New Indian citizenship law ‘discriminatory’ against Muslims: U.N. says
The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India’s new citizenship law is “fundamentally discriminatory in nature” and called for it to be reviewed.
World leaders react to Boris Johnson’s British election victory
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority in a landslide election victory, results showed on Friday.
Britain speeds towards Brexit as Johnson wins large majority in election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31.
UK’s Johnson heads to Buckingham Palace to ask to form government
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left his Downing Street residence to ask Queen Elizabeth for formal permission to create a new government, after his Conservative Party won an unexpectedly large majority in Thursday’s national election.
Danish court rules six people charged with planning militant attacks to remain in custody: TV2
A Danish court said on Friday that six people charged with planning militant attacks are to remain in custody for four weeks, broadcaster TV2 reported.
French police kill man who threatened officers with knife in Paris
Police officers shot dead a man who threatened them with a knife in the Paris business district of La Defense on Friday, police sources said.
West African court voids Sierra Leone’s ban on pregnant schoolgirls
West Africa’s top court on Thursday ordered Sierra Leone to revoke a ban on pregnant girls in school, a move activists hope could lead to challenges against similar laws across Africa.
Turkey, Russia ‘very close’ to deal for 2nd S-400 system: defense industry head
Turkey is very close to striking a deal to buy a second S-400 system from Russia, and the deal could be signed before April when the first batch of missile defenses will be ready to use, Ankara’s defense industry said on Friday.
‘Bad news for Europe’: EU reluctantly congratulates Johnson
EU leaders welcomed Boris Johnson’s election triumph and called for a quick Brexit vote in the British parliament, but the Czech prime minister warned it was ‘bad news for Europe’.
‘Bad news for Europe’: EU reluctantly congratulates Johnson
EU leaders welcomed Boris Johnson’s election triumph and called for a quick Brexit vote in the British parliament, but the Czech prime minister warned it was ‘bad news for Europe’.
