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The Conservative leader said this morning the shadow justice secretary had made a “factual statement” and there was “nothing wrong with making observations.” Former Tory West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has criticized Jenrick over the comments he made at an event in March, which were first reported by The Guardian. “I went to Handsworth in Birmingham the other day to do a video on litter and it was absolutely appalling. It’s as close as I’ve come to a slum in this country,” Jenrick said in a recording. “But the other thing I noticed there was that it was one of…
The group had attempted to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza before being intercepted and detained by Israeli forces. Crowds greeted Thunberg at Athens International Airport with chants of “Freedom for Palestine,” as activists and supporters gathered to welcome her return. Israeli authorities have rejected allegations of mistreatment made by deported activists, who were sent back to countries including Turkey, Spain and Italy over the weekend. Human rights lawyers representing flotilla participants say around 150 people remain in detention in Israel, among them Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela. Several detainees are reportedly on hunger strike, while lawyers accuse Israeli authorities…
“I hope that you here in the chamber will help tighten the law so that we take better care of our children here in Denmark,” she added. However, Frederiksen did not give further details on what such a ban would entail, nor does a bill on an age limit appear in the government’s legislative program for the upcoming parliamentary year. A 2024 Danish citizen’s initiative, which gathered 50,000 signatures, called for a ban on TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. However, Frederiksen said parents should be able to give permission for accounts to their children from the age of 13. Frederiksen’s announcement…
The memorials, organised by bereaved relatives rather than the government, reflected growing divisions within Israeli society over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership and his handling of the war. In Gaza, the Israeli offensive continued to devastate the enclave, with tens of thousands killed and most of the population displaced amid widespread destruction and famine. Many residents of Gaza City were fleeing a renewed Israeli invasion, while others were unable to leave due to high costs and damaged roads. Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas resumed in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh this week, focusing on a U.S.-backed peace proposal that includes a…
Published on 07/10/2025 – 14:58 GMT+2 Netflix has launched a new posthumous interview series titled Famous Last Words, based on a Danish format that sees notable figures share a final message before the episode is released after their death. The inaugural episode follows the death of celebrated primatologist and environmental activist Dr. Jane Goodall. Goodall died last week aged 91 and was known for her pioneering work in chimpanzee research and the foundation of the Jane Goodall Institute – a global non-profit wildlife and environment conservation organisation. In the episode, which was recorded “under strict confidentiality” in March with…
“The reason is because the crime was committed before she became member of Parliament and the rules are crystal clear” that immunity only covers acts that have taken place during the lawmakers’ mandate, he said. “I would really ask us not to politicize any kind of these issues of lifting immunities,” Weber added. That put Salis’ immunity in doubt as the center-right group is influential in determining majorities. But a secret ballot opened the door for some of the group’s MEPs to break ranks and vote to shield Salis from Hungary’s judicial system, which her supporters argue would deny her a…
Published on 07/10/2025 – 13:26 GMT+2 Gisèle Pelicot was met with applause as she returned to court on Monday for the appeal of a man convicted of raping her in a mass trial that shook France last year. Husamettin Dogan was one of 51 men convicted in December of sexually assaulting Pelicot between 2011 and 2020 while she was drugged. He is the only one to have appealed. Dogan, who was sentenced to nine years in prison, denies he intended to rape Pelicot. He argues that he was deceived by Dominique Pelicot — Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband — who drugged his…
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, according to a new analysis. Plus, for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal. Global solar generation grew by a record 31 per cent in the first half of the year, while wind generation grew by 7.7 per cent, the report by the energy think tank Ember found. Solar and wind generation combined grew by more than 400 terawatt hours, which was more than the overall global demand increase in the same period, it found. Renewables can keep pace with growing appetite…
“Right now it seems far away. There is perhaps a feeling that we can breathe a sigh of relief,” Frederiksen told the opening of the Danish parliament. But: “It is my belief that we cannot.” She added that Greenland’s population of 60,000 still lived in fear of an American takeover. “Imagine what it’s like to live in one of the small settlements along the coast … when the world’s strongest superpower has talked about you as something that can be bought, as something that can be owned, as something that must be had,” she said. “No matter what happens, we…
By Euronews Published on 07/10/2025 – 13:31 GMT+2 •Updated 13:37 Israelis have gathered on Monday to commemorate the second anniversary of the deadly Hamas October 7 attacks, when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel from Gaza, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 others back to the Strip as hostages. Commemorations are being held around Israel ahead of the Israeli government’s own anniversary ceremony next week, whose timing is based on the Hebrew calendar. On Monday, bereaved families, friends and survivors marked the day by travelling to the site of the Nova music festival, where almost 400 Israelis were killed. As…