Browsing: World News

France24 says Ghislaine Maxwell portrayed as both predator and scapegoat in opening arguments at trial.

Arab News says Demonstrators blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country’s economic meltdown.

The Guardian says Matthew McConaughey will not run for Texas governor, removing one potential obstacle from the path of Beto O’Rourke.

The Sun says Lateche Norris, 20, mysteriously vanished after arguing with boyfriend as mom says she’s ‘as important as Gabby Petito’.

France24 says Swiss voters firmly backed the law behind the country’s Covid pass in a referendum Sunday.

Aljazeera says South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to “urgently” reverse “scientifically unjustified” travel restrictions.

On Sunday an off-duty police officer stabbed and seriously wounded in Paris, after an altercation. The French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed this with a statement on Twitter. Darmanin said…

Swiss voters firmly backed the law behind the country’s Covid pass despite the protests in Switzerland. Following a tense campaign marked by unprecedented levels of hostility.

Britain and Israel will “work night and day” to stop Iran gaining power in the region and becoming a nuclear power, the foreign ministers of the two countries wrote in a joint article. “The clock is ticking, which heightens the need for close cooperation.”

Morocco suspends flights announcing the suspension of all “direct” passenger flights due to the new variant, Omicron. The measure comes into effect Monday and will be in place for at least two weeks.

The Sun says SOUTH Africa is among six countries set to be slapped with a travel ban in a desperate bid to halt the arrival of a terrifying new Covid strain.

BBC News says Travellers arriving in England from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant.

France24 says Morocco has decided to suspend flights to and from France, where daily coronavirus infections are rising, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The Guardian says Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare has blamed foreign interference over his government’s decision to switch alliances from Taiwan to Beijing for anti-government protests.

The Guardian says Relief, emotion and a sense of hope came flooding out in Brunswick, on social media, from the White House and across the US.

The Independent says Gabby Petito’s fiance, Brian Laundrie, shot himself in the head, autopsy results show.

The Metro says Donald Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Green tries to award Kyle Rittenhouse congressional gold medal

The Guardian says Sweden’s first female prime minister, the Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, has resigned less than 12 hours into the job.

The Independent says A new Covid-19 variant has emerged that has an “incredibly high” number of mutations, scientists are warning.

Sky News says the WHO has suggested it is time for countries to have a conversation about mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, saying: “It’s a healthy debate to have.”

TRT World says Several buildings have been set alight in the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara as thousands of protestors swarmed the city’s Chinatown district in a second day of anti-government riots.

Aljazeera says A jury in the US state of Georgia has delivered guilty verdicts to three men for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

The Metro says A student in North Korea has been sentenced to death by a firing squad for selling copies of Netflix’s hit show Squid Game.

The Guardian says Italy is moving towards barring unvaccinated people from popular social and sports activities as it tightens coronavirus restrictions.

The Metro says A pregnant woman was fatally shot while unloading gifts from her car from her baby shower – and the district attorney has said that the person responsible will likely face two counts of murder.