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By Chaima Chihi & Euronews Arabic Published on 20/05/2026 – 10:08 GMT+2•Updated 10:11 A Libyan appeals court has acquitted 31 former officials of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime on charges of suppressing protesters during the 2011 revolution, bringing to a close a case that began in 2014 and originally doled out widely criticised death sentences three years later. The verdict on Monday covers charges of ordering and carrying out the violent suppression of demonstrators during the 2011 uprising that ended Gaddafi’s 42-year rule. The defendants collectively faced 37 criminal charges, including killing unarmed protesters, inciting civil war, looting, destruction and genocide. The defendants acquitted…
By Tokunbo Salako with AP Published on 20/05/2026 – 8:29 GMT+2 Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King have won the International Booker Prize for “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the 1930s. It is the first novel written in Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award for fiction translated into English. The book purports to be a travel memoir by a Japanese novelist on a culinary tour of Taiwan and charts the fictional writer’s complex relationship with her local interpreter. British novelist Natasha Brown, who chaired the judging panel, called it a “captivating, wryly sophisticated” book that…
But NGOs say that these hubs risk becoming lawless offshore detention centers. The lack of detail on where the hubs will be placed and who will monitor them “risks leaving the door open to abuses of power, human rights violations, and even more disorder at Europe’s borders,” said Imogen Sudbery, executive director of the NGO International Rescue Committee Belgium. The planned reforms have divided the European Parliament, with the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) securing the Parliament’s negotiating position ahead of the talks with the support of right-wing groups rather than its traditional centrist partners. There was further outrage when…
The countdown has begun: artist JR has taken over the Pont Neuf. By 6 June, Paris’s oldest bridge will have been turned into a cavern. La Caverne du Pont Neuf (source in French)is the name of his monumental work: 120 metres long, 20 metres wide and up to 18 metres high. For the artist, the aim is to “juxtapose the raw and the wild” and to create “a dialogue between past and present”. Artist JR, creator of the projectArtist JR, creator of the project Some Parisians are thrilled; others rather less so. “I like it when Paris is alive, and…
After a fortnight of local and national elections drama – can the machinery of government get back moving again amid global instability? With the Strait of Hormuz still shut, Sam and Anne examine a raft of announcements coming from the Treasury. Is Rachel Reeves about to open a massive argument with the NIMBYs on the right to launch judicial reviews? Away from the levers of government, the duo look ahead to some upcoming by-elections and explain the rules around the coverage of electoral events. All the candidates standing in the Makerfield by-election can be found here.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday. A 21-gun salute was fired at Tian’anmen Square and a military band played the national anthems of Russia and China during the ceremony. Accompanied by Xi, Putin reviewed the guard of honor of the People’s Liberation Army and watched a march-past and performances from the military band. Children waving Chinese and Russian flags greeted the leaders during the ceremony. Putin is visiting China for a two-day state visit at the invitation of Xi.
Published on 20/05/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 8:15 Much of Europe is known for its world-class food that people travel from around the globe to sample, but Finnish cuisine isn’t quite in that bracket – yet. Visit Finland is keen to change that reputation and is inviting 16 participants to try the best of the Nordic country’s food. It’s hoping to add “Finnish” to the long list of European cuisines… think Italian, Greek, Spanish and French. This September, the tourism body is hosting the lucky guests, serving up “Official Tasting Menus”, which will showcase the best eats from the country’s different…
The by-election won’t meaningfully alter the balance of power in Ireland’s key lower house, the Dáil, where the center-right government of Taoiseach Micheál Martin has a stable majority. But it will provide a litmus test for where anti-government sentiment is growing most in urban Ireland — on the socialist left or the populist right. Saturday’s outcome may depend on how many anti-establishment votes go to Hutch, a 63-year-old gangland chieftain who came excruciatingly close to winning a Dublin Central seat in the 2024 general election. The winner will be determined by who attracts the most lower-preference votes in a system…
London streets filled with celebrating Arsenal fans after the club won its first Premier League title in 22 years. Images showed fans waving scarves, setting off fireworks and chanting outside the stadium and along Holloway Road in north London. Merchandise sellers lined the streets as crowds celebrated late into the night following Arsenal’s Premier League triumph under manager Mikel Arteta. Supporters described the victory as emotional after years of near misses, with the club finally winning its first league crown since Arsene Wenger’s “Invincibles” season in 2004.
Weil der Haushalt gekürzt wird, droht dem Elterngeld ein drastischer Einschnitt. Gordon Repinski bespricht mit Maximilian Stascheit die Optionen: Werden die Bezugsmonate gekürzt, die Einkommensgrenzen weiter abgesenkt oder gibt es doch noch Sparmöglichkeiten ganz woanders? Warum diese Pläne selbst in der Union für heftiges Bauchgrimmen sorgen und ein echtes familienpolitisches Déjà-vu zur Ampelzeit heraufbeschwören. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview bezieht die ehemalige Grünen-Parteichefin Ricarda Lang klar Stellung. Sie warnt vor einem fatalen Signal an junge Familien, kritisiert die schleichende Entwertung der Leistung durch die Inflation und fordert stattdessen den Schutz von Alleinerziehenden beim Unterhaltsvorschuss. Der Bundeskanzler hat gestern die SPD-Fraktion besucht – ein…