A court in France on Monday, 01 March 2021 sentenced former president Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison for corruption and influence peddling. The court suspended two years of the sentence. The judge said that ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy does not need to serve jail terms in prison, but could serve the sentence by wearing […]
Viewers Corner News correspondent in Berlin reported that German federal prosecutors recently charged a German man identified only as Jens F. with espionage. According to the report, Jens F. allegedly gave Russian intelligence the floor plans of the Bundestag parliament building in 2017. The German federal prosecutors stated that the man obtained PDF files with
It was reported that European Union will impose sanctions on Russian officials for jailing Alexei Navalny (opposition leader and president Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic). The European Union head of foreign affairs service, Josep Borrell said that political agreement on the need for sanctions was reached among the 27 foreign affairs ministers of the European
Civilisation has brought lots of changes which is very nice and highly appreciated by lots of people in the world. However, certain values and culture of some people do not accept some teachings or practice from the civilised world, therefore forcing them to accept such civilisation which the West has embraced for so many years
It was reported that the members of the International Criminal Court on Friday last week elected British barrister Karim Khan as the next prosecutor of the war crimes tribunal. Barrister Karim Khan, the assistant United Nations secretary-general will succeed Fatou Bensouda when her 9-year term expires later this year. Barrister Khan defeated his contenders with
BARRISTER KARIM KHAN HAS BEEN ELECTED THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PROSECUTOR. Read More »
It was reported that about 800 Europe-bound migrants were intercepted in the Mediterranean sea off Libya’s coasts by Libyan coast guard. The migrants were taken into Libya’s detention centers according to the report made by the United Nations migration agency on Friday last week. Since 2011 that NATO-backed uprising ousted and killed Moammar Gadhafi, Libya
Viewers Corner News correspondent in Moscow reported that President Vladimir Putin on Friday last week signed law extending New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty by five years. The treaty which was signed in 2010 and would soon expire is the last major pact between Russia and the United States. Last week Wednesday, Russia’s lower and upper
The United States has called on Russia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates to halt their military interventions in Libya as demanded in October 23 cease-fire agreement. The United States also warned the three countries to accept Libya’s sovereignty as the country is trying to unify its government, hold elections and end years of war. Stephanie
Luigi Di Maio, the Italian Foreign Minister said last week Friday that Italy has halted the sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. According to the minister, Italy’s action is to send message of peace to Yemen and to protect human rights. The Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament said that
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It was reported that a Dutch Appeals Court has ordered Shell Nigeria to pay compensation to Nigerian farmers in the Niger Delta for oil spills. The court also ordered Shell Nigeria’s parent company to install equipment to prevent future damage caused by leaks in the Niger Delta. The court ruled that Shell is responsible for
