France’s Macron calls for immediate release of Navalny

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a joint statement with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier…

Annie Lennox and Denmark’s Princess Mary call for men to join women’s campaign

[ad_1] By Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation COPENHAGEN(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Singer Annie Lennox and Denmark’s Princess Mary called on Monday for men to join the fight for women’s equality…

Swiss won’t help bring jihadist fighters home

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will not help bring home adult citizens who joined up with jihadist fighters in Syria and Iraq, the government said on Friday, insisting national security…

Special Report: Ortega media enrich his family, entrench his hold on Nicaragua

[ad_1] By Drazen Jorgic, Ismael Lopez MANAGUA (Reuters) – In early 2010, Nicaragua’s Canal 8, an independent television network, had a new owner. FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a sign…

Swiss appeals court reverses acquittal of Credit Suisse climate protesters

[ad_1] LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – A Swiss appeals court on Thursday reversed an earlier ruling that had acquitted 12 climate activists of trespassing at Credit Suisse on the grounds their…

Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government recommended on Tuesday that voters reject a proposal in a planned March 7 referendum to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and…

Over half of Italians back giving up freedoms for public health amid COVID-19: survey

[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – More than half of Italians think it is right to give up personal freedom to protect public health, a survey said on Friday, suggesting the government’s…

Switzerland votes for same-sex marriage, easing legal gender change

[ad_1] LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Swiss lawmakers voted on Friday to legalise same-sex marriage and allow transgender people to change their legal gender by making a declaration, marking a…