British Sikh man gets life in jail for killing student
The trial was seized on by prominent figures such as far-right activist Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk who claimed it showed police bias. Read More
Trump says he spoke to Lebanon’s Hezbollah through intermediaries
WASHINGTON, June 1 – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he spoke with Iran-aligned Lebanese militia group Hezbollah through intermediaries and secured a pledge that it would not attack…
Zelenskiy’s top aide says peace deal by winter is “realistic”
KYIV, June 1 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said on Monday he believed agreeing a deal to end the war against Russia by winter was…
Czech court clears way for extradition of German extremist in transgender case
PLZEN, Czech Republic, June 1 – A Czech court on Monday said German far-right activist Marla-Svenja Liebich, convicted of multiple offences, could be extradited to Germany, where her legal gender…
Hundreds protest against planned US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
NAIROBI, June 1 – Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the United States to set up…
WHO chief to meet Congo president, as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected for months
KINSHASA, June 1 – The head of the World Health Organization was due to meet with Democratic Republic of Congo’s president on Monday to discuss the country’s Ebola outbreak, which…
Hamas to hold talks with Gaza mediators in Egypt
One of the key sticking points in negotiations has been the issue of Hamas’s disarmament. Read More
Nigeria’s Obi to run for president again after opposition split
LAGOS, June 1 – Nigerian politician Peter Obi said he would run for president again in January after winning his party’s nomination, setting up another contest between incumbent Bola Tinubu…
Britain will not have to pay Rwanda millions over asylum deal, court rules
THE HAGUE, June 1 – Britain will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over a canceled asylum deal, the Permanent Court of Arbitration said on Monday.…
British government to release second batch of files on ex-US envoy Mandelson
Hundreds of files expected to run to more than 1,000 pages were to be published on June 1. Read More