Macron sends out France’s youngest prime minister, Gabriel Attal, to fend off far right
France’s influence in Europe has grown under Macron, with Britain’s departure and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s retirement leaving way for more statist French ideas to influence EU policymaking.
A striker for Arsenal? Creating scoring chances is key indicator of future success than a team’s finishing ability
Arsenal are in a slump, there is no escaping it. But if we zoom out, you can see that their recent wastefulness in front of goal is a rare occurrence across the past 18 months – in which Arteta’s men have largely overperformed when comparing their goals and expected goals over time.
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel sets up high-stakes legal battle at International Criminal Court
Many South Africans, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, have compared Israel’s policies regarding Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank with South Africa’s past apartheid regime of racial segregation. Israel rejects such allegations.
Stopping the boats: Number of illegal migrants arriving in Britain in small boats drops
The interior ministry, the Home Office, said on Monday the government had met a pledge made by Sunak in December 2022 to clear the legacy backlog of 92,000 asylum cases by the end of 2023.
Russia and Ukraine pound each on the last hours of 2023 with Belgorod, Kharkiv bearing the brunt
Ukraine’s Airforce said the military had shot down 21 out of 49 drones launched overnight by Russia. Most were aimed at the frontline and parts of the Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, it said.
Israel scoffs at South Africa’s allegations of genocide in Gaza in case filed at ICC as ‘blood libel’
South Africa asked The Hague-based court to issue an interim order for Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in Gaza. A hearing into the request is likely in the coming days or weeks. The case, if it goes ahead, will take years, but an interim order could be issued within weeks.
Moscow admits Ukrainian Air Force had inflicted damage on its giant warship on Crimean port
Although a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made little in the way of battlefield gains and the Russian military has regained the initiative in several places, Ukraine has been able to launch a series of attacks on Crimea, the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, inflicting serious damage.
Clubs get greenlight to start Super League as European Court rules UEFA, Fifa breached EU law
In its ruling the EU’s top court said that FIFA and UEFA abused their dominant position by forbidding clubs to compete in a European Super League (ESL), although that project may still not be approved as the court did not rule on it specifically.
UK home secretary arrives in Kigali, ready to sign controversial asylum treaty with Rwanda
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under intense pressure to cut net migration, which hit a record 745,000 last year, and end the flow of asylum seekers who pay people smugglers for their Channel crossings, often in overcrowded, unseaworthy boats.
Britain in a catch 22 situation as it announces stricter visa measures to reduce net migration
In October, the government’s independent migration adviser recommended abolishing the so-called shortage occupations list, one of the main routes for businesses to hire migrant workers in sectors where there are severe staff shortages.
