Germany and France to take over EU’s largest tank maker
Berlin will buy a 40% stake in defense giant KNDS, putting it on par with Paris, as the two countries continue to militarize Germany and France are preparing an unprecedented … Read More
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Kenyan minister orders halt to construction of US Ebola facility
Riot police fire on demonstrators on 9 June during deadly protests against the Ebola quarantine centre at Laikipia air base, in Nanyuki. Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA View image in fullscreen Riot … Read More
UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF celebrate after seizing El Fasher in Darfur last October, which the UN said had the ‘hallmarks of genocide’ after 60,000 civilians were massacred. Photograph: AFP View image … Read More
IDF soldiers ‘shot my three-year-old in the head’ – Gazan father (VIDEO)
Israeli troops opened fire without warning and blocked medical help, the devastated man has said A Palestinian farmer and his three-year-old son were ambushed by IDF troops near the Gaza … Read More
‘Macron has been deposed’: French pensioner shoots police after declaring revolution
An elite tactical unit was deployed to disarm an 82-year-old man after his wife called the police An 82-year-old retired craftsman opened fire on French gendarmes after declaring that a … Read More
Iran to set up Hormuz hotline with US
The new channel will help resolve incidents in the strategic waterway amid conflicting guidance for shipowners Iran has agreed to set up a ‘hotline’ with the US and other countries … Read More
South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino horn trafficking case
Rhinos at a game reserve near Hammanskraal in South Africa. Photograph: Alfonso Nqunjana/AP View image in fullscreen Rhinos at a game reserve near Hammanskraal in South Africa. Photograph: Alfonso Nqunjana/AP … Read More
Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk
Abdiqadir Salah has shrapnel in his back and thigh but treatment costs $1,000. His mother says: ‘What’s worse than being [unable to] do anything for [my] wounded children?’ Photograph: Family … Read More
Five injured in suspected axe attacks near Edinburgh mosque (VIDEOS)
The suspect reportedly claimed he was “protecting the country” from Muslims, as the attacks came amid a nationwide scandal over Pakistani rape gangs Five men have been injured in a … Read More
Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at landmark Ghana conference
John Mahama is joined on stage by leaders and representatives of African countries during the conference in Accra, Ghana. Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters View image in fullscreen John Mahama is joined … Read More