More than 200 defendants in one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the ‘Ndrangheta sentenced for crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking. Those sentenced included a former Italian senator, though the verdicts…
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European nationals evacuated from coup hit Niger
The first couple of hundreds of French and European nationals are evacuated from coup-hit Niger, the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso say any foreign armed intervention in Niamey will be treated as a declaration of war against them all. Two protesters were killed when demonstrations erupted after opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was jailed…
German parliament approves law to attract skilled foreign workers
Reforms lower entry hurdles for work visas according to professional qualifications, age and language skills. The German parliament has approved immigration reforms designed to attract skilled workers to the country, which is suffering from an unprecedented labour shortage. The legislation – initiated by the governing centre-left coalition of the Social Democrats, the liberal Free Democrats…
HAPPENING NOW- European Union Ambassadors Hold Dialogue with NRM Party
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin Updated 1327 EAT on Wednesday 15 March 2023 The National Resistance Movement – NRM Headquarters is hosting a dialogue with European Union Delegation to Uganda. The Delegation led by HE. Ambassador Jan Sadek, Head of the European Union Delegation to Uganda has been received by Hon Richard Todwong, National Resistance Movement…
Meet James Cleverly First Black UK Foreign Minister
James Spencer Cleverly TD VR is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the member of Parliament for Braintree in Essex since 2015. He previously served as Secretary of State for…
Giorgia Meloni: Italy’s far right on course to win election
By Paul KirbyRome Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy’s election, and is on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. Ms Meloni is widely expected to form Italy’s most right-wing government since World War Two. That will alarm much of Europe as Italy is the EU’s third-biggest economy. However, speaking…
UK’s Prime Minister Refuses to Resign over Covid Scandal
Boris Johnson says he has paid a police fine for attending a lockdown-breaching party and offers a ‘full apology’. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he paid a fine from police for attending a lockdown-breaching birthday party in his official residence, making him the first British leader to be sanctioned for breaking the law while…
Covid Update: US and France record a high rise in daily cases.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 29 December 2021 at 0818 EAT. The US and France have reported their highest daily rises in new Covid cases since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant continues to spread. According to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) the country reported more than 440,000 new infections…
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