Tense Calm After French Riots

A tense calm returned to the streets of France on Monday after five days of violent protests sparked by last week’s fatal police shooting of Nahel M., a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent.

Renewed Russian Strikes Adding To Anxiety in Ukraine (Worthy News Radio)

Pope Francis, who admitted to organizing a peace mission, has appealed for prayers and peace in Ukraine after residents in Kyiv were kept awake overnight by the first massive Russian drone strike in nearly two weeks. Attacks were also reported elsewhere, including in southern Ukraine, where several residents were injured. The ongoing clashes added to the suffering of the people Francis described as “tried.”

France’s Macron Postpones State Visit to Germany As Unrest Spreads (Worthy News Radio)

French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany to deal with escalating unrest in his country, his office said Saturday. The announcement came after more than 1,300 people were arrested across France in a fourth night of rioting sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy with an African background who was buried Saturday.

France’s President Calls For Calm As Violence Escalates (Worthy News Radio)

France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, and government ministers held an emergency meeting in Paris as riots across the nation escalated into the worst French crisis in years. The clashes broke out after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy with a migrant background earlier this week.

Hungary: ‘EU Pushed To Bankruptcy’

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that his government wants to know “who is responsible” for the European Union having been “pushed to the brink of bankruptcy.”

Emergency Meeting As France Burns

France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, and government ministers held an emergency meeting in Paris as riots across the nation escalated into the worst French crisis in years.

Nigeria: Government tears down IDP camp, leaves occupants homeless

It has come to light that, with little warning and no offer of alternative accommodation, the government of Nigeria recently bulldozed an Internally Displaced Persons’ camp which had housed thousands of people rendered homeless by Islamic jihadist violence in the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

Pakistan government agrees to try blasphemy cases under anti-terrorism law

In a move that has raised fears of increased injustice and harsh punishment for Christians and other minority faith groups, the government of Pakistan has agreed to allow the crime of blasphemy against Islam to be charged under severe anti-terrorism legislation that is actually intended to prevent sectarianism, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

France Faces Unrest After Police Kill Teenager

Thousands of extra security forces faced a second night of unrest in France after a 17-year-old delivery driver was shot and killed by police near Paris during a traffic check.

U.S. to send $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine, officials say

The Pentagon will announce it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, U.S. officials said Monday, as Ukrainian and Western leaders try to sort out the impact of the brief weekend insurrection in Russia.

Guatemala Votes After Turbulent Season

Guatemala was heading to a second round of voting for a new president and vice president as none of the candidates polled near the required 50 percent threshold for winning outright.

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