Gibraltar government takes Spain’s far-right Vox party to court for inciting hatred
The government of Gibraltar has filed a criminal complaint against four leaders of Spain’s far-right Vox party over its “narrative of unabashed hatred” toward the people of Gibraltar, the chief minister of the British overseas territory said on Wednesd…
Ex finance chief of UK seismic equipment firm cleared of bribery
The former finance chief of a British seismic equipment company has been acquitted by a London jury of bribery charges, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Wednesday.
Lebanon’s Hariri says he will not be prime minister
Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday he was not a candidate to be prime minister of a new government, leaving no obvious alternative to head a cabinet that must tackle the worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.
U.S. Senate committee advances Russia sanctions bill ‘from hell’
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation on Wednesday that would impose tough sanctions on Russia, but there was no indication of when the measure – called the sanctions bill “from hell” by one sponsor – might come up for a vote…
Exclusive: Ukrainian tycoon’s lawyer says he lent money to Giuliani associate
A lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch on Wednesday said he had lent $1 million to Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and Parnas’ wife in order for them to buy a home in Florida.
Ukrainian tycoon’s lawyer says he lent money to Giuliani associate
A lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch on Wednesday said he had lent $1 million to Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and Parnas’ wife in order for them to buy a home in Florida.
Boko Haram militants kill 14 Chad civilians in overnight raid
Boko Haram militants killed 14 Chadian civilians and wounded five others in an overnight attack on a fishermens’ camp in the northeastern part of Lake Chad, a local official said on Wednesday.
Spanish TVE says unidentified group aired Russia Today show on its website
Spanish state-owned broadcaster TVE said on Wednesday that unidentified people seized on an open portal on its website to air a Russia Today show featuring self-exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont last Thursday.
Italy’s Salvini faces new trial risk for holding migrants on ship
A special tribunal has recommended that former Italian interior minister and far-right League party leader Matteo Salvini face trial for holding scores of migrants on board a coastguard ship docked in a port in Sicily in July.
Dutch farmers block highways with tractors, angry at EU rules on pollution
Dutch farmers and construction workers blocked roads with tractors on Wednesday and gathered outside the offices of national broadcaster NOS in the latest of a series of protests over environmental pollution rules.
