Day: May 10, 2021

Thousands of Jordanians protest against Israel over Al-Aqsa mosque clashes

Several thousand Jordanians protested near Israel’s embassy in Amman on Monday, calling on their government to scrap its peace deal with Israel in the face of serious Israeli-Palestinian clashes around Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque. Riot police blocked roads leading to the fortified embassy complex to keep back demonstrators who gathered around the Kaloti mosque in the… Read More Thousands of Jordanians protest against Israel over Al-Aqsa mosque clashes

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Portuguese court sentences three border officers to jail over fatal beating of Ukrainian man

Three Portuguese border officers were sentenced to several years in jail on Monday, in a much-awaited ruling over the fatal beating last year of a Ukrainian man in a Lisbon airport. The Lisbon court found that Ihor Homeniuk, 42, was kicked, beaten, handcuffed with his hands and legs taped and then left to slowly asphyxiate… Read More Portuguese court sentences three border officers to jail over fatal beating of Ukrainian man

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Islamist militia kills female Malawian peacekeeper in eastern Congo

A female peacekeeper from Malawi was killed in an attack by an Islamist militia in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province on Monday morning, the U.N. and the Malawian government said. A local civil rights group said separately that fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist armed group with Ugandan origins, attacked the village… Read More Islamist militia kills female Malawian peacekeeper in eastern Congo

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French serial killer Michel Fourniret dies in prison hospital

Michel Fourniret, one of France’s most notorious serial killers, has died in a hospital jail, the public prosecutor said on Monday. Fourniret, dubbed the “Ogre of the Ardennes” by French media, was convicted in 2008 of raping or attempting to rape seven women and girls aged between 12 and 22 and then killing them. His… Read More French serial killer Michel Fourniret dies in prison hospital

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Malta reopens restaurants as coronavirus vaccination reaches 60% of adult population

Malta reopened restaurants for lunch on Monday after the island’s health minister said the COVID-19 vaccination drive had reached 60% of the adult population and cases were down. Restaurants were closed two months ago when case numbers hit a record 510 on March 10 and the Mediterranean island of about 450,000 people tightened restrictions with… Read More Malta reopens restaurants as coronavirus vaccination reaches 60% of adult population

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Israeli military suspends drill to focus on possible escalation of violence

The Israeli military said on Monday it was suspending for a day a major drill in order to focus efforts on preparing for a possible escalation of violence as tensions simmer with Palestinians in Jerusalem. Israel’s armed forces began on Sunday their biggest exercise in 30 years, codenamed “Chariots of Fire”. But following a situational… Read More Israeli military suspends drill to focus on possible escalation of violence

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Siberian doctor who treated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny reappears following missing reports

A Siberian doctor who treated poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last year reappeared on Monday after being reported missing while on a hunting trip, Russian news agencies cited the regional government as saying. A search was launched in the forests of the Omsk region, about 2,200 km (1,370 miles) east of Moscow, after physician Alexander… Read More Siberian doctor who treated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny reappears following missing reports

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