NATO says China presents ‘systemic’ challenges
Beijing’s ‘assertive behaviour’ is challenging the ‘rules-based international order’, transatlantic security alliance says.
NATO has moved to confront China’s military ambitions for the first time, issuing a communique that said Beijing presents “systemic challenges” for the transatlantic security alliance.
The communique followed a summit of NATO leaders in Brussels and marked a diplomatic victory for US President Joe Biden, who had urged the 30-member strong alliance to stand up to China’s burgeoning military, political and economic might.
Christchurch attacks: producer resigns from film They Are Us as criticism grows
A producer for a controversial Hollywood film depicting Jacinda Ardern’s response to the Christchurch terror attacks has resigned from the project after criticisms that it sidelined Muslim victims.
The premise of the film, They Are Us, has also been criticised by its proposed subject, New Zealand prime minister Ardern, who is slated to be played by Rose Byrne. Ardern said on Sunday it felt “very soon and very raw” for New Zealand, and that she was not an appropriate focus for a film about the 2019 mosque attacks. “There are plenty of stories from March 15 that could be told, but I don’t consider mine to be one of them,” she said. Ardern has reiterated that she has no involvement with the film.
Opinion: UEFA's 'play on' decision after Eriksen collapse was so very wrong
"Moments like this put everything in life into perspective," said Aleksander Ceferin. What a crock from the head of UEFA, writes Kyle McKinnon, after Christian Eriksen received CPR on the pitch and the Euros played on.
Before the suspended Denmark vs. Finland match could resume, the fourth official had to formally indicate on a lit board that Denmark's number 24, Mathias Jensen, would be entering the pitch as a substitute for number 10, Christian Eriksen.
Jensen jogged onto the pitch before the restart. Usually the player being replaced then jogs off.
Survivor of Burkina Faso massacre: ‘They killed a baby and left its mother alive’
In early June, the Burkinabe village of Solhan was the scene of the deadliest terror attack the country had seen since 2015. Inhabitants in the restive region are now demanding the government do more to protect them from the steady rise in jihadist attacks. FRANCE 24 spoke to Amadou, a young villager who survived the horrific massacre that left at least 160 people dead.
On the night of June 4-5, scores of jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group swarmed the village of Solhan, located near the border of Mali and Niger, and staged a ruthless attack on civilians, including women and children.
Many are now fed up with the increasing insecurity in the region, and are demanding the government do more to protect them. Burkina Faso already has more than a million displaced people.
Iran's hardline presidential frontrunner could take the country back to a dark past, just as Iranians are itching for change
Updated 1202 GMT (2002 HKT) June 14, 2021
The list of challenges facing Iran's next president would confound the most capable of leaders.
Headache and runny nose linked to Delta variant
A headache, sore throat and runny nose are now the most commonly reported symptoms linked to Covid infection in the UK, researchers say.
Prof Tim Spector, who runs the Zoe Covid Symptom study, says catching the Delta variant can feel "more like a bad cold" for younger people.
But although they may not feel very ill, they could be contagious and put others at risk.
Anyone who thinks they may have Covid should take a test.
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