Major cities in France experienced a third night of rioting as President Emmanuel Macron fought to contain growing public anger triggered by the police killing of a 17-year-old teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop. National police said on Thursday night that its forces faced new incidents in the cities of Marseille, … Read moreFrance rocked by third night of riots over police killing of teen
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he will be stepping down as leader of the leftist main opposition Syriza party following a staggering defeat in a parliamentary election. “The time has come to start a new cycle,” Tsipras said in a televised address on Thursday, days after conservative Kyriakos Mitsotakis was given another … Read moreGreek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras quits as Syriza party head
A British court has ruled that the government’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful as the African nation cannot be considered a safe third country. In a major setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has pledged to deter people from arriving across the Channel in small boats, three Court of … Read moreIn blow to Sunak, UK court rules Rwanda deportation plan unlawful