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Blasphemy decriminalised in Iceland

Blasphemy decriminalised in Iceland

The Icelandic Parliament (‘Alþingi’) has voted today to decriminalise blasphemy in Iceland. As reported by Iceland Monitor in February this year, three Pirate Party MPs moved a bill before Alþingi to have the clause removed from the Icelandic Penal Code, in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. The three MPs took to […]

IMF says Greece needs extra 50bn euros

IMF says Greece needs extra 50bn euros

Greece will need an extra 50bn euros ($55bn) over the next three years to stabilise its finances under the existing, disputed bailout plans, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says. The IMF also cut its forecast for Greek economic growth from 2.5% to zero. And it repeated its earlier suggestion that Greece needed debt relief in […]

Minute of silence held for Tunisia attack victims

Minute of silence held for Tunisia attack victims

A minute’s silence was held across the UK at midday to remember the 38 people including 30 Britons – killed in the Tunisia beach attack a week ago. Flags were flown at half-mast over Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, while play at Wimbledon will be delayed. The Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron joined the silence. […]

No More Financial Handouts For Greece Says EU: Greece Banks on Forced Holiday

No More Financial Handouts For Greece Says EU: Greece Banks on Forced Holiday

Greece will introduce capital controls and keep its banks closed on Monday after international creditors refused to extend the country’s bailout and savers queued to withdraw cash, taking Athens’ standoff to a dangerous new level. The Athens stock exchange will also be closed as the government tries to manage the financial fallout of the disagreement […]

French terror suspect took ‘selfie’ with beheaded victim

French terror suspect took ‘selfie’ with beheaded victim

Suspect Yassin Salhi sent a picture of him with beheaded victim via the WhatsApp messaging service, investigators say. The suspect in the beheading of a businessman that French authorities are calling a terrorist attack took a “selfie” photo with the slain victim, officials have said. Sources close to the investigation said on Saturday that the […]

Eurozone refuses deepening Greece crisis bailout extension

Eurozone refuses deepening Greece crisis bailout extension

Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend a bailout programme beyond 30 June. A Eurogroup statement said Greece had broken off negotiations over a new bailout deal “unilaterally”. Late on Friday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called a surprise referendum for 5 July over the terms of any new deal. Greece has to […]

Terrorist ‘Caliphate’ Declares War With China, India, Rome

Terrorist ‘Caliphate’ Declares War With China, India, Rome

Chilling: Dubbed ‘Caliphate Cubs’, the children appear little more than 10 years In what was called the “most significant development in international jihadism since 9/11”, the leader of extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has captured a huge sway of territories in both Iraq and Syria, declared […]

US to Deploy Heavy Weapons in Eastern Europe Amid Tensions With Russia

US to Deploy Heavy Weapons in Eastern Europe Amid Tensions With Russia

The US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington says, in the midst of the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War, triggered by the crisis in Ukraine. “We will temporarily stage one armoured brigade combat team’s vehicles and associated equipment in countries in […]

Greece Crisis deepens amid deadlock

Greece Crisis deepens amid deadlock

Greece and its international creditors remain in deadlock over its debt crisis despite a series of top-level meetings. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to reach a deal with Greece’s lenders, then a meeting of European finance ministers broke up without progress. The Athens government faces default if it fails to make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) IMF […]

Global Leadership Criticized – Refugee crises ‘reflect world in chaos’

Global Leadership Criticized – Refugee crises ‘reflect world in chaos’

Political will to stop conflicts missing, with old ones festering and new ones constantly erupting, UN official says. The UN refugee agency has said that the record number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people globally is “a reflection of a world in chaos”. On the eve of World Refugee Day, the UN released […]

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