Author: News Desk

An enormous midweek of Premier League football kicks off on Tuesday with four teams desperate to claw their way out of trouble at the wrong end of the table. Leicester entertain West Ham and Ipswich play host to Crystal Palace with just six points covering the four clubs – from West Ham in 14th to second-bottom Ipswich. The Foxes were truly awful in their 4-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday in front of new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy who was watching, no doubt aghast, from the stands. West Ham then plunged their often sloppy defending to new depths when they…

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The UN General Assembly passed a new resolution on Tuesday which professes its “unwavering support” for the two-state solution of Israel and Palestine, calling for Israel’s withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories and the creation of a Palestinian state. Read our liveblog for the latest developments.  Live: New UN General Assembly resolution calls for creation of Palestinian state

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Venice — Before being accompanied to the third floor of the Verona prison, in the section dedicated to sex offenders, in the cell he shares with another inmate, Filippo Turetta has time to talk to those who follow him every day. He spent a whole day in court. He awaited the verdict against him in an isolated courtroom, surrounded by prison police officers, where he spent all six hours of the judges’ chambers. Finally he went to hear the sentence. «The wait was agonizing. I think it’s a fair sentence, I expected it”, the meaning of the words confided to…

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Cyber warfare is escalating across Europe with malicious cyber attacks combing with espionage, sabotage, acts of violence, and disinformation, the EU’s cyber agency has warned.ENISA said cyber espionage campaigns targeting EU countries and institutions as well as critical services and technology corporations remain a “persistent and severe threat”, despite little public reporting.The agency said a successful attack on key supply chains in Europe could result in “catastrophic cascading effects”.This could include Ireland, which is dependent for the vast bulk of its energy supplies from Europe.ENISA’s State of Cybersecurity in the Union report comes as Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) announced…

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Saudi-French Business Forum during an official visit in Riyadh on December 3, 2024. JEANNE ACCORSINI / AFP French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday, December 3, that he and Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, would co-chair a conference on the establishment of a Palestinian state in June. “We have decided to co-chair a conference for the two states in June next year,” Macron said, referring to Israel and a potential Palestinian state. “In the coming months, together we will multiply and combine our diplomatic initiatives to bring everyone…

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December is rich in choices in all areas of the performing arts in Paris and futher afield. There’s a stripped-down Shakespeare in Lyon, an almost complete The Satin Slipper in Paris, a dizzying Polyphemus in Versailles, the glorious voguing/waacking/hip hopping of dancer Amala Dianor and an abundance of children’s events in Le Havre. It’s enough to keep the long evenings lit up until Christmas. THEATER Haribo KimchiJaha Koo’s theatrical cuisine Artist Jaha Koo presents his show “Haribo Kimchi” at the Théâtre de la Bastille, Paris, in November 2024. BEA BORGES South Korean artist Jaha Koo had already made a name…

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Exhausting weeks with only one day off, working as interns caring for dependent elderly people or doing housework. Without the right to vacations, without health or accident coverage and with just two consecutive hours a day to rest. The more than 185 victims of a criminal organization that, under the umbrella of a fictitious company, took advantage of immigrants in an irregular situation to offer care services to dependent people and cleaning services on the island of Mallorca worked under these conditions. Five people have been arrested accused of alleged crimes of labor exploitation, document falsification and favoring irregular immigration,…

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