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Macron, who has acknowledged French ‘responsibility’ in the genocide, called the memorial a reconciliation ‘milestone’.Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has presented a memorial in Paris dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, as France pursues closer ties with the East African country and continues to grapple with its role in the historic atrocity.Speaking at the inauguration event alongside his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday, Macron said the monument marked “the culmination of a long and patient quest for truth”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“An unprecedented reconciliation has emerged between Rwanda…
Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.Available for over a yearToday, the Prime minister says he “felt sick” as he watched the body cam footage of a student who was handcuffed as he lay dying. The 18-year-old Southampton student Henry Nowak was handcuffed after Vickrum Digwa, 23, lied to police at the scene of the 2025 stabbing, claiming he had been the victim of a racist attack. Shabana Mahmood described the murder as an “an act of pure evil” and described bodycam footage of officers handcuffing Nowak as “disturbing and tragic”. Adam and Joe are joined by BBC…
A British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family has said.Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both aged 53, were handed 10-year prison sentences in February after being convicted of espionage, which they both deny.The couple’s family, from East Sussex, have claimed they were not permitted to attend their appeal hearing.They were jailed after their arrest in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during a round-the-world trip by motorcycle.Foreman’s son Joe Bennett said “the dial needs to shift” as he explained the pair “don’t understand the process”.He said: “My mum, Lindsay, and stepdad,…
Even Eid al-Adha — one of the two major holidays of Islam, which took place last week — has not been able to stem a relentless tide of Israeli attacks, demolitions and incursions across occupied Palestine.At least 33 Palestinians were killed and more than 130 wounded over the four days of Eid, from May 27 to May 30, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, despite a ceasefire covering the enclave.Among the dead was Ahmad Ali Helles, 37, who was reportedly the sole surviving member of his immediate family and was killed in a drone strike on Shawa Square in…
Spanish mayor bans DR Congo pre-World Cup 2026 game in La Linea de la Concepcion due to Ebola fears.Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026A pre-World Cup friendly involving the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cancelled by the mayor of the Spanish town hosting the football match over health concerns regarding the Ebola outbreak in the African country.“I have signed the decree banning the holding of the June 9 match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chile,” said Juan Franco, mayor of La Linea de la Concepcion in southern Spain.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFranco said…
The delayed offside flag could almost become a thing of the past after Fifa unveiled new technology to be used at the 2026 World Cup.Fifa will introduce advanced semi-automated offside for video assistant referees (VAR) which should make decisions faster and mean an assistant can raise the flag rather than wait for a move to play out.A real-time audio alert will be sent to the assistant if a player is more than 10cm offside. Previous versions of the technology tested at the Club World Cup and the Intercontinental Cup only notified the officials if a player was greater than 50cm…
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk faces Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros.Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026Marta Kostyuk accused Russian players of hiding behind silence over the war in Ukraine, saying after four years of conflict they had shown “whose side they are on”, as she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open.The 23-year-old beat fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-3 2-6 6-2 in an emotional quarterfinal on Tuesday, played hours after another night of Russian strikes on Kyiv, then launched a scathing attack on Russian players who continue to avoid publicly condemning…
Police have released bodycam footage showing officers handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay dying. The BBC has chosen to remove the sound in parts of this video due to its distressing content.The footage from December showed his killer, Vickrum Digwa, claim he was racially abused by the teen and acted in self defence, which was a lie. He told officers his turban had been knocked off and said he had been injured.Police say they liaised with Henry Nowak’s family before sharing the footage. It was also played in court.Digwa, 23, was jailed for life with a minimum of 21…
NFF president Lise Klaveness has called on FIFA to scrap the FIFA Peace Prize award to protect its political neutrality.Published On 2 Jun 20262 Jun 2026The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has formally backed an official complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over a breach of political neutrality rules, NFF president Lise Klaveness has said.Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday ahead of the national team’s departure for the World Cup, Klaveness stated that the NFF’s letter of support had been officially submitted. She acknowledged that the move has triggered political friction within football’s world governing body.Recommended Stories list of 4…
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has proposed a new 25 percent tariff on imports from Brazil amid allegations of unfair trading practices.US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the new punitive tariffs late on Monday, stemming from issues including digital trade and illegal deforestation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe new tariffs would be imposed under Section 301 of US trade policy — a statute that gives the US government broad authority to impose trade sanctions based on violations of trade agreements, as well as what it deems “unfair” trade practices under the Trade Act of 1974.Greer…