Czech center-right opposition group Together is set to beat Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ ANO party in national elections. Babis was beset by corruption allegations after being named in the Pandora Papers ahead of the vote. Voting in the Czech Republic took place on Friday through to midday on Saturday, and with 99% of ballots counted […]
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UN votes to end Yemen war crimes probe in narrow defeat at Human Rights Council
Following a close vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council is ending the mandate of its independent investigators who found that all parties in Yemen’s conflict had committed acts that may amount to war crimes. On Thursday, 21 countries voted against the resolution put forward by the Netherlands to extend the war crimes probe, while […]
CDU leader Armin Laschet hopes for coalition, says SPD has no mandate to lead country after narrow victory in German election
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Armin Laschet has claimed that no German party could view the Bundestag election results as a mandate to govern, after the Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly took first place. Read more Conservative wing of Merkel’s bloc says party leadership must resign after ‘debacle’ in Germany’s general election During a press […]



