European leaders are panicking over the historic victory of Republican leader Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election, with calls for economic overhaul and reforms to boost growth. As European leaders gather in Budapest, Hungary to discuss pressing economic issues these days, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has warned it is high time the 27-nation bloc found a “balance”. In other news, a young Iranian woman jailed for stripping to her underwear to mark a protest may have been tortured, electrocuted and beaten by authorities, rights groups have warned.
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European leaders are panicking over the historic victory of Republican leader Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election, with calls for economic overhaul and reforms to boost growth. As European leaders gather in Budapest, Hungary to discuss pressing economic issues these days, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has warned it is high time the 27-nation bloc found a “balance”.
A young Iranian woman arrested for stripping to her underwear to mark a protest may have been tortured, electrocuted and beaten by authorities, rights groups have warned. The woman, whose identity is still unknown, was previously taken to a psychiatric hospital. Now Amnesty International (AI) has claimed it has evidence that Iranian officials subjected the woman to torture and even chemical agents.
Israeli, Dutch and European leaders on Friday condemned “anti-Semitic” clashes that erupted in Amsterdam overnight after a Europa League soccer match, with the city’s mayor describing targeted attacks. The violence flared up after the match between the home team Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv where Ajax won 5-0.
Peel Regional Police in Canada have arrested a Toronto resident of Indian origin, in connection with protests at Brampton’s Hindu Sabha Mandir on November 4. Ranendra Lal Banerjee, 57, is charged with “public incitement to hatred” under section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
Apparently, many American voters did not know that US President Joe Biden had withdrawn from the race for the White House even on Election Day, November 5th. In a shocking episode that revealed how politically unaware some people in the US are, a trend spike was observed on Google with people searching: “Did Biden drop out” and “who contesting”.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol discussed the presence of North Korean troops in Russia with US President-elect Donald Trump in a phone call
Yemen’s Houthis targeted Israel’s southern Nevatim air base with a hypersonic ballistic missile dubbed “Palestine 2” and downed a US MQ-9 Reaper early Friday (Nov. 8) in the airspace of Yemen’s al-Jawf province, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said .
Tesla CEO, billionaire Elon Musk and one of the biggest supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, has probably been the most active unofficial Trump campaign manager at X, which is also owned by Musk. He has shared many videos and posts and even responded to some during and after the US presidential election.
In the latest development surrounding Team India’s chances of participating in the 2025 Champions Trophy, the BCCI has conveyed to the PCB that India will not travel to Pakistan for the eight-team tournament, citing security reasons. Instead, the BCCI has pushed for games in India to be held at a neutral venue, with Dubai emerging as the best option.
A film festival scheduled for November 7 in Istanbul was pulled at the last minute as a mark of protest against the ban on a Daniel Craig actor. Queer by the local authorities. Mubu Fest organized by streaming platform Mubi was scheduled to run the second edition of the film fest in Turkey after a successful inaugural run in 2023.
