LONDON (AA) – Finland’s Non-Discrimination Ombudsman has said that the country’s refugee quota plan is discriminatory on religious grounds. The assessment came after the government announced that it will reduce the number of refugees accepted from Muslim-majority countries while increasing the number from Christian countries. According t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A wave of violence erupted in Amsterdam when supporters of Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv allegedly stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary slogans, according to reports. The incidents, which took place before and after Maccabi’s match against Ajax, sparke...
ANKARA (AA) – The US is the “most important partner” but the European Union must build its “own capacity,” the EU foreign policy chief has said, in the wake of concerns across European capitals about the future of transatlantic relations after the election of Donald Trump as president. Following the fifth meeting of the European [&hellip...
A far-right Danish-Swedish politician known for provoking Muslims by burning copies of the Quran in Sweden has been sentenced to four months in prison. A district court in Malmo charged Rasmus Paludan with two counts of hurt against an ethnic group and insult to Arabs and Africans during public gatherings in 2022. Paludan is leader […]...
Somalia on Wednesday urged Germany to end the “forced” deportation of Somalis. Visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin to discuss cooperation on the deportation of migrants from the East African nation. Approximately 65,000 Somalis live in Germany. Somali government spokesman...
A group of climate activists sprayed orange paint on the wall of the U.S. Embassy in London to protest against Republican candidate Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency. In a statement, the Just Stop Oil activists said they took the action in response to Trump’s victory. They also reiterated their demand for governments to [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UK launched its first government-backed four-day workweek trial on Monday, allowing over 1,000 employees to work fewer days without a pay cut. Seventeen businesses, including the British Society for Immunology and Crate Brewery, will test shorter schedules, with some opting for a nine-day fortnight model, according to...
LONDON (AA) – A group of academics, intellectuals, human rights advocates, and representatives from the media and civil society organizations gathered in London last week to launch the symbolic “Gaza Tribunal,” an independent initiative serving as a “court of humanity and conscience.” Led by Richard Falk, a distinguishe...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – At least 55 people died trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands in boats from the coast of Africa over the weekend, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. The Spanish coast guard also rescued 1,786 people making the voyage on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. The worst […]
LONDON (AA) — Palestine supporters have removed two busts of Israel’s first president from the University of Manchester, the Palestine Action group said Saturday. A statement by the group said the two sculptures of Chaim Weizmann were taken from a display case at University of Manchester in an act of protest to mark the 107th […]
