European stocks closed mixed at the start of the week, with attention turning to the minutes of Tuesday’s Federal Reserve meeting, as investors weigh the outlook for interest rates Americans. The FTSE 100 index closed down 7.89 points, or 0.1%, at 7,496.36.
Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has increased significantly since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021, according to a report released Monday by a UK-based rights group . Afghan Witness, an open-access project
Investment in factories, but less aid for the unemployed: London will present a “growth” budget on Wednesday to try to revive the appeal of the conservative party in power and lagging behind in the polls before the legislative elections scheduled for next
British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), David Rutley, reiterated Britain’s support for the United Nations-led political process and the efforts of the United Nations’ personal envoy. UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, aiming to achieve
The regional elections which took place on October 8 in Bavaria and Hesse saw the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a right-wing populist party, make spectacular progress. In Germany, 54% of the population is dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with democracy, an alarming percentage
A U.S. business delegation sent to Northern Ireland by President Joe Biden on Thursday discussed opportunities created by the region’s tailored trade deals after Brexit, but members acknowledged the political impasse had sown some doubts. The trade mission, announced by Mr Biden
The statue was a gift from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Committee to the Newhaven Museum via the Vietnamese Embassy in the United Kingdom in 2013, to mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the young Nguyên Tât Thành (aka
The spirits group Rémy Cointreau lowered its objectives on Friday for its 2023-2024 financial year which will end at the end of next March, due to a slower recovery in sales than anticipated in the United States and China and while its
The British Parliament has just adopted an online safety law. A measure which aims to protect Internet users, and more particularly children. Securing the digital space: this is the main objective targeted by the United Kingdom thanks to this brand new law,
The one who is not always there, but who, out of habit, we continue to call Biden, presented to Congress a hundred billion dollar aid plan for Ukraine and Israel. Like all government projects in the United States, breakdown will be key
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of the main Western powers, with whom he spoke, reiterated their support for Israel on Sunday, while calling for respect for international humanitarian law, according to a White House report. Mr. Biden spoke with French
The Élysée announced this Sunday evening that Emmanuel Macron would visit Israel on Tuesday, a little more than two weeks after the Hamas terrorist attack against the Hebrew state. The head of the Israeli government had previously indicated the upcoming visits of
