France sends the navy ship the Lafayette with two Rafale-type fighter jets to the eastern Mediterranean. The Ministry of Defense reported that this is part of plans to expand the military presence in that area. Tensions between Greece and Turkey are mounting there as a result of Turkish projects […]
Belarusian security forces have arrested alleged organizers of the protests on the third night of massive demonstrations against the regime, state news agency Belta reported Wednesday. One of the organizers would have been arrested in a hotel. Two Russian journalists would also have been arrested. Thousands of protesters have […]
Police in Belarus arrested about 3,000 protesters during protests against the conduct of Sunday’s presidential elections. This was reported by the Russian news agency RIA on the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. Previous reports in Minsk spoke of at least 120 arrests. A demonstrator was […]
The popular video app TikTok is threatening to go to American court over Donald Trump’s presidential decree, the company writes in a blog post on the website. Trump has prohibited transactions with the Chinese parent company ByteDance. TikTok says to be “shocked”. “The decree was issued without any fair […]
The Chinese authorities have released a man who was wrongfully detained for nearly 27 years for the murder of two boys. A court in Jiangxi Province ruled this week that there was insufficient evidence against Zhang Yuhuan, who says police tortured him to extract a confession. The time Zhang […]
Authorities in the United States have been guilty of human rights abuses in combating demonstrations against racism and excessive police brutality in recent months, human rights organization Amnesty International said in a report. According to Amnesty, disproportionate violence has been used against protesters, doctors, journalists and observers. The report […]
More than 1,300 firefighters are trying to control a major wildfire in California. Nearly 7,800 people have been evacuated. The fire is called the Apple Fire and broke out near San Bernardino on Friday. Some 8,000 hectares of land have been destroyed since then. A lot of smoke accompanies […]
Germany is introducing mandatory home quarantine for people returning from the Spanish regions of Catalonia, Navarre and Aragon. These three areas will count as risk areas from Friday onwards because the number of infections with the coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants is above 50. People travelling to Germany from one […]
Several principal international musicians have written an open letter to the American Democratic and Republican Parties asking to stop the unauthorized use of their music during political campaigns. “As artists, activists and citizens, we ask that all political candidates first seek permission from artists and songwriters before using their […]
Former Renault CEO Thierry Bolloré becomes the top boss of Jaguar Land Rover. The British subsidiary of the Indian Tata Motors was looking for a replacement for Ralf Speth who will retire in September. Speth will remain with Jaguar Land Rover as a non-executive vice-chairman, a role similar to […]
