Michael Mann named as this year’s prestigious Lumière Award recipient
The celebrated director of ‘The Last of the Mohicans’, ‘Heat’ and ‘The Insider’ is heading to Lyon this fall to receive the Lumière Award, which honours a figure for their…
Thousands gather to mark the 30th anniversary of genocide in Srebrenica
More than 8,000 Bosniak boys and men were executed by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995, towards the end of the Bosnian War, in what is the only recognised genocide…
Lorry drivers dispute police claim that Diogo Jota was speeding before fatal crash
Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva died when the car they were travelling in crashed and burst into flames on the A52 highway in the early hours of 3…
EU’s ‘reluctance’ to act over Israel criticised by 27 former ambassadors
The letter, signed by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North Africa, calls on the EU to suspend its trade agreement with Israel over military actions in…
UN Palestine investigator Albanese slams US sanctions on her as ‘a sign of guilt’
The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Albanese followed an unsuccessful US pressure campaign to force the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to remove her from her post. Read more…
Cash shortage forces Gazans to pay high price for their own money
With banks shut and ATMs out of service, Gazans are turning to money repair services or cash brokers who now charge up to 40% commission, deepening a growing economic crisis.…
‘Crimes against nature and people’: How a global crackdown in the Amazon unfolded
Amazon Basin countries and the UAE joined forces to target illegal mining, wildlife trafficking, logging and fuel smuggling.Read More
Iran detains Franco-German cycling tourist Lennart Monterlos
Human rights groups have accused Tehran of carrying out a policy of hostage diplomacy, using Europeans and dual nationals as “bargaining chips” to facilitate its negotiations with the West. Read…
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UK and France launch pilot scheme to further deter Channel crossings
France will accept the returned migrants in exchange for the UK taking in an equal number of asylum seekers who have family ties in Britain, the leaders of the two…