(CNN) Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda” and had been sentenced to prison in Rwanda, had his sentence commuted by the country’s President Paul Kagame after his request for clemency, Rwandan officials announced on Friday. Rusesabagina was convicted of terrorism-related charges in September 2021 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. … Read more
By Marita Moloney BBC News 11 minutes ago source of images, Getty Images Legend, A badger (file image) Badgers burrowing under train tracks have wreaked havoc on train services in the Netherlands, causing cancellations and line closures. Trains in the north and south of the country have been affected, with some services disrupted for at … Read more
2 hours ago source of images, Getty Images Legend, UK sends 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv to help Ukrainians in fight against Russia President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will be “forced to react” if the UK sends depleted uranium shells into Ukraine. He accused the West of deploying “nuclear component” weapons. The UK … Read more
(CNN) Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin posed as peacekeepers during a friendly visit to Moscow on Tuesday, again touting a supposed plan to end Russia’s raging war in Ukraine, which has been rejected by the United States as a unilateral attempt to put the Kremlin leader under cover. he continues his invasion. Putin backed the … Read more
After a string of dramatic days in French politics, controversial pension reforms were passed the hard way on Monday. French Prime Minister ANDLisabeth Borne pushed the bill through the National Assembly, the lower house, last week citing Article 49.3. The constitutional clause grants the executive branch of government the privilege of passing a bill without … Read more
Biden administration warns Israeli officials against pursuing legal changes that would give green light to reestablishing settlements in the West Bank, a flashpoint with Palestinians who the US says will stoke violence during a peak of tension. State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said in a lengthy statement on Tuesday that the United States is … Read more
Finland has been the happiest country in the world since 2016. Tiina & Geir | Source of images | Getty Images The World Happiness Report has released its annual ranking of the happiest countries in the world and, for the sixth consecutive year, Finland has landed in first place. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, … Read more
News ukrainian war By Isabelle Keane March 21, 2023 | 3:52 p.m. Russian ‘Kalibr’ cruise missiles were destroyed in an explosion as they were being transported by train to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in annexed Crimea, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Monday evening. Ukrainian authorities did not take responsibility for the attack, but said the strike … Read more
Islamabad— A strong earthquake lasting at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Pakistan on Tuesday evening, witnesses said. “People ran out of their houses and were reciting the Koran,” an AFP correspondent in Rawalpindi said, with similar reports coming from the capital Islamabad, Lahore and elsewhere in the country. People are seen on … Read more
(CNN) A strong earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt in cities in Pakistan and India. The magnitude 6.5 earthquake, 40 kilometers southeast of the town of Jurm, had a depth of 187.6 km, the United States Geological Survey reported. At least seven people including two children were injured in the towns of … Read more
