Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir set to become Iceland’s next president
Tomasdottir wins 34.6 percent of the votes to become the Nordic country’s second female president.
What’s behind the rise of the far right in Europe?
Marc Lamont Hill discusses the rise of far-right parties in Europe and the upcoming EU elections.
Who are the experts backing ICC warrants against Israel, Hamas leaders?
Amal Clooney was on the panel that advised the ICC prosecutor who applied for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders.
Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2024
The State of Palestine is recognised by 143 countries around the world. Norway, Spain and Ireland will join that list.
Israel lobbies German officials to ‘condemn’ ICC arrest warrants
Israeli embassy emails politicians as Berlin says it would arrest Netanyahu if warrant comes into force.
Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets amid Western sanctions
Freezing hundreds of billions of dollars in lenders’ assets was part of dispute over gas project halted by sanctions.
Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
President Salome Zourabichvili says the law is ‘Russian in its essence’, but parliament is expected to overturn veto.
‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president
Lai’s election victory gave an unprecedented third presidential term to the DPP, but his room for manoeuvre is likely to be limited.
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