By Anadolu Agency Court ruling found offering alternate menu choices did not violate secularist principles, argue concerned parents in petition, saying their children often go hungry Although the subject gets little media coverage, the problem of food in French school cafeterias is a headache for many parents of Muslim students. Citing their version of secularism,

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) By The Associated Press President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to

By Daily Nation British business magnate Richard Branson when he climbed Mt Kenya this month to raise funds for charity. The billionaire with a team of over 25 people ascended to the peak of the mountain which is 16, 355ft above sea level weathering chilly and blissful weather. “We set off in great spirits explaining

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures, at Gatwick Airport, near London, Britain October 22, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters Boris Johnson arrived back in Britain on Saturday as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime minister only weeks after he was forced to step down, with some colleagues

Satellite image shows the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River near Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine, October 18, 2022. Maxar Technologies By Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a large area of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow’s troops

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak walk out of Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 1, 2021. Photographer Henry Nicholls/File Photo By Reuters Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a

By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s president urged the European Union on Thursday to speed up shipments of air defense systems, noting that nearly a third of the country’s power stations have been destroyed in Russian attacks. In a video address to an EU leaders meeting in Brussels, Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the latest developments regarding Russia’s war

Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) By The Associated Press British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term marred by economic policies that roiled financial

Labour leader Keir Starmer/Photographer Stefan Rousseau/Reuters The Independent By Jane Dalton The Labour leader said: “The Conservative Party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern. “After 12 years of Tory failure, the British people deserve so much better than this revolving door of chaos. “In the last few years, the Tories have

British Prime Minister Liz Truss gives statement outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, Britain October 20, 2022. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she