Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigns
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Following claims of antisemitism and plagiarism, the first Black president of Harvard has stepped down. Claudine Gay became involved in a...
Jan 1
New Year's Eve: World welcomes 2024
Countries across the globe are celebrating the New Year, with many hoping for better times despite conflicts in the Middle East and...
Jan 1
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
The Danish monarch blamed her advanced age and health issues for her decision to step down after reigning for 52 years. Her son is set to...
Dec 28, 2023
India: Journalists targeted with Pegasus spyware — reports
Amnesty International has found evidence of journalists in India being targeted with Pegasus spyware. The discovery comes amid what the...
Dec 28, 2023
German police say political failure fuels New Year danger
Following violent scenes on New Year's Eve 2022, officials have renewed calls for a fireworks ban. The head of a police union has blamed...
Dec 25, 2023
Germany won't be 'intimidated' by terror threats — Faeser
With Austria arresting four suspected Islamists and German police deploying to secure the Cologne Cathedral, German Interior Minister...
Dec 22, 2023
Christmas trees part of German 'Leitkultur' says CDU's Merz
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz has said Christmas trees are part of Germany's "guiding culture." This loaded term pervades German...
Dec 18, 2023
Irish PM Varadkar 'deeply concerned' by fire at asylum home
Police are investigating a "criminal damage incident by fire" at a site earmarked to house asylum seekers. Leo Varadkar has condemned the...
Dec 17, 2023
Head of animal food bank in Antwerp aims to bring community closer with social initiatives
The Koffie met Koekskes Animal Food Bank is looking for volunteers and hopes to see donations rise as the holidays draw closer. Alexander...
Dec 14, 2023
Australia acquits mother jailed for killing her children
Once known as "Australia's worst female serial killer," Kathleen Folbigg was wrongly imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four...
Dec 13, 2023
Passengers forced to sleep in remote military barracks after Dutch flight makes emergency landing
One passenger reported that the night in the barracks 'clouded' his trip. Passengers aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent the...
Dec 10, 2023
Manneken Pis commemorates 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
In honour of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the famous statue Manneken Pis was dressed in a new...
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