#Gaza‘s rulers #Hamas and their #Fatah rivals in the occupied West Bank agreed Thursday to hold the first Palestinian elections since 2006, united by their opposition to Arab-Israeli normalisation deals. FRANCE...
Anger in Marseille after French govt orders bars closed to curb coronavirus
Civic leaders in #Marseille reacted angrily on Thursday to the closure of the city’s bars and restaurants, saying they had not been consulted by the French government which ordered the measures to contain an...
Residents of northeast Paris irritated at presence of crack cocaine addicts
In northeast Paris, residents are frustrated at the presence of crack cocaine addicts. These men and women were once hidden from sight, concentrated on a no-man’s land on the capital’s outskirts, until a...
Trump heckled while paying respects for late US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
President Donald Trump was booed Thursday as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He plans to nominate a replacement this weekend for the liberal justice, best known for her advancement of...
UK unveils new plan to protect jobs
The UK is setting up a new support program to help those in its workforce that have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It may not be as generous as its previous furlough scheme, but the government says it...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested again, vows to fight on
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was arrested Thursday for taking part in a protest at the height of the city’s pro-#democracy unrest last year, but he vowed to continue resisting #China‘s crackdown...
‘I will continue to stay in Hong Kong and fight for free elections’ Joshua Wong Interview
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Thursday for “unlawful assembly” related to a 2019 protest against a government ban on face masks, according to a post on his official Twitter...














