A Paris court on Friday sentenced Lebanese-Canadian citizen Hassan Diab to life in prison in absentia for the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in which four people died. Diab has long protested his innocence in the case which has been under investigation for decades. “We imagine that Hassan Diab will appeal this decision from Canada, where he is today,” says FRANCE 24’s Shirli Sitbon.
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Switzerland’s non-membership of the EU means it is viewed as more neutral than countries like Austria, Ireland or Sweden.
The EU institutions have been at odds with Warsaw about its justice reforms for years now, with the Commission warning they endanger the independence of the judiciary.
Russia accidentally bombs own city near Ukraine A Russian fighter jet has accidentally dropped a bomb on the city of…
US President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron signaled efforts Thursday to ease tensions in the wake of the French leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan and the European security relationship with Washington.
A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe’s hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could repeat as the continent warms at nearly twice the global rate, the EU’s climate observatory said Thursday.
The licenses to rent out areas where sun loungers and beach umbrellas can be used are traditionally family-controlled and passed down from one generation to another.
Just metres from a busy train station in the heart of Paris, scientists have uncovered 50 tombs in an ancient necropolis south of Lutetia, the precursor to the French capital, with numerous burials and offerings. The discovery offers a rare insight into the Parisii, a Gallic tribe that lived on the banks of the River Seine during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
The crime of aggression targets the individual who is in ultimate control of the political and military action of a state.
Mysterious bright flash over Kyiv was not a NASA satellite A bright flash that lit up the skies over Kyiv,…
Italy has been promised EUR200BN from the EU, but is struggling to find ways to spend the money
Descendants of the 400,000 Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto marked the 80th anniversary of their doomed uprising against their Nazi occupiers on Wednesday with concerts, exhibitions and speeches given by Polish, German and Israeli leaders. Family members of the survivors gathered to share their ancestors’ stories and asked questions about Poland’s fight against anti-Semitism today.
German president asks for ‘forgiveness’ at Warsaw Ghetto anniversary
The European Parliament adopted a new EU law on Wednesday that will ban imports deemed to be driving deforestation, throwing the bloc’s trade muscle behind a global fight against climate change.
The skeleton is made of three different specimens.
Commodities, such as soy, coffee and cocoa, will not be able to enter the bEU Single Market if they come from deforested land.
French supermarket giant Carrefour said on Wednesday it would allow female employees to take days off if they suffer from endometriosis, a medical condition that can cause excessive period cramps.
“We don’t demand pity, we don’t demand solidarity, we don’t demand compassion. We only demand respect,” the Luxembourgish PM told MEPs.
Tourists in Portofino could be fined for posing for selfies Portofino, a town on the Italian Riviera, has introduced no-waiting…
The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement Tuesday on how to boost the supply of semiconductors in Europe, as the bloc races to reduce its dependence on Asian suppliers.
The proposals will cost EUR1.1 billion.
The latest proposal from the European Commission comes on the heels of financial turmoil caused by the collapse of three US banks.
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The European Parliament adopted sweeping climate measures on Tuesday aimed at massively cutting EU greenhouse emissions, including the introduction of a carbon border tax on imports.
Included in the bundle of legislation, is a
Putin visits occupied Kherson region, says Kremlin According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited occupied areas of Ukraine’s…
