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Police have been accused of using disproportionate force and of deliberately targeting protesters' faces and heads
Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests
TBILISI — More than 300 people have been arrested since mass protests erupted in Georgia six nights ago, and an increasing number of accounts have emerged alleging violent attacks by police.One man has told the BBC how he was repeatedly kicked in the head, even after he had been knocked unconscious. "When I opened my eyes a third time I couldn't feel my legs or hands -- I couldn't even move my head," said Avandtil Kuchava, a 28-year-old businessman.Demonstrations have continued every night since last Thursday, after ruling party Georgian Dream said it was halting the country's bid to start talks on joining the EU.Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused opposition politicians of orchestrating the violence, blaming them for the injuries.However, the force...
December 04, 2024

Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests

Filippo Turetta enters the court in Venice before the murder verdict was read out on Tuesday
Ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison in femicide case that gripped Italy
ROME — A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, a heinous act of femicide that has put violence against women in the spotlight in this country.Filippo Turetta who admitted to murdering Giulia Cecchettin, 22, in November 2023 a week before she was due to graduate from the University of Padua, was found guilty Tuesday with extenuating factors in a court in Venice of murder, illegal possession of weapons, kidnapping and concealment of a corpse. He was also ordered to pay financial damages to the victim’s family in addition to covering their legal fees.In the Italian criminal justice system, verdicts and sentencing are generally ruled on by either a panel of judges or judges and lay jurors at the same time.After he...
December 04, 2024

Ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison in femicide case that gripped Italy

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, June 14, 2023
Former EU justice chief Didier Reynders suspected of money laundering
BRUSSELS — The Belgian federal police raided several properties linked to former European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders on suspicion of money laundering, Follow the Money and Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported.For years, Reynders allegedly bought lottery tickets through the National Lottery, an organization which he was in charge of as a minister between 2007 and 2011. The top politician was said to have then transferred the laundered profits into his private account.The investigation has been ongoing for months, but investigators waited until the end of his term at the European Commission on Sunday, which also marked the end of his EU immunity.In order to perform a raid, the Belgian police required permission from the College of Commissioners, which Reynders himself was a...
December 04, 2024

Former EU justice chief Didier Reynders suspected of money laundering

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin previously served as taoiseach from 2020 to 2022
Fianna Fáil emerges as largest party in Irish election
DUBLIN — Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general election.It won 48 seats while Sinn Féin - the main opposition party in the last Dáil - won 39.Fine Gael, which has been in coalition with Fianna Fáil since 2020, was third with 38 seats.Those two parties seem best placed to form a new government, but Sinn Féin insists it will still be involved in the coalition talks.Candidates fought it out for 174 seats in the Dáil, with 88 needed to secure a majority.Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael combined have 86.First preference percentage share for the largest three parties was: Fianna Fáil 21.9%, Fine Gael 20.8%, Sinn Féin 19.0%.Turnout for the election was 59.7%, the lowest in more than a century.Fianna...
December 03, 2024

Fianna Fáil emerges as largest party in Irish election

No party has an outright majority in the French National Assembly
 French government faces collapse after PM circumvents parliament over budget bill
PARIS — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government is hanging on by a thread.On Monday, Barnier, who lacks a majority in the National Assembly — the lower house of the French parliament — activated the controversial Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to pass his social security plan for next year without a vote.This, in turn, allows opposition parties to launch a no-confidence vote. Both the left-wing coalition NFP and far-right National Rally (RN) have announced they will file separate censure motions. The confidence vote could come as early as Wednesday."The French are fed up with being mistreated (...) We cannot leave the situation as it is," firebrand National Rally mainstay Marine Le Pen said on Monday.Valérie Pecresse, the conservative right-wing...
December 03, 2024

 French government faces collapse after PM circumvents parliament over budget bill

