Anwar Bunni picked up the phone only after two rings. It was December 8, the day Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar Assad and captured Damascus. Bunni, head of the nonprofit Syrian Center for Legal Studies and Research, has spent more than a decade gathering testimony on crimes committed against Syrians under the Assad government and … Read more
Senior French officials on Wednesday slammed the “shameful” street celebrations that erupted in several cities following the death of far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. Source link
People in some parts of France have been celebrating and openly mocking the death of politician Jean Marie Le Pen. The founder of France’s main far-right party, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. His legacy remains highly controversial in French politics, Yinka Oyetade takes a look… Source link
French media are reporting that Didier Deschamps, coach of the French men’s football team, will step down in 2026 when his current contract ends. That will most likely be after the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada and will be the end of 14 successful years as coach. Deschamps is expected to … Read more
Indonesia’s new government has launched an ambitious project to fight malnutrition. The Free Nutritious Meal program aims to feed a quarter of its population but critics question whether the program is affordable. Source link
Uncertainty and misinformation combined to drive declines in the USDT market. Exchanges have a grace period of 6 to 18 months, to comply with MiCA. With the recent entry into force of the Regulation on the Market in Cryptoassets (MiCA) in the European Union, USDT (Tether) has been in the eyes of many. This is … Read more
In Ukraine, a media investigation has put the French-funded and trained Anne de Kyiv Brigade under the spotlight, and Kyiv is now investigating. Mismanagement had already driven out the original Brigade commander last December, and now there are allegations of mass desertion. Soldiers fighting in the new brigade currently operate in one of the most … Read more
The branches in the Bergedorf City Center and in the Alstertal shopping center in Poppenbüttel are affected. Regarding the City-Center Bergedorf location, Görtz Retail GmbH is ordered to pay a total of around 180,000 euros (rent plus interest). This is about rents from January to August 2024.The rental space for the location on the ground … Read more
A plane carrying journalist Cecilia Sala has left Tehran and will soon arrive back in Italy, Italian authorities announced on Wednesday. Sala had been held in the Iranian capital’s notorious Evin prison since she was arrested on December 19. Source link
