Former French President Nicolas #Sarkozy went on #trial Monday on charges of #corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial...
Ghana heads to the polls
In tonight’s edition: Ghanaians went to the polls on Monday to choose their next president and 275 members of parliament. There are twelve candidates in total in the race for the top job but the frontrunners are...
Brother of Manchester bomber admits “full part” in planning the attack – BBC News
The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has admitted for the first time that he played a “full and knowing part” in planning the suicide attack, which was carried out by Salman Abedi. Hashem Abedi was jailed for the...
When MBS tortured his relatives at the Ritz-Carlton | I Gotta Story to Tell | Episode 18
It’s been three years since Saudi Arabia’s young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman rounded up 400 of the kingdom’s top businessmen, princes and ministers and confined them to the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Recently, a...
Nord Stream 2 construction resumes despite new US sanctions | DW News
US lawmakers have agreed to extend sanctions on companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, just as the Russian-led company behind the project reportedly resumed construction — about a year after work was...
Saudi prince calls Israel ‘Western colonising power’ at Bahrain summit
At a security summit in Bahrain, a prominent Saudi royal, Prince Turki al Faisal, criticised Israel for “colonisation” and “apartheid” against Palestinians.
Expected 2021 vaccine production won’t meet demand
As the first western country to approve the use of a Covid-19 vaccine, the UK faces a huge logistical challenge as it starts to inoculate hundreds of thousands of people this week. Every nation will of course face...