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Sarkozy has been handed a five-year prison sentence after trial over finances from late Libyan leader Gaddafi.Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Thursday of criminal conspiracy following a trial in which he was accused of accepting millions of euros in illegal payments from the late Libyan ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, between 2005 and 2007.The Paris Criminal Court sentenced him to five years in prison: it is the first time a former French president has received a prison sentence.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4France’s Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honour, nation’s top awardlist 2 of 4Le…
Paris criminal court finds Nicolas Sarkozy partly guilty in trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya.A court in France has found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in his trial for the alleged illegal financing of his successful 2007 presidential campaign with funds from the government of then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.The Paris criminal court, however, acquitted the 70-year-old of all other charges, including illegal campaign financing and passive corruption, on Thursday.The court is expected to sentence Sarkozy later in the day.Sarkozy, who led France between 2007 and 2012 and retired from active politics in 2017, can appeal…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa discuss cooperation and mutual respect as Ukraine and Syria rebuild diplomatic relations.Ukraine and Syria have formally restored diplomatic relations as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following his meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, along with an accompanying delegation, also attended the meeting on Wednesday in New York, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia a ‘paper tiger’: How Trump changed his position on Ukraine, NATOlist 2…
Israel escalates devastating attacks on Palestinians in Gaza despite world leaders calling for ceasefire at UN General Assembly.At least 12 Palestinians, among them seven women and two children, have been killed in a strike on a stadium sheltering displaced families in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, as Israel pressed ahead with its relentless attacks despite calls for a ceasefire from world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.The al-Ahli Stadium, which has been converted into a makeshift refuge for Palestinians fleeing the Israeli onslaught, became the site of another massacre on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of…
According to UNHCR, more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country.The United Nations has said that one million Syrian refugees have returned to their country since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last December, while warning that funding for humanitarian operations is falling.“In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024,” the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a statement on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine cleared to run against Museveni in 2026list 2…
The Syrian president calls for ‘complete lifting of sanctions’ as he becomes the country’s first head of state to speak at the gathering in nearly 60 years.Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has called for the lifting of international sanctions in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the country’s first head of state to speak at the gathering in nearly 60 years.“Syria is reclaiming its rightful place among the nations of the world,” al-Sharaa told world leaders on Wednesday, saying his country’s story was “filled with emotions, and it mixes pain with hope”.Recommended Stories list of 4…
Emergency services say two people seriously injured in the southern Israeli city after failure to intercept.Israel’s military says a drone launched from Yemen has struck the southern city of Eilat, and rescuers report that at least 22 people are wounded, including two in serious condition, as Israel conducts its genocidal war on Gaza.A military statement said the drone “fell in the area of Eilat” on the Red Sea coast on Wednesday after air defences failed to intercept it.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza aid flotilla hit by drone attacks and explosions, activists saylist 2 of 3Can Israel…
Masoud Pezeshkian accused the UK, France and Germany of acting ‘at the behest of the United States of America’.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the United Nations General Assembly that Tehran will “never seek to build a nuclear bomb”, as diplomatic efforts are under way to avert the so-called “snapback” sanctions on Tehran over the country’s nuclear programme.The remarks on Wednesday came as a 30-day process launched by the United Kingdom, France and Germany to restore UN sanctions against Iran approaches its September 27 deadline.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4After Trump’s U-turn, can Ukraine restore its pre-war…
Agreement between Rosatom and Iran targets energy expansion with eight new nuclear plants planned by 2040.Russia and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of small nuclear power plants in Iran, according the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, as Tehran has been engaged in a diplomatic push to avert new sanctions over its nuclear programme.The agreement was signed by Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev and Iran’s top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, on Wednesday at a meeting in Moscow. Rosatom described it as a “strategic project”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How triggering snapback sanctions may deepen…
Time running out for international community to act on Israeli expansionism aimed at thwarting two-state solution.Israeli forces have shot dead a 19-year-old youth during a raid near Jenin, marking the second killing in the occupied West Bank in two days as Israel accelerates its annexation plans in the territory.The military confirmed the killing of the young man, identified as Ahmed Jihad Barahmeh, in the town of Anzah on Wednesday, claiming its forces shot him after he “threw an explosive device” at them.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Which are the 150+ countries that have recognised Palestine as of…