German prosecutors are continuing their investigation into racist incidents on the upmarket North Sea holiday island of Sylt, senior state prosecutor Bernd Winterfeldt told dpa on Sunday. “The investigations will probably still take a few weeks,” Winterfeldt said. Prosecutors in Flensburg in the north-western state of Schleswig-Holstein are investigating two men and a woman in […]
Uefa is investigating allegations of discriminatory chanting by Serbia fans during England’s 1-0 win in their Euro 2024 opener in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday. England players were reportedly targeted with racist abuse during the match, although the PA news agency understands that no complaints have been made from the England camp. The Kosovan federation had earlier […]
The stepfather of missing Cornelius girl Madalina Cojocari testified in his trial Tuesday, revealing new details about his loveless marriage with who he described as an increasingly unstable Diana Cojocari. Christopher Palmiter, 61, was charged alongside Cojocari with failing to report her daughter, Madalina, missing in December 2022. Cojocari, who had already spent 17 months […]
The operators of a bar on the popular German resort island of Sylt are pressing charges after a video went viral showing some of its customers chanting Nazi-era racist slogans. “If our staff had noticed the behaviour in question at any time, we would have reacted immediately. We would have informed the police immediately and […]
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Against a backdrop of K-pop performances and dance music, more than 2,000 unionised workers from Samsung Electronics gathered in Seoul on Friday, holding a rare rally to demand the South Korean technology giant pay fair wages. Over the last two years, the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) has seen […]
Donald Trump held a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday night. The former president launched vulgar jabs at his opponents and roused crude chants from his supporters. Trump is on trial accused of making a hush money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Donald Trump launched a slew of vulgar jabs […]
Our culture is one that is easily offended, and as such, it’s become a common practice for politicians to condemn words or actions they believe to be out of line. When those same officials remain mum when something truly awful is said, the silence is jarring. A recent example: In Dearborn, Michigan, not far from […]
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has called on UEFA to issue sanctions over racist chants about him by Atletico Madrid fans. The Brazil forward was the target of chants by Atletico fans prior to their Champions League last 16 match against Inter Milan on Wednesday night. He replied to a post on X, formerly Twitter, […]
In February 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in front of an enthusiastic crowd at a sneaker convention known as Sneaker Con. The Feb. 17 event took place at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Pennsylvania. Upon arriving, Trump carried up to a lectern a pair of shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on […]