School protests in France: hundreds of schools closed and 40 principals injured
Hundreds of schools closed due to unrest as French students protest funding gappublished at 09:55 BST 09:55 BST Image source, Reuters More than 400 schools across France have been closed as the French government says student protests have escalated into…
El Al cancels rescue flights to Dubai after landing permits are revoked
El Al Israel Airlines was forced to cancel its rescue flights to Dubai, the company announced Friday morning, after authorities revoked permission for Israeli airlines to land there. El Al said that as soon as official permission was granted for the…
A Brexit reversal is on the table, 10 years after the referendum
Pro-EU protesters demonstrate outside Parliament against Brexit on the fourth anniversary of Britain’s official departure from the European Union, in London, January 31, 2024. Future publications | Getty Images British Prime Minister Andy Burnham…
‘I couldn’t let everyone die,’ says Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar
Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who repelled a savage attack by his co-pilot, continued to fight because he could not “let everyone die”, he said in his first public remarks since Wednesday’s alleged hijack attempt. “At that…
Journalists denounce repression after Turkey blocks news site for ‘LGBT propaganda’
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A Turkish journalist whose reporting was cited among the reasons for blocking independent news portal T24 said the decision effectively considered objective reporting on LGBTQ+ people a crime, as the…
Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates
Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates bbc.com Drones strike Ethiopian capital as country cuts ties with Eritrea WSJ Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia as Horn of Africa tensions flare Bloomberg.com The African Union urges…
Ukraine deploys FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for first time, Zelensky says
Ukraine has deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile into combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. “Ukrainian FP-7 tactical ballistic missile. First combat use,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. “Thank…
‘Take it out’: New video shows chaos on flydubai flight after foiled attack
New footage broadcast by Israeli television on Thursday showed the chaotic moments aboard flydubai flight 1073 after passengers and crew members foiled an apparent attempt to crash the plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv. In a video clip shared by Channel 12,…
Stop Killing Games issues warning over EU Children’s Law
In a recently released video, consumer advocacy group Stop Killing Games and its creator, YouTuber Ross Scott, expressed concerns about the European Union’s recently proposed Children’s Bill, which Scott called “a bomb that could…
‘Ball and chain’: Trump’s tariffs continue to hamper global trade cooperation
President Donald Trump wants U.S. allies to unite against China’s trade tactics. This week, he got another reminder of how his tariffs are making that sale harder. At the annual meeting of G20 trade ministers in Milwaukee, the United States asked…