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Former City banker becomes eighth to clear their name, just days after five others were acquittedFormer City trader Christian Bittar has become the eighth person to have his conviction for rigging interest rates quashed, just days after five other former bankers also successfully cleared their names.Christian Bittar, who previously worked for Deutsche Bank, was convicted in 2018 of conspiracy to d...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Friday.
France's far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella deleted data from a former activist Facebook account as soon as allegations surfaced that he wrote anti-Semitic comments in his youth, French investigative weekly Le Canard enchaîné said Friday, piling pressure on the top ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen.
2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day. But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccines and then agreeing on a mammoth post-Covid recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). That fund has disbursed €450 billion in grants ...
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on Friday, October 9, 2026. The 85-year-old South Africa-born served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
US president renews his efforts to oust Cook despite supreme court ruling that her firing was unconstitutionalDonald Trump announced on Friday that he is establishing a committee to investigate Lisa Cook, the US Federal Reserve governor, over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud, renewing his efforts to oust her despite a June supreme court ruling that her earlier firing was unconstitutio...
French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up the fight even as the government registered a "marked slowdown" in a protest movement that has rattled the country for over a week. The UN human rights agency called for de-escalation, voicing concern over violent clashes with police that have caused severe injuries among teenage protesters.
Students in France were largely back in the classroom Friday following days of protests demanding better education and school conditions, as the UN voiced "concern" over the sometimes violent clashes.
At least 19 settler attacks recorded across territory on Friday as Israeli forces separately detain 16 Palestinians.
We bring you all the latest from Paris Fashion Week. For Weinsanto, audacity is about finding a lightness, as embodied by the LGBTQ+ community. At Issey Miyake, it's about sensuality rooted in the Japanese concept of Ma, the space that bridges the gap between fabric and skin. It's a similar story at Yohji Yamamoto who, at 83, is still on the hunt for emotions.
BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.
The major storm is expected to make landfall along the US Gulf Coast later on Friday or early Saturday.
The MP says that passing the motion has done ‘genuine damage; to the party’s reputationReport: Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelectionAnalysis: defeat will disappoint Greens – but there may also be reliefActivists in Camden have suggested the Greens’ decision to back the anti-Zionism motion has cost them votes in the byelection.Councillors for both Labour the Liberal Democrats told the Press...
Truckloads of Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving into Ethiopia, which has reportedly responded with drone strikes.
A top Australian Catholic bishop has acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringing a fellow bishop to justice on charges he sexually abused young Indigenous men
Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwanda, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle what it describes as a "rogue" tribunal, threatening to cripple its operations. Following the move, the European Union said it was "ready to take any necessary measures to enable the court to carry out its work".
Donald Trump's US administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that threaten to cripple its operations and spark fresh transatlantic tension.
Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime chargesThe United States imposed sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC), its latest escalation against an entity the Trump administration has accused of politicization and unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges.The ICC accused Donald Trump’s officials of attem...
After leaving Royal Lodge in February, Prince Andrew moved to a property on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, which is privately owned by King Charles III.
After Manchester City were found guilty of Premier League breaches, rival managers give their reaction as games resume.
Latest action seeks to stem resources to international tribunal Trump administration has vowed to dismantle.
Latest action seeks to stem resources to international tribunal Trump administration has vowed to dismantle.
The ICC’s deputy prosecutor condemned the sanctions and said they would not halt the tribunal’s workYou can watch along below, but I will bring you all the key lines here.Spoiler alert (not really). Continue reading...
Investment in European tech startups is rebounding after a slow summer, but remains unevenly spread with the UK capturing almost half of all funding, according to figures from tech.eu.
Brussels says Beijing’s shipments could fall by more than half over four years, cutting millions of vehicles amid fears for European jobsThe EU said it has reached a landmark deal with China to “halve” its sales of hybrid cars in the bloc amid fears surging sales could kill off parts of the European car industry.Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said the deal was the first of its kind and the resu...
