Spain orders probe after rights group alleges troops abused migrants in Ceuta
MADRID, Sept 29 – Spain’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had alerted prosecutors to an Amnesty International report alleging the military tortured or mistreated migrants in Ceuta, and ordered…
Protesters camped out across Spain demand passage of housing measures
MADRID, Sept 30 – Thousands of protesters camped out on Madrid’s main square and in other Spanish cities demanded on Wednesday that parliament swiftly approve new measures to protect tenants…
France, Britain in talks to end ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal
PARIS, Sept 30 – France and Britain are in talks to end their “one in, one out” migration deal, a French interior ministry source said on Wednesday. Read More
Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails
HAVANA, Sept 30 – Cuban housewife Yuamilka Hechavarria was asleep last Tuesday when water rushed into the cistern of the crumbling tenement where she lives in old Havana. Read More
Hungarian appeals court cuts German activist’s jail term to seven years
BUDAPEST, Sept 30 – A Hungarian appeals court on Wednesday reduced the prison sentence of a German citizen convicted for assaulting suspected far-right sympathisers in Budapest in 2023 to seven…
South Africa summons US ambassador again over ‘undiplomatic conduct,’ official says
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 – South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry called in US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III on Tuesday for a third time over what it described as “undiplomatic conduct,”…
Veteran white politician nicknamed ‘grandmother’ shakes up Johannesburg mayor race
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30 – A 75-year-old white politician nicknamed “gogo”, meaning grandmother, is running for mayor of Johannesburg in a high-stakes November race that analysts say could reshape South Africa’s…
Netanyahu holds consultations over diverted Flydubai flight; spokesman says ‘not a hijacking’
The Flydubai flight was headed to Tel Aviv when it diverted from its path. Read More
Polish airports in Lublin and Rzeszow resume flights
Sept 30 – Air operations at airports in Lublin and Rzeszow have resumed after temporary closures due to military aviation operations, Poland’s Air Traffic Authority said on Wednesday. Read More
US security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld: Republican Senator Wicker
Washington is bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. Read More