UN defends expert on Palestinian rights after European criticism
GENEVA, Feb 13 – A U.N. human rights spokesperson expressed concern on Friday about attacks on independent U.N. experts after several European governments criticised the organisation’s special rapporteur for Palestine,…
France detains nine in probe over alleged $15m Louvre ticket fraud
Those in custody include two Louvre officials and several guides. Read More
Romantic proposals become a booming business in ‘City of Love’
PARIS, Feb 13 – When Texan Josue Perales brought his girlfriend Kayla Balboa to Paris, she thought it was just a romantic getaway. Instead, he had hired a marriage proposal…
Jailed Istanbul mayor dares Erdogan to call early elections now
ISTANBUL, Feb 13 – Almost one year after he was jailed, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has told Reuters that Tayyip Erdogan should call elections “now” and predicted that the president…
Rubio strikes warmer tone as Trump’s upheaval of Atlantic ties looms over Munich meet
BERLIN/MUNICH, Feb 13 – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned transatlantic ties faced a “defining moment” in a rapidly changing world but struck a warmer tone ahead of the…
Russia attacks port near Odesa, kills brothers near front line, Ukrainian officials say
Feb 13 – Three Ukrainian brothers, including an eight-year-old, were killed near the eastern front line and a Russian drone attack killed one person and injured six others at one…
Germany’s far-right woos unhappy car workers
STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 13 – On a dark February morning at Mercedes-Benz’s vast Untertuerkheim plant, workers arriving for the early shift are met by activists from Zentrum, a self-styled union…
Britain’s Starmer set to call for multinational defence initiative, FT says
Feb 13 – British Prime Minister Kier Starmer is set to make the case for Britain and its Western allies to launch a multinational defence initiative that could oversee joint…
Trump’s upheaval of the Atlantic alliance to loom over Munich security forum
BERLIN/MUNICH, Feb 13 – One year after U.S. Vice President JD Vance attacked European allies at the Munich Security Conference, Washington’s partners will be seeking to chart a more independent…
Tourists empty out of Cuba as US fuel blockade bites
The 300,000 Cubans who make a living off the tourist industry are already feeling the pinch. Read More