Europe

PARIS, Jun 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, yesterday, urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and called for a political solution, while meeting with his United States counterpart, Joe Biden, who is on a state visit to France.

“After nine months of conflict, the situation in Rafah, and the human toll, are unacceptable,” Macron said at a joint press conference.

30 May 2024; MEMO: The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the recent footsteps of Spain, Ireland and Norway, Reuters has reported. Golob made his announcement at a news conference in Ljubljana.

30 May 2024; MEMO: A criminal complaint was lodged, Thursday, in Belgium because of the severe police intervention at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, according to the country’s official news agency, Anadolu Agency reports.

The 28 May protest saw demonstrators advocating for Palestinian rights and condemning the recent attacks in Rafah.

31 May 2024; MEMO: Hundreds of demonstrators rallied late yesterday outside the offices of private broadcaster TF1 in the western Paris suburbs to protest the broadcast of an interview with the Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Gaza war.

Wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags, protesters gathered at a distance from the channel’s building due to a heavy police presence, and chanted: “Gaza, Paris is with you,” “immediate ceasefire!” and “Israel, murderer.”

03 June 2024; MEMO: British coffee chain Pret A Manger has cancelled plans to open in Israel due to the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.

Pret had announced last year plans to open its first outlet in Tel Aviv by the end of 2024 and establish more than 40 branches in the apartheid state over the next ten years.

03 June 2024; MEMO: Palestinian authorities have filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa as a party in its Gaza genocide case against Israel, the Court said on Monday.

In a statement, the ICJ, also known as the World Court, said the Palestinian authorities “filed … an application for permission to intervene and a declaration of intervention in the (South Africa v. Israel) case”, Reuters reports.

VIENNA, May 31. /TASS/. Iran continues to increase stockpiles of uranium that is enriched to 60%, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said.

He said he submitted a report on the IAEA safeguards agreement with Iran to the organization.

"You will note that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium continues to increase, including that enriched up to 60%," Grossi said in an introductory statement to the IAEA Board of Governors.

MOSCOW, June 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russia has issued entry bans on several British politicians, journalists and experts, the country’s foreign ministry said.

“In response to the hostile actions of the UK, it was decided to include a number of representatives of the political establishment, the journalistic corps and the expert community of the United Kingdom on Russia’s entry ban list,” the ministry said in a statement.