Although their policies are very much focused on opposing the government’s environmental policies, he told the BBC most people would characterise them as a right-wing, populist party that was quite anti-EU, anti-immigration and in favour of banning burkas for Muslims.
Eintracht Frankfurt fans have clashed with police in Italy ahead of their club’s Champions League last-16 match against Napoli. Footage showed them hurling chairs at riot police, who responded with tear gas. Naples authorities had banned residents of the German city from
In the US, shares in a number of regional banks had plunged on Monday on worries over wider problems. But as trading began on Tuesday, San Francisco-based First Republic Bank – which had seen its share price tank by 62% on Monday
Empathy, an organisation supporting victims of torture in Georgia, alleged on 1 December that Saakashvili had been diagnosed with illnesses “incompatible with imprisonment” and that Georgian and foreign medical experts had found evidence of heavy-metal poisoning.
The Gulf kingdom has been condemned for a range of human rights abuses: its involvement in the conflict in neighbouring Yemen, the murder in 2018 of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, for jailing dissidents, and for the widespread use of capital punishment.
But during those weeks of quiet, Russia was stocking up weaponry. In the early hours of Thursday it fired 81 missiles and left four regions grappling with emergency power cuts. By Friday, half a million people still had no power in Kharkiv,
Video shot by an eyewitness appears to show a person firing a weapon through a window at a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg, Germany. Seven people, including an unborn baby, were killed in the attack in the German city of Hamburg, police
France captain Wendie Renard said she would not play for her country to preserve her “mental health” Corinne Diacre has been sacked as manager of the French national team four months before the World Cup. Renard released a statement criticising the French
“In the wake of Tyre Nichols’s tragic death, the Justice Department has heard from police chiefs across the country who are assessing the use of specialised units and, where used, appropriate management, oversight, and accountability for such units,” Associate Attorney General Vanita
“We are very sorry that this happened in our country and we send our condolences to the families of the victims, friends, and the United States government, and we will continue doing our work to guarantee peace and tranquillity,” Mexican President Andrés