More than 40 countries have urged China to immediately allow the UN chief for human rights in the Xinjiang region. Countries want to investigate reports that the Uyghur minority is being forced to do forced labor or illegally detained and tortured. “Credible reports indicate that over a million people are randomwillekeurig tenuous in Xinjiang and that there is widespread surveillance …
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The mother of a mysterious “adolescent” admitted to a psychiatric ward, the ministry attacks the newspaper | Abroad
The South African woman who at the beginning of this month for an international media riot If her mental health had been assessed after claiming to have given birth to a super rare decaf, it turns out that she was admitted to the psychiatric ward of a hospital, her lawyer told several national media. In a press release, the Ministry …
Read More »American arrested for stealing 20,000 kilos of pistachios
US police arrested a man for stealing nearly 20,000 kilograms of pistachios. The shipment went missing earlier this month, but detectives recovered the nuts over the weekend. This is reported by police in Tulare County, between San Francisco and Los Angeles. A Terra Bella pistachio company recently discovered that a significant amount of pistachios were missing. An investigation led to …
Read More »Germany suspects Russian spy scientist | Abroad
Ilnuer N. transmitted sensitive information to a member of the Russian secret service at least three times between October 2020 and June 2021, according to prosecutors. He would always have received money for it. N. worked at the unnamed university in the science and technology department. Another spy case This spy case is one of many in Europe. At the …
Read More »German army installs first rabbi for almost 90 years
For the first time in almost 90 years, the German military once again has a rabbi. Hungarian Zsolt Balla is officially inaugurated today as Chief Rabbi of the Bundeswehr. In 1933, Jews were expelled from the German army after Adolf Hitler came to power. The arrival of a military rabbi in Germany was announced at the end of 2019. A …
Read More »U.S. bishops want President Biden to stop receiving wafers
This is only the second time in history that a Catholic president has been in the White House. For this president, however, a light of excommunication looms. On Friday, a large majority of American bishops voted to investigate the possibility of denying reception to “Catholics who are cultural, political or spiritual leaders” if they support abortion. President Joe Biden defends …
Read More »123 days in chains couldn’t save Alexander and Viktoria’s relationship after all
In April spoke RTL Nieuws with the couple. They had been together for two months then. Back then, they said love was “completely back”. Now they think differently: the handcuffs are loose, but the relationship is over. In total, Alexander and Viktoria were stuck together for 123 days. On Valentine’s Day the chains were cut, last week they were cut. …
Read More »John Bercow, former Speaker of the UK House of Commons, switches to Labor
John Bercow in 2019, on his last day as Speaker of the UK House of Commons.AP Image Bercow, 58, was a 41-year-old Tory and even belonged to a very right-wing group within the Tory Party. Now Bercow says he signed up as a Labor member, following his wife’s lead. “I get my motivation from my support for equality, social justice …
Read More »Former British House of Commons Speaker John “order, order!” »Bercow goes to Labor | Abroad
Former UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow switches from Tories to Labor, UK newspaper reports The Guardian. His move comes with a fierce attack on current Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Bercow became known for the vivid way he shouted “order, orrrrr-duh-rrrrr”. According to Bercow, the Tories have become “reactionary, populist and sometimes even xenophobic,” he said in an interview …
Read More »The Pope initiates the canonization of Robert Schuman, co-founder of the EU
Pope Francis signed a decree recognizing the “heroic virtues” of French politician Robert Schuman, considered one of the founders of what is today the European Union. Schuman, who died in 1963, thus acquired the status of “venerable”. He may eventually be canonized, a process that could take decades. In the 1950s, together with other great statesmen such as Konrad Adenauer …
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