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European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, right, and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss prior to a meeting in Brussels in this file photo.
Northern Ireland Protocol: UK publishes controversial legislation to change Brexit treaty
LONDON/ BRUSSELS — The United Kingdom published legislation on Monday that would alter the Northern Ireland Protocol, in a move the EU denounced as a unilateral action that was “damaging to mutual trust.”The EU’s Brexit negotiator, Maroš Šefčovič, said in a statement following the publication of the law that renegotiating the Protocol was “unrealistic”.He said the EU would consider re-launching legal action against the United Kingdom to protect the single market “from the risks that the violation of the Protocol creates for EU businesses and for the health and safety of EU citizens”Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed earlier that the draft law would only bring “trivial changes”, dismissing concerns the controversial legislation could usher in a trade...
June 14, 2022

Northern Ireland Protocol: UK publishes controversial legislation to change Brexit treaty

The bishop of Muenster Felix Genn seen in this file photo
Report finds 196 German clerics abused children in Münster diocese
BERLIN — At least 196 clerics sexually abused children over several years in one German Catholic diocese, according to a new independent report.The study found that there was a “massive leadership failure” during the tenures of the Münster diocese’s bishops between 1947 and 2008.It found that there were at least 610 victims of abuse in the church between 1945 and 2020, but the true number could be as high as 6,000.Around 5% of the 196 clerics were “serial” abusers, responsible for more than 10 acts each, the report stated.The research was commissioned by the diocese in western Germany and carried out over two-and-a-half years by the University of Münster.It found that members of the church diocese had covered up abuse scandals or “only intervened superficially”.“The...
June 14, 2022

Report finds 196 German clerics abused children in Münster diocese

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
Stoltenberg hopes for quick solution to Finland, Sweden bids
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday called for a solution to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden “as soon as possible,” clarifying that an upcoming NATO summit at the end of June in Madrid is not a deadline to resolve the matter.“The aim is to solve those issues as soon as possible and to welcome Finland and Sweden as full members, that’s why we are working so hard,” he told a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Sweden.The NATO chief hoped to find a solution “as soon as possible,” in reference to Turkey’s objection to the NATO membership of the two EU countries on alleged support to Kurdish terrorist groups, saying the Madrid summit is not a deadline to resolve the issue.It is clear that Sweden and...
June 13, 2022

Stoltenberg hopes for quick solution to Finland, Sweden bids

Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II becomes second-longest serving monarch
LONDON — The Queen has become the second-longest serving sovereign monarch in history.As of Monday, she has been on the throne for 70 years and 127 days, second only to Louis XIV of France who became king at the age of four.She overtakes Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016, having equaled his reign on Sunday.Last weekend, the 96-year-old's Platinum Jubilee was marked with four days of celebrations across the UK.She had officially reached 70 years of rule on 6 February, with the extended bank holiday weekend chosen for the Jubilee events.Many of the events - including a pageant, Trooping the Colour and a star-studded concert at Buckingham Palace - involved an outdoor element more suited to summer months.If the Queen is still reigning in May 2024 she would take the...
June 13, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II becomes second-longest serving monarch

Jordan Gatley's family shared a picture of him in Ukraine.
Former British soldier dies fighting for Ukraine
LONDON — A former British soldier has been killed fighting for the Ukrainian armed forces, his family has said.Jordan Gatley, who left the British army in March and traveled to Ukraine, was described as "a hero" by his father Dean in a tribute on social media.He died in the battle for the eastern city of Severodonetsk, which has seen intense fighting in recent days.The Foreign Office has said it is "supporting the family of a British man who has died in Ukraine".Gatley's father wrote in a Facebook post that his son had been helping train local forces. He added that Jordan was fatally shot on the front line while defending the city and they were informed of his death on Friday.He had gone to Ukraine to help "after careful consideration", he said.According...
June 13, 2022

Former British soldier dies fighting for Ukraine

Distinctive marks from a cluster munition in the roof of a car next to a playground in Kharkiv.
Evidence shows widespread use of cluster munitions in Ukraine war
KHARKIV — Russia has killed hundreds of civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv using indiscriminate shelling and widely-banned cluster munitions, according to new research by Amnesty International.Amnesty said it had found evidence of Russian forces repeatedly using 9N210/9N235 cluster bombs, as well as "scatterable" munitions — rockets that eject smaller mines that explode later at timed intervals.The BBC visited five separate impact sites in residential neighbourhoods in Kharkiv and saw evidence of a distinctive, symmetrical spalling effect associated with cluster munitions. We showed images from the sites to three weapons experts, who all said the impacts were consistent with the controversial weapons."Those impacts are from cluster munitions,...
June 13, 2022

Evidence shows widespread use of cluster munitions in Ukraine war

Axe Close — courtesy Google
Luton murder arrest after man is struck by car
LONDON — A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man who was hit by a car.Police said the man in his 60s died shortly after emergency services arrived at Axe CloseBedfordshire Police said officers were called to a disturbance on Axe Close in Luton at about 09:05 BST on Saturday.Robert Duggan, 60, who lived on the road, was found badly injured and died shortly afterwards.Detective Inspector Iain Macpherson said police were "carrying out numerous lines of enquiry" into the death and appealed for witnesses to get in touch.The arrested man remains in police custody for questioning. — BBC
June 12, 2022

Luton murder arrest after man is struck by car

Voting got under way in mainland France on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with record numbers of voters seen abstaining.
Voting under way in France's first round of parliamentary elections
PARIS — Voting got under way in mainland France on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with record numbers of voters seen abstaining.Starting at 08:00 (06:00 GMT), the approximately 48.7 million registered voters were able to cast their ballots for the 577 seats in the National Assembly.The shape of the new parliament will only become clear only after the second round on June 19.French President Emmanuel Macron's party is seeking an absolute majority that would enable him to implement his campaign promises, especially with regard to purchasing power and pension systems.Macron faces stiff competition from an alliance of left-wing parties — the Socialists, Greens, Communists and France Unbowed party.Nearly 49 million citizens are eligible to vote in the elections...
June 12, 2022

Voting under way in France's first round of parliamentary elections


More than 200 students from half a dozen countries stand in formation to send the important message to save our oceans. — courtesy The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
Maritime students send special SOS to upcoming UN Ocean Conference
GENEVA — At first, they look like bright spots of white casting shadows on a lush green lawn. As the drone camera swoops into the sky, it becomes clear that these are people — more than 200 students from half a dozen different countries — lining up to spell out a clear message to the world: SAVE OUR OCEANS.These future maritime leaders, studying at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, based in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria, also used two powerful symbols in their video: an anchor, immediately recognizable in any language, and Semaphore, another universal way to communicate on the high seas, using flags.Spelling it out Arms moving in sharp patterns, the students spell, with flags, the same urgent text they form with their bodies as seen from...
June 12, 2022

Maritime students send special SOS to upcoming UN Ocean Conference

A childhood photo of Marsel and his father. — courtesy Marsel Zaki Abdo
A ‘child of international solidarity’
GENEVA — For three generations, Marsel Abdo’s family have been fleeing conflict, including the Syrian war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.It began when grandfather left his home in Palestine after the creation of Israel in 1948, to take refuge in the Syrian capital Damascus.Then in 2011, Abdo’s family home came under attack when war broke out in the country, and his parents left for Ukraine, his mother’s homeland.And, in 2022, his mother was again forced to relocate, when Russia invaded. — UN News
June 12, 2022

A ‘child of international solidarity’

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