A man who had sulphuric acid thrown in his face has told Sky News he is “sickened” after learning his attacker has been moved to an open prison – less than six years after the assault took place...
‘Q’ or ‘N’? Biden calls Iraq – Iran while blasting Trump’s treatment of veterans
In a Florida speech promoting The Atlantic’s anonymously-sourced story that Donald Trump called veterans “losers” and “suckers”, Joe Biden added more gaffes to his list, including mixing up Iran with Iraq.
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EU’s von der Leyen unveils blueprint for recovery in ‘state of the union’ address
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen championed plans to relaunch Europe’s coronavirus-devastated economy through a green new deal Wednesday, in her maiden State of the European Union address. FRANCE...
‘State of the Union’ speech: EU’s von der Leyen proposes new 2030 target to reduce emissions
The European Union’s top official on Wednesday proposed a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse emissions in Europe, setting a reduction goal of 55% by 2030, significantly higher than the current target of...
Biodiversity in crisis: World fails to meet a single target on protecting nature, UN warns
Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save Earth’s vital biodiversity, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Israel normalisation deals: Palestinians lament new agreement with Emirates and Bahrain
Hundreds of Palestinians protested on Tuesday against landmark Israeli normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, hours ahead of a signing ceremony at the White House. Hussein Ibish, scholar at the...