Now playing Next Europe News Former UK lawmaker pleads not guilty in sex offence case Jeffrey Donaldson, a former UK MP, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and other sexual offences that date back nearly four decades. The trial is slated for March 2025. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Harvey Weinstein in intensive care after emergency heart surgery The jailed movie mogul was said to be a "train wreck" health wise earlier this year and has used a wheelchair at recent court hearings. He was in custody in New York while awaiting a retrial in Manhattan that is tentatively scheduled to begin on 12 November. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Parliament feuds over women’s rights committee role in child abuse law "We don't have time to waste on debates about gender theory," said right-wing MEP, Fabrice Leggeri. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Timor-Leste Pope calls for protection of young people during visit to Timor-Leste It is an indirect acknowledgment of the abuse scandal involving Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo. 10/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news What were the Tops & Flops of the 81st Venice Film Festival? Here are the films which premiered on the Lido this year that you need to add to your watchlist... And the ones you'd do best to avoