[ad_1] Getty Images/BBC European politicians Viktor Orban (l), Geert Wilders (c) and Matteo Salvini (r) are among those who reacted to a court ruling banning France’s Marine Le Pen from running for public office Marine Le Pen is an icon of France’s nationalist right: one of the country’s best-known and most popular political figures –…
[ad_1] A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported. Momodou Taal, who is a joint citizen of the UK and The Gambia, had his student visa revoked due to his on-campus protest activities last year as…
[ad_1] Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction. The public school math teacher said that in less than 24 hours, he was going to make history by flipping a solidly Republican congressional seat – helping to…
[ad_1] Tom Bateman State Department correspondent Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Reuters Mourners gathered at a funeral on Monday after the bodies of 15 people, including paramedics and a UN worker, were found in a mass grave, according to the UN The US has said it expects “all parties on the ground” in Gaza to…
[ad_1] Megha Mohan BBC World Service gender and identity correspondent Chithra Jeyaram/ BBC Srija, (L) who fought to have her marriage to Arun (C) legally recognised, says everything she’s achieved has been made possible by her mother, Valli (R) In 2019 Srija became the first transgender woman to legally marry in the Indian state of…
[ad_1] At least 73 million people were under threat of severe weather on Sunday as storms hit the central United States. The National Weather Service Prediction Center warned of enhanced risk of possible tornadoes, large hail and downpours of rain. In Michigan, more than 300,000 power outages were reported, while 100,000 were reported for Wisconsin…
[ad_1] Five Israeli men were acquitted of all charges on Monday at a Cyprus court over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old British woman. Famagusta criminal court cleared the five defendants of two counts of rape, one count of sexual abuse, one count of forced sexual intercourse, one count of sexual harassment, and one…
[ad_1] The military government in Myanmar says at least 2,000 people were killed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit last Friday. “A death toll over 10,000 is a strong possibility,” according to the US Geological Survey. The Burmese army, which has previously downplayed civilian casualties after other large natural disasters, is not allowing foreign…
[ad_1] Reuters A detainee is moved at a prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, last week, during a visit by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The prisoners were joined The Trump administration has deported 17 more alleged gang members to El Salvador, the US state department said Monday, despite legal battles over removing people to…
[ad_1] The Israeli military has issued a sweeping new evacuation order for the southern Gaza Strip – the biggest since its offensive in the Palestinian territory resumed earlier this month. The military instructed residents of the city of Rafah and parts of neighbouring Khan Younis to leave immediately for the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, warning that…