Author: News Desk

The FDP’s “D-Day” paper demonstrates a demonic desire for manipulation. The symbolism of Merkel’s reading in Stralsund. And: Notre Dame will reopen. This is the situation on Friday morning. News: FDP D-Day paper, Angela Merkel and the GDR, Notre Dame before reopening

Extra bank holiday welcomed but 'what about St David's Day?' say some readers The UK is preparing to honour the ‘Greatest Generation’ to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/extra-bank-holiday-welcomed-what-30470727

It’s confirmed she’s not on social media…but X and Instagram profiles under the name of Gisèle Pélicot have been sharing and interacting with content as if it’s the 71 year old rape survivor herself. Additionally, a website exists in her name sharing articles about the Avignon trial, but it’s evidently AI-generated, with not one photo of the real Gisèle. It’s creator was traced to India, and admits to using the site to bulk up his income. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake. Mazan rapes: Fake profiles, sites are pretending to be Gisèle Pélicot for money

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrived in France on Thursday for a two-day state visit, with both sides looking to deepen their economic and diplomatic ties. It is the first official state visit to Paris by a Nigerian leader in over two decades.   French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed his counterpart with a warm greeting in Nigerian Pidgin English, stressing the cultural connection between the two leaders. “Na big honor for France,” he wrote on social media “to welcome you for dis state visit.” Both leaders participated in the Nigerian-France Business Council meeting at the Elysee Palace on Thursday. Nigeria and France…

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in the province of Cosenza with its epicenter in the municipality of Mangone. INGV announced this, explaining that the earthquake occurred at 00.54 at a depth of 20 kilometres. A second shock of magnitude 2.0 was detected at 1.16 with an epicenter 4 km east of Mangone. The earthquake was felt in Cosenza city, but also in Rende and neighboring towns where citizens were woken up in the middle of the night and some even took to the streets. Earthquake in the province of Cosenza, shock of magnitude 4.2 https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/11/29/news/terremoto_in_provincia_di_cosenza_scossa_di_magnitudo_42-423760369/?rss

  From the boxing ring to the presidential palace, the track to Parliament, the worlds of sports and politics often intersect in mysterious ways. In recent years, a growing number of athletes have tried to swap their kits to suits – and Georgia’s Mikheil Kavelashvili is one of them. The former Manchester City striker is looking to leverage his fame into a successful career in politics. Georgian Dream, the pro-Russian ruling party, on Wednesday picked him as its candidate for the presidential elections due to be held on December 14. Former Man City player Mikheil Kavelashvili will soon be Georgia’s…

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe at its 47th session has adopted recommendations on the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government by Iceland, Latvia and Malta. The Congress has called on Iceland to incorporate local self-government into domestic law. It concluded that Icelandic municipalities lead globally in terms of female voting and representation and welcomed the high level of fiscal autonomy in the country’s local self-government. However, despite previous Congress recommendations, Iceland did not incorporate local democracy and self-government principles into its law to ensure a clear division of responsibilities between central and local authorities. Latviashould strengthen financial autonomy at local level,…

  Households could be issued up to four bins to separate waste as part of new guidance given to local councils in a bid to streamline recycling practices. Under the new plan, local authorities will be told to give residents and workplaces four containers including a non-recyclable waste bin, a food and green waste container, a bin or bag for paper and cardboard and a bin for other recyclables. Under current legislation, some households are required to separate waste into seven bins. The four containers may be bins, bags or stackable boxes. Current legislation introduced in 2021 defined recycling as…

At a rain-soaked train station in Dublin, with just hours left in the general election campaign, a first-time candidate is lamenting how little time they have left. The three weeks, they say, have been gruelling, but they know now what they didn’t know 21 days ago, such as the paradox of elections, and the experience is won through trial and error, and all you can hope for as the polls open is that you’ve left it all on the field. In Dublin Central, Wicklow, and Cork South Central this morning, the three leaders of the medium-sized parties of Irish politics…

France’s richest man, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, testified on Thursday, November 28, in the influence-peddling trial of the former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency, denying any knowledge of an alleged scheme to protect the luxury group. Bernard Squarcini, ex-head of the DCRI security service (since renamed the DGSI), is one of 10 men on trial and charged with using his security contacts for private gain, including obtaining confidential information on behalf of LVMH. Squarcini faces 11 charges in the Paris criminal court case, including influence peddling, misuse of public funds and compromising national security information. “I would like to…