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Romania upholds acquittals in notorious child trafficking case

11:28 pm December 23, 2019

Bucharest : A Romanian court has upheld the acquittals of 25 suspects accused of trafficking 168 children from the Roma community to the UK for exploitation, ending a nine-year trial. The men, investigated for being part of one of the largest human trafficking rings in Europe, were accused of child trafficking, money laundering and membership […]

Macron says French forces ‘neutralise’ over 30 jihadists in Mali op

11:21 pm December 21, 2019

Abidjan: President Emmanuel Macron said French forces had “neutralised” several dozen jihadists in Mali on Saturday, as he visited West Africa with a pledge to give new force to the battle against Islamist militants in the region. The operation in the flashpoint city of Mopti in central Mali came just weeks after 13 French soldiers […]

UK vote ‘reinforces’ case for Scottish independence poll: Sturgeon

8:38 pm December 13, 2019

Glasgow: Scottish National Party leader Nicolas Sturgeon said Friday her party’s strong performance in Britain’s snap election reinforced her case for holding a fresh Scottish independence referendum. “The stunning election win from last night for the SNP renews, reinforces and strengthens the mandate we have from previous elections to offer the people of Scotland a […]

Water leaks indicate new damage at Fukushima nuclear plant

Fukushima clean-up reduces radiation levels, but not all

8:29 pm December 12, 2019

Paris: Clean-up efforts at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday. The disaster, second only to the massive Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, spewed radioactive material over a huge area, with the Japanese authorities targeting […]

Turkey deports 11 French suspected IS members

11:03 pm December 9, 2019

Ankara (Turkey): Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the Islamic State group, the Interior Ministry said Monday. A brief ministry statement said 11 “foreign terrorist fighters” were returned to their home country. It did not provide details or identify the suspects. Last month, Turkey stepped up the return […]