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Spanish justice ruled this Tuesday, June 25, that a kiss given “without express or tacit consent” constituted sexual assault. “A ‘stolen kiss’, and therefore without express or tacit consent, constitutes sexual assault”, indicates in a press release the Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in the country, confirming a first …

The EU announced on Monday that it had sanctioned six officials in Sudan over the war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Reuters reported. These lists include a commanding general of the RSF, the financial advisor of RSF, as well as a prominent tribal leader …

A seven-month-old girl died in central Britain, not far from Birmingham, after being bitten on the head by her parents’ pet dog, the BBC reported. The events occurred in the afternoon, shortly after 3 p.m. “Together with our ambulance colleagues, we arrived within minutes,” local police said in a statement. …

More than 120 people have had to consult medical services in Moscow in recent days, 30 of whom are still in intensive care, after serious food poisoning with suspected botulism, municipal authorities announced Monday June 17, 2024. “At present, 55 people are in serious condition, including 30 in intensive care” …

More than one in four children under the age of 5 in the world live in “severe food poverty”, or more than 180 million children who risk serious after-effects due to lack of a nutritious and diversified diet, Unicef warns. A “shocking” number of children “survive on a very poor …

Lightning struck a tree in the grounds of a castle, injuring 18 people in the north of the Czech Republic this Sunday, June 2, emergency services said, revising an initial report which reported at least 13 injured . The incident took place in the park of Liberec-Vratislavice Castle, about 90 …

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected in France on June 5, 2024 as the visit will mark his first state visit to France, and will be an opportunity to meet President Emmanuel Macron. The highlight of the visit will be the participation of Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, …

The Slovenian Parliament will vote on Tuesday June 4 for the official recognition of the State of Palestine, Spain, Ireland and Norway having already taken the plunge this week, its president announced. “The session is scheduled for Tuesday from 4 p.m.,” declared Parliament President Urska Klakocar Zupancic this Thursday, May …

Three European countries, including Spain, Norway and Ireland, have lent their support to Palestine, having officially recognized it as a state. This decision is highly symbolic and marks a historic turning point in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Along with Spain, Ireland and Norway, the State of Palestine is …

In the midst of her Pink Friday 2 world tour, Nicki Minaj was arrested at Amsterdam airport in the Netherlands on Saturday, May 25, on suspicion of carrying marijuana in her luggage. “Nicki Minaj prepared to leave the country for Manchester, where she was due to perform that evening,” reports …