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The Slovenian government has decided against joining South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, despite having previously expressed desire to participate in the proceedings. Several countries, including the Netherlands, Iceland, Hungary, the US, Fiji and Namibia, have filed interventions in recent days to submit their observations on the interpretation of the treaty. Slovenia decided against participating due to “security risks”. While Prime Minister Robert Golob had initially been inclined to give the proposal the green light, he was ultimately swayed against doing so by national security officials, local media reported. They reportedly cautioned that joining…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 20/03/2026 – 19:18 GMT+1 Tbilisi, Georgia, an iconic stop on the world judo world tour. The crowd arrived at the Tbilisi Arena for an exciting first day of Judo. The tournament was officially opened by President of the International Judo Federation Mr Marius VIZER and President of the Georgian Judo Federation Mr Levan NOZADZE. At -48kg Tugce BEDER of Turkyie was up against Olympic bronze medalist Tara BABULFATH of Sweden in the final. BEDER took the gold with a dominant performance, completing her grand slam medal collection. She was awarded her medal by President of…
“And where needed, we’ve taken additional measures.” Van Weel added it is still unknown whether the man was specifically targeted because of his Iranian roots. “But the fact that he is Iranian and spoke out against the regime is something to be taken seriously.” Dutch media reported that the victim had shared criticism of the regime in Tehran with tens of thousands of followers on Instagram and Telegram and had recently expressed his support for the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. In one post, he thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Dutch public broadcaster NOS…
Updated: 20/03/2026 – 17:53 GMT+1 From Moscow to Sarajevo and Pristina, Muslims have been celebrating Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan with prayers and community spirit, while reflecting on the impact of conflicts around the world. … More
On the same trip, Orbán told the American that “90 percent of the comments on me is negative … the liberals hate me.” “You’re like Trump,” Norris said. “A little bit more than that!” Orbán replied. Norris was a world karate champion who became a martial arts movie star in films such as “The Delta Force” as well as the TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He was a high-profile Republican and endorsed Donald Trump during his 2016 election campaign, calling on “freedom-loving citizens” to “rally behind” Trump. Orbán was in Brussels Thursday and refused to budge when pressured by fellow…
Published on 20/03/2026 – 16:32 GMT+1•Updated 16:33 The French navy intercepted and boarded a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday that President Emmanuel Macron said is linked to Russia’s sanctioned shadow fleet shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over the war in Ukraine. According to the French maritime authorities for the Mediterranean, the tanker Deyna is suspected of operating under a false flag designation. The interception took place in the Western Mediterranean and was carried out in cooperation with allies, including the United Kingdom, which monitored the ship, the authorities said. “This operation aimed to verify the nationality…
Though Mahmood’s proposals will lengthen the time it takes them to gain access to the welfare system, the change “will not make a significant difference to the lifetime fiscal impact” of these migrants, according to the report. “The only way this policy would significantly bring down the £10 billion lifetime fiscal cost is if it led to large numbers of care workers and dependents leaving the U.K. before they reached the qualifying period for settlement,” the IPPR says. As it stands, that’s not the case Mahmood is making. The primary reason care workers make a negative net lifetime financial contribution…
Israel continued its intense strike campaign against the Iranian regime’s security forces on Friday by killing the spokesman of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Mohammad Naini, the intelligence chief and deputy commander of the Basij forces, Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam as well as the commander of the IRCG Aerospace Force, Mehdi Ghorishi, the Iranian media and Israel’s Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Friday. Ali Mohammad Naini was known to be the IRGC’s main propagandist, while Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam was described as a main pillar of the Basij force, “with a central role in suppressing protests,” Israel said. Additionally, as Israel keeps…
The patient died at Cherbourg hospital. Cherbourg is a key port for ferries to and from the U.K. The health authority said “no link can be established with the meningitis epidemic currently underway in the United Kingdom.” The U.K. is grappling with an ongoing outbreak of meningitis in the southeast county of Kent, linked to a local nightclub. As of Friday, 29 people have fallen ill and two people have died, the U.K. Health Security Agency said. Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the outbreak as “unprecedented.” Health officials have rolled out preventive antibiotics and vaccination to those who attended the…
The France Unbowed leader wants to build on his party’s success in local elections to become a leading presidential rival to Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen on the far right. It’s a race few see him winning. Mar 18 6 mins read