news hour Dozens of Afghans are demonstrating today against the ban on women going to university. In March, secondary education in Afghanistan was already prohibited for girls. Large demonstrations have become rare under the Taliban regime. Protests against those in power are often violently interrupted. The ban immediately sparked unrest and protests at various universities yesterday, said journalist Ali Latifi …
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Eva Kaili (the one with that sports bag full of money) in court in an EU corruption case | Abroad
22 dec 2022 om 05:53Update: 4 uur geleden It’s been almost two weeks today since a potentially massive corruption scandal in the European Parliament came to light following searches and arrests in Brussels, Strasbourg and Italy. One of the most high-profile suspects, MEP Eva Kaili, will appear in court today. Who is she and what is she suspected of? Aged …
Read More »Netanyahu announces the formation of a new Israeli government
APE ONS News•today, 00:13 In Israel, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had formed a new government. This appears to pave the way for him to return to leading the government, leading the most right-wing government ever seen in Israel. The new coalition includes a far-right party and two ultra-Orthodox parties. The 73-year-old Likud party leader made the …
Read More »Ukraine obtains ten thousand Starlink receivers thanks to European aid | Technology
To keep Ukraine online, the country will soon receive another ten thousand Starlink satellite receivers. The material was likely paid for by a number of European countries, the news agency reports. Bloomberg. According to Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digitization, financial concerns about Internet access via Starlink have been allayed for the time being. The minister said some European countries …
Read More »Former President Trump’s tax returns released
AFP ONS News•today, 03:09 Parts of former US President Trump’s tax returns will be made public. A committee of the House of Representatives approved it. This is for returns from 2015 to 2020. The vote marks the provisional end of a long legal battle. Trump has been trying for years to block the publication of his tax returns, which is …
Read More »The bodies of four Thai ship passengers have been found, survivors have also been found | Abroad
Thai rescuers found the bodies of four crew members of a sunken navy vessel on Tuesday. The ship sank This weekend in the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of the Asian country. Rescuers also found two survivors, reports BBC News. The search for more than twenty missing persons continues. During the search, the bodies of the four deceased crew members were …
Read More »Italian justice gives the green light to the extradition of the wife of the key figure of Qatargate in Belgium | Abroad
A court in Brescia, Italy, on Monday authorized the extradition to Belgium of Maria Dolores Colleoni, the wife of former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri. The woman, like her husband and their daughter Silvia Panzeri, is one of the suspects of the so-called “Qatargate”. Several MEPs from the social-democratic S&D group are suspected of having allowed themselves to be corrupted by …
Read More »Italy agrees to hand over Panzeri woman in EU corruption scandal
Zuma Press ONS News•yesterday, 22:05 An Italian court has approved the handing over to Belgium of the wife of former MEP Antonio Panzeri. He is one of the main actors in the corruption scandal in the European Parliament. The investigation into this scandal focuses on whether “a country in the Arabian Peninsula” bribed members of the European Parliament. It is …
Read More »Capitol Assault Committee Recommends Prosecuting Former President Trump | Abroad
Former US President Donald Trump is to be prosecuted for his role in the storming of the Capitol building in Washington early last year by his supporters. This is the opinion of a committee of the House of Representatives, one of the two chambers of the American parliament. The committee recommends that the judiciary bring criminal charges against Trump. This …
Read More »South African president allowed to remain party leader despite black money problem | Abroad
19 dec 2022 om 12:32 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) party. He is under pressure because it is said that he has hidden millions of dollars in black money under his sofa. But members of his party continue to support him. After days of meetings, ruling party MPs voted …
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