far right and far left
PARIS — Something unprecedented is happening this weekend in Paris, brought about by the war between Israel and Hamas and its spill-over in Europe.For the first time ever, a major demonstration attended by representatives of the major political parties will include the far right — but not the far left.On Sunday afternoon thousands of people are expected to heed a call from the Speakers of the two houses of parliament to show their support for French “Republican” values and their rejection of antisemitism — this in the face of a steep rise in antisemitic actions since Oct. 7.Among the first to announce their presence were Marine Le Pen, three-times presidential candidate for the National Rally (formerly the National Front), and the party’s young president, Jordan Bardella.Almost...
November 12, 2023

French march against antisemitism shakes up far right and far left

Missiles thrown as counter-protesters in police stand-off in London.
Met condemns ‘extreme violence’ of far-right in London protests
LONDON — The Met Police has condemned “extreme violence from right-wing protesters” who it says set out to confront Saturday’s pro-Palestinian march.Nine officers were injured and 126 people arrested — the “vast majority” of whom were counter-protesters.Police added while the march itself did not see such physical violence, serious offenses relating to antisemitic hate crimes were being investigated.The British PM Rishi Sunak said those involved in crimes must face the full force of the law.Sunak said: “I condemn the violent, wholly unacceptable scenes we have seen today from the EDL (English Defense League) and associated groups and Hamas sympathizers attending the National March for Palestine.“The despicable actions of a minority of people undermine those who have...
November 12, 2023

Met condemns ‘extreme violence’ of far-right in London protests

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