A court in Paris on Thursday found Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, guilty of a criminal conspiracy to illegally finance his 2007 campaign with funds from the government of the onetime Libyan strongman Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. But Mr. Sarkozy, a conservative politician who led France from 2007 to 2012, was acquitted by the court…
New Delhi: The United States along with the United Kingdom and France have for now thwarted a joint bid by Pakistan and China to proscribe the Balochistan Liberation Army and the Majeed Brigade under the UN 1267 terror sanctions regime, putting a technical hold on the proposal citing insufficient evidence to link the outfits to…
Published on: Sept 19, 2025 03:28 am IST France and Britain are among several Western countries that have pledged to formally recognise a Palestinian state this month at UNGA. French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Thursday that recognising a Palestinian state would isolate the militant group Hamas and reiterated his condemnation of Israel’s devastating offensive in…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said it was important to make a migrant returns deal with France work, in order to control the number of those arriving, as U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to use military force if necessary. “You have people coming in, and I told the Prime Minister I would stop it,”…
STORY: France has warned it may try to block some crypto firms licensed in other EU countries from operating domestically. The head of its financial watchdog told Reuters that it wants oversight transferred to the bloc’s central securities regulator. The watchdog, known as the AMF, is concerned that crypto companies are seeking out jurisdictions with…
A team of five swimmers from Hong Kong completed the English Channel two-way relay last weekend, becoming the first from the city to achieve the feat. Led by former national swimming team member Eliza Chang Lai-shan, passionate open-water swimmers Melody Cheung Man-ling, Miu Tanaka, Ringo Chan Chi-wah and Alvin Tam Ka-po combined to finish the…
Home » Czech Republic Travel News » Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Netherlands Unite at ICTTL 2025 Shaping the Future of Global Mobility in Prague Published on September 7, 2025 ICTTL 2025 – International Conference on Tourism, Transport, and Logistics will take place from September 7–8, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic, with an…
Nearly 300 well-preserved exhibits from 28 museums and institutions in mainland China have gone on show in Hong Kong in a rare showcase of the prosperous Tang dynasty (618-907), with new incentives to encourage student visits. Themed “Tang Vogue Beyond the Horizons: A Golden Era of Multicultural Integration and Openness”, the exhibition has been organised…
Nearly 300 well-preserved exhibits from 28 museums and institutions in mainland China have gone on show in Hong Kong in a rare showcase of the prosperous Tang dynasty (618-907), with new incentives to encourage student visits. Themed “Tang Vogue Beyond the Horizons: A Golden Era of Multicultural Integration and Openness”, the exhibition has been organised…
Published on: Sept 07, 2025 01:21 am IST Local media reports said the car ran into the terrace of a pizzeria. A car accidentally killed a woman and injured several other people when it hit pedestrians in the coastal town of Pirou, northern France, officials said Saturday. Emergency services were treating six people — four…