The US Army on Tuesday said it has fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic failures of leadership that contributed to a widespread pattern...
Venice floods: City under water as complex dam system fails to activate
#Venice‘s St Mark’s Square was under water on Tuesday after a newly installed system of mobile artificial dams failed to activate. Residents — long accustomed to perennial “acqua alta” or...
Brexit negotiations: Talk of ‘no deal’ grows as deadline looms
Talk of a chaotic British split from the European Union grew on Tuesday with just three weeks left to break a deadlock in trade deal #negotiations, with #UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning that the two sides may...
Secularism in France: Teacher says current laws ‘enough’ to protect schoolteachers
The law as it already exists is “enough” to protect French #schoolteachers if it’s properly applied. That’s the view of one teacher who teaches pupils about #secularism and respecting all...
‘Le Ras-le-Bol’: Football says ‘no’ to racism
IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, 09.12.2020: We take a look at how a Paris and Istanbul’s football teams took a collective stance against racism. We also discuss how France’s anti-radicalization bill is pleasing neither the...
France secularism law: Govt mulls draft bill targeting religious extremism
President Emmanuel #Macron on Wednesday seeks his cabinet’s blessing for draft #legislation combatting “radical Islamism” after a spate of attacks, which critics fear risks targeting all Muslims...
French prosecutors seek prison term for Sarkozy in graft trial
Prosecutors in the landmark corruption #trial of French ex-president Nicolas #Sarkozy on Tuesday called for him to be sentenced to a #prison term of four years of which he should serve two. The 65-year-old rightwinger...