A man and a woman post their votes in Romania's parliamentary elections, in Bucharest, 1 December 2024
Pro-Western parties come out on top despite far-right gains in Romania election
BUCHAREST — Pro-Western parties will likely seek a coalition in Romania's parliament, as final results show that the Social Democrats won the most votes in Sunday's election.At the same time, the EU and NATO member state also saw a huge surge of support for far-right nationalists.The far-right nationalist Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) came in second, ahead of the center-right National Liberal Party, while two smaller hard-right parties also got enough votes to enter parliament.Political analyst Ion M Ionita said the increased parliamentary seats for the far-right will make forming a majority government difficult for the pro-Western parties because they are historically opposition parties and could struggle to reach agreements.“We are still in a very complicated...
December 03, 2024

Pro-Western parties come out on top despite far-right gains in Romania election

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Dec.2, 2024
German Chancellor Scholz defends decision not to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine
KYIV — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years on Monday and vowed to keep supporting Kyiv in its fight against Russia.However, he stood firm on his decision not to supply Taurus long-range missiles.While Germany has been one of Ukraine’s strongest allies, Scholz has resisted two of President Volodymyr Zelensky's key demands: the delivery of German- and Swedish-made Taurus missiles and an expedited path to NATO membership.Facing early elections in February, Scholz defended his cautious approach, framing it as a balance between robust support for Ukraine and minimizing the risk of escalating the conflict into a direct NATO-Russia confrontation.“This doesn’t lessen our support, which is very wide-ranging and it is important for me...
December 03, 2024

German Chancellor Scholz defends decision not to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine

Catherine will be part of the carriage procession in honor of the visiting Qataris
Kate returns for Qatar state visit – but Queen to miss start
LONDON — The diplomatic red carpet will be rolled out for a state visit by the Emir of Qatar, with the King and the Prince and Princess of Wales delivering a royal welcome on Tuesday morning.But Queen Camilla still has a lingering chest infection and will miss the start, while Catherine's involvement in the visit by the Gulf state marks another step in her return to official duties.The state visit's exercise in soft power will see the visiting Qatari royals given a carriage procession along The Mall, a visit to the Houses of Parliament and a banquet at Buckingham Palace.Queen Camilla, who is said to have "diminished reserves of energy" after a chest infection, will miss the outdoor parts of the reception on Horse Guards Parade and along the Mall, but will attend events...
December 03, 2024

Kate returns for Qatar state visit – but Queen to miss start

Diego Garcia hosts a joint UK-US military base
Sri Lankan migrants brought to UK from remote military island
LONDON — Migrants stranded for more than three years on the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been brought to the UK.The Sri Lankan Tamils are permitted to remain in the country for six months, with financial support from the Foreign Office, according to documents seen by the BBC.Their journey to the UK marks the end of years of complex legal battles waged over thousands of miles over their fate, but their long-term future remains uncertain.Most of the group of around 60 migrants have been living in a makeshift camp on Diego Garcia – the site of a strategic UK-US military base – since October 2021, when they became the first people ever to file asylum claims there.On Monday, a government spokesperson described the move as a "one-off, due to the exceptional nature...
December 03, 2024

Sri Lankan migrants brought to UK from remote military island

Russian forces have been gradually retaking territory in Kursk since Ukraine seized it in August
Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump
KYIV — The tone is dark, even angry.“The situation is getting worse every day.”“We don’t see the goal. Our land is not here.”Almost four months after Ukrainian troops launched a lightning offensive into the Russian region of Kursk, text messages from soldiers fighting there paint a dismal picture of a battle they don’t properly understand and fear they might be losing.We’ve been in contact, via Telegram, with several soldiers serving in Kursk, one of whom has recently left. We’ve agreed not to identify any of them.None of the names in this article are real.They speak of dire weather conditions and a chronic lack of sleep caused by Russia’s constant bombardment, which includes the use of terrifying, 3,000kg glide bombs.They’re also in retreat, with Russian forces...
December 03, 2024

Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump

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