International News

France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg unpacks the new €650 million in aid German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged to Ukraine on Monday, unveiling what it could mean for Ukraine’s chances at repelling Russian forces. Source link

Bashar al-Assad, head of the Syrian regime, continued his counter-offensive after insurgents’ captured Aleppo last week, vowing to carry on towards the country’s capital of Damascus. Both Iran and Russia said they would help al-Assad’s government fight back against the Islamist-led offensive, while Turkey said the flare-up in the country’s civil war was due to … Read more

Billionaire Elon Musk missed out on a mammoth $55.8 billion pay deal at his electric vehicle company, Tesla, after Delaware judge Kathaleen McCormick on Monday stood by her January decision to cancel the compensation package, qualifying it at excessive and unjust to Tesla investors despite a favorable June shareholder votes. Source link

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz continued to differ over the questions of long-range German missile deliveries and Ukraine’s potential membership of NATO. Despite the United States lifting restrictions on Kyiv’s use of long-range American ATACMS missiles, and similar authorization given by the United Kingdom and France regarding the deployment of … Read more

German discus thrower Ilke Wyludda has passed away in the eastern German city of Halle, President of the Saxony-Anhalt State Sports Association Silke Renk announced Monday. Wyludda was 55 years old. ‘The whole German throwing community is in mourning’ “The news is terribly hard and leaves me stunned. Ilke struggled with health problems straight after … Read more

Guinea has announced three days of national mourning starting Tuesday. On Monday, many in the country felt shock, confusion, sadness and anger after the deaths the evening before of at least 56 people in a stamped at a football match. The crush happened in the town of Nzérékoré during the final of a tournament played … Read more

The president of the International Criminal Court launched out Monday against attacks on the court, which finds itself under the spotlight after issuing arrest warrants over wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The ICC faced criticism in some quarters after judges issued an arrest warrant last month for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense … Read more

In a landmark ruling, Belgium’s court of appeals on Monday said that five women, born in Belgian-ruled Congo and now in their 70s, had been victims of “systematic abduction” by the state when they were abducted from their mothers as small children and brought up in Catholic institutions because of their mixed-race origins. Source link

Romania’s constitutional court on Monday certified the shock first-round results of the presidential election, confirming the lead of pro-Russia nationalist Calin Georgescu, who will face liberal leader Elena Lasconi in the run-off on Sunday. Source link