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CNN: Sarkozy, former French President, sentenced to jail for illegal campaign financing

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Sept. 30 to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election …
CNN

New York Times: In week of words, it often seemed like the Divided Nations

The General Assembly speeches exalted the ideals of the United Nations but showed intransigence on many longstanding disputes and armed conflicts, …
New York Times

SchengenVisaInfo: Brussels warns that travellers with fake PCR tests risk heavy fines, jail time

Authorities in Brussels have warned that travellers who attempt to use fake PCR tests to travel risk facing fines and even go to jail, as the …
SchengenVisaInfo.com

Reuters: British army to start driving tankers, fuel queues persist

LONDON – Britain ordered soldiers on Sept. 29 to start driving fuel tankers to replenish empty pumps, as motorists remained mired in queues after …
Reuters

EUobserver: Germany leads objections to Balkan/Eastern visa-free travel

Unlawful residency and unfounded asylum claims from some western Balkan states, plus Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, is triggering discussions on …
EUobserver.com

BBC: Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted

They were the trailblazers of women’s rights in Afghanistan. They were the staunch defenders of the law, seeking justice for their country’s most …
BBC

Deutsche Welle: What will Angela Merkel do when she retires?

Angela Merkel enjoys making potato soup and baking plum cake with a crumbly, buttery topping. These are typical dishes in Germany during the autumn …
Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle: German election live updates

Conservative lawmakers are growing louder in their critiques of chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, who has stuck by his determination to try and form …
Deutsche Welle

RFE/RL: NATO-led force in Kosovo steps up patrols near border with Serbia

The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force in Kosovo has stepped up patrols on the border with Serbia amid worsening tensions between the two Balkan foes …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Agence France-Presse: North Korea fires short-range missile, accuses US of ‘hostility’

North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea early on September 28, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, in the latest weapon tests by Pyongyang …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: EU reviewing data on Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shot

The European Union’s (EU) drug regulator said on September 27 it was evaluating whether a booster dose of Moderna’s (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine could be …
Reuters

Al Jazeera: World reacts to Germany election outcome

European powers have welcomed the outcome of Germany’s national election, with France praising the vote as a victory for “stability” and Spain’s …
Al Jazeera

Reuters: German SPD seeks three-way alliance to replace Merkel-led coalition

Germany’s Social Democrats said on Sept. 27 they would start the process of trying to forge a three-way alliance and lead a government for the first …
Reuters

BBC: Europe’s first female-majority parliament elected

Iceland looks set to make history by becoming the first European country to elect a female majority to parliament. Read more here.
BBC

Reuters: Behave normally, UK transport minister tells Britons queuing for fuel

BRIGHTON, England – Transport Minister Grant Shapps on Sept. 26 called on Britons to behave normally when buying petrol, saying there was no shortage …
Reuters

The Observer: Assad the outcast being sold to the West as key to peace in Middle East

For almost a decade he was a pariah who struggled to get a meeting abroad or even to assert himself on his visitors. Largely alone in his palace, save …
The Observer

BBC: Germany decides who will take charge after Merkel

The fight to succeed popular, long-serving chancellor Angela Merkel could barely be tighter as Germans begin voting in parliamentary elections. Read …
BBC

The Jewish Voice: 432 Park Avenue sues developer for $125 million in damages

Developed by CIM Group along with real estate mover and shaker Harry B. Macklowe and designed by Rafael Vinoly, the residential skyscraper at 56th …
The Jewish Voice
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