All state agencies in Germany agree on the “substantial return” of the valuable Benin bronzes cultural assets to Nigeria. State Minister of Culture Monika Grütters (CDU) also said that a coordinated stance on the German side is important “in order…
Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina’s football squad a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday, after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning teammates touched down at Ezeiza airport. The Argentinian…
A woman who sexually assaulted a man at a football match has been sentenced. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Jemma Whiteside attacked the man at Everton’s game against Manchester City at Goodison Park on 26 February. The 40-year-old from…
The former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sex crimes in his second sexual assault trial in Los Angeles. He is facing decades more in prison after Monday’s conviction. The 70-year-old is already serving 23 years…
A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld the Netherlands’ ban on assisted suicide, a setback for activists who said the prohibition infringes on their right to determine when their lives end. The Hague District Court rejected the activists’ argument that the…
A second woman has died after being injured in a crush outside a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats singer Asake in London, police in the British capital said Monday. The 23-year-old woman was working as one of the contracted security providers…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has stunned his twin daughters with matching Range Rovers at their sweet 16th celebrations – days after becoming a father to his sixth child. Combs, 53, gifted the luxury motors to D’Lila and Jessie and presented them…
The Netherlands is expected to apologise for slavery, with a speech on Monday by the prime minister and ministerial visits to the Caribbean and Suriname. But the date chosen and the way the announcement has been organised has prompted criticism,…
The UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges have ruled in a victory for backers of the controversial policy. But the judges also said on Monday that the…
A nursing union chief has raised the prospect that strike action could go on for six months, as she appealed for the British Health Secretary Steve Barclay to hold last ditch talks to avert Tuesday’s walk out. Patricia Marquis, Director…
