The world’s most famous wizard: Harry Potter exhibition opens in Paris
French Harry Potter fans are rejoicing as a temporary exhibition opens on Friday to celebrate the world’s most famous wizard and his universe.Source: France24.com
Day: April 21, 2023
1980 synagogue bombing suspect, Hassan Diab, charged by Paris court
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 f…
NATO chief is ‘confident’ about Ukraine’s fresh offensive
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday he is “confident” that Ukraine is ready to make territorial gains against Russia, as Ukrainian armed forces prepare for a new offensive. Stoltenberg spoke from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where 50 …
Teargas and pan bans as Macron faces fresh pension anger
French police fired teargas Thursday in a village in southern France to keep angry protesters away from President Emmanuel Macron, who was the target of chants and heckles for a second day over his unpopular pension reform.Source: France24.com
413 people have died in Sudan fighting: World Health Organization
The World Health Organization said Friday that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN children’s agency said children are paying a high price, with at least nine reportedly killed in the fighting and more than 50 badly injure…
Nearly 13M people in Yemen need urgent humanitarian health care: WHO
Nine years of conflict have left two-thirds of Yemen’s 31.5 million people in acute need of humanitarian and protection services, and nearly 13 million people require urgent humanitarian health care, the World Health Organization warned Friday. ‘Recen…
Western allies to meet as Ukraine urges more support
The United States will host a meeting in Germany on Friday to discuss further support for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed Western allies to send more fighter jets and long-range missiles. Representatives from around 50 countries will…
Zelensky presses NATO on membership, long-range weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed NATO to invite Kyiv to join the alliance and send more fighter jets and long-range weapons, as battles with Russia raged on in the east of the country.Source: France24.com
Ukraine presses for weapons as US and allies meet in Germany
Ukraine pressed allies for long-range weapons, jets and ammunition as the United States hosted a meeting at the Ramstein air base in Germany on Friday to discuss stepped up support to repel the Russian invasion. FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry tells us more….
UK deputy PM Raab resigns after most bullying claims upheld
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain’s Conservatives. Raab’s resignation gives Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a headache so…