Fatima Zahra El Mansouri named first female Prime Minister of Morocco
She was appointed by King Mohammed VI, who chose her as prime minister in place of the country’s football chief, Fouzi Lekjaa, a senior politician from the same party. El Mansouri, 50, has been mayor of Marrakech for several years and was also a…
Le Pen faces consequences after Bardella is accused of anti-Semitic remarks – POLITICO
Leaking ship The very existence of the Mediapart report worries the leading duo of the National Rally, whose relations have been strained since a surprise July ruling opened the way for Le Pen to run for president. Bardella, who had been his…
Couple spark global fury after riding nesting sea turtle
Oh, shell no! A Ukrainian couple are facing criticism online after filming themselves riding a nesting sea turtle on a beach. Vadym Oleynik, 32, a fitness influencer and self-proclaimed calisthenics champion, and his partner Olena Kravchenko, a cosmetic…
Severely disabled child euthanized in Netherlands under new rules on controversial practice
A severely disabled one-year-old child has been euthanized by doctors in the Netherlands, a government review panel has confirmed. This is the first case reported by authorities guided by new rules allowing the end of life of a seriously ill person…
Reports that Netanyahu ignored October 7 warnings dominate Israeli elections
JERUSALEM — A flurry of reports that Arab officials warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a serious threat emerging from Gaza days before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack has put the longtime Israeli leader on the defensive less than 30 days before a…
Estonia accuses Russia of burning down defense company supplying Ukraine
In August alone, Russia was accused or suspected of the Leipzig airport attack in Germany, a major fire at a defense company warehouse in Bulgaria, a large explosion at a munitions factory near Rome in Italy, an attempted arson attack on a Ukrainian…
Israeli settlers attack Jalud village during pogrom in occupied West Bank | News from the occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the northern occupied West Bank, burning homes and vehicles, in the latest attack in a wave of pogroms across the territory. Settlers burned down two homes belonging to the Tubasi family in Jalud, hours…
Journalist crowned king of Uganda | AP News
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A journalist was crowned king Tuesday of a traditional monarchy that lost its former “little king” last month, sparking widespread grief and a succession dispute in Uganda’s Tooro kingdom. The journalist is a…
Search for dozens of missing students in Mexico leads to discovery of human remains and 17 new suspects
Twelve years after disappearance of dozens of Mexican students at a rural university apparently in the hands of drug traffickers and police, authorities announced Monday that they had identified 17 new suspects. Thousands of people took part in an annual…
Spain agrees on measures to resolve housing crisis and ban evictions
Spain’s coalition government announced on Tuesday that it had adopted new measures to tackle the country’s housing crisis after the forced eviction of an 87-year-old pensioner from her apartment in Madrid last week, sparking nationwide…