Naftali Bennett has become the first Israeli prime minister ever to visit Bahrain Since Israel and Bahrain both view Iran as a threat, they could team up and counter Tehran together, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett said on his landmark visit to the Gulf monarchy. “We will fight Iran and its followers in the region […]
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Canada’s PM seeks emergency powers to tackle ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests – media
Justin Trudeau is reportedly seeking to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to deal with Covid demonstrations gripping Canada Canada’s prime minister is planning to invoke the Emergencies Act – never-before-used legislation granting the government extra powers to handle crisis situations – to tackle the Freedom Convoy demonstrations, broadcaster CBC reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. […]
Met Police told to tackle officers’ ‘disgraceful’ behavior
‘Shocking’ report uncovered ‘pervasive evidence’ of racism, bullying and sexism within police forces The Metropolitan Police must take immediate steps to eradicate racism, to tackle bullying and to train officers on the “appropriate use of social media,” the UK police-conduct watchdog has said, in what’s been deemed a “shocking” report. The Independent Office for Police Conduct […]
Special task force to tackle ‘radicalization’ on Telegram
German police says ‘radicalized’ critics of government and vaccines use platform to conspire Telegram is being used to target government officials, scientists and doctors over their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) said on Wednesday. BKA accused the encrypted messaging platform of becoming “medium for radicalization” and announced a […]
Paris to tackle its notorious problem
City officials have announced a campaign to make Paris clean On Tuesday, Emmanuel Grégoire, the deputy mayor of Paris, said that the campaign criticizing the dirty side of the city was effective in highlighting the capital’s faults. People in the capital had been using the hashtag ‘#SaccageParis’ (#TrashedParis), which went viral in 2021, sharing photos […]
EU divided over how to tackle Omicron
European Union member states have failed to reach an agreement over a unified approach to the Omicron variant during a summit in Brussels, as surging Covid cases spark new restrictions in some nations. While the EU introduced a bloc-wide Covid certificate in July in a bid to restart travel freely across member states, the resurgence […]
European country bans booze to tackle Omicron
Norway has banned the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants in an effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, which continues to push infections in the country on a sharp rise. New Covid-19 rules will prohibit the sale of alcohol at bars, restaurants, and other service-based venues from Wednesday, while Norwegians […]
Denmark imposes ‘no-go’ nightlife zones on violent offenders in effort to tackle crime in bars and clubs
Denmark has implemented four ‘no-go’ zones for individuals who have been convicted of violent offences, as part of a series of nightlife areas controlled by police to limit the risk of illegal activities in bars and pubs. New legislation gives Danish courts the ability to ban violent offenders from bars, pubs and restaurants, as well […]
Lithuanian govt proposes paying pensioners to get Covid jabs in push to tackle vaccine hesitancy
The Lithuanian government has proposed dishing out €100 payments to vaccine-wary pensioners aged 75 and over in a bid to motivate the age group to get jabbed against Covid, as their inoculation rate remains low. Speaking in a televised government meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said that Vilnius is “unable to convince them […]








