More than 1,000 images of bodies flash across the screens in a sequence that feels endless. Many are swollen, have darkened skin or bear the marks of injuries, making identification difficult. Families search for any trace that might help identify their loved ones – a tattoo, a bracelet, a piece of clothing, or an item…
Stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş has been placed under arrest by a court in Istanbul after he was held at the city’s main airport over a performance that has attracted 9.4m views on YouTube. Göktaş is accused of “inciting hatred and hostility” in his stage routine, as well as insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He is…
A row has broken out in Germany after the coalition government announced changes to sick-leave rules, requiring Germans to provide a doctor’s note to their employers on the first day of their illness. The changes also mean workers will not be able to obtain the note by phone, scrapping a measure brought in due to…
Poland’s prime minister has said the country is preparing for “various” scenarios and that the coming months could be “critical” concerning the threat from Russia. Donald Tusk was responding to media reports that Moscow was planning an armed “provocation” in Poland to test Nato’s resolve, citing US intelligence. “I don’t mean to scare anyone but…
Lam was taken to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on Tuesday and later fell into a coma, reported the South China Morning Post citing local media. He died late on Thursday. In a post on Facebook, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te wrote that he was “deeply saddened” about Lam’s death, sending condolences to his family and…
Former President Jacob Zuma is “showing the middle finger” to South Africa, a minister in the country has said after it emerged Zuma had met one of the Indian businessmen allegedly at the heart of a huge corruption scandal. A photograph of Zuma and Ajay Gupta in an Indian temple was shared by Indian media…
The United States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed in Nigeria earlier this year in an effort to help fight Islamist militant groups. In December, US and Nigerian forces launched a joint operation in the Lake Chad Basin area, which involved strikes against militants on Christmas Day, followed by the deployment of about…
One nugget that stood out to me as I dug through all the various polls of the last several months was a survey conducted by The Times that suggested, despite the overall pessimism about the Dream in this moment, “61% of poll respondents said they believed in the concept”. Brandon Patty, a 44-year-old clerk and…
BBC Weather says a large area of high pressure is currently building from the Azores towards Portugal and Spain and that by the weekend, heat is forecast to climb across France and southern Britain. And as Europe braces for sweltering conditions, millions of Americans celebrating the July Fourth holiday weekend are already being affected by…
The three victims, who included a 13-year-old, have been treated in hospital. The adults were seriously wounded and taken to the Nice University Hospital (CHU), while the child, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted in a non-critical condition to the Lenval children’s hospital in Nice. On Wednesday, the man was no longer in a life-or-death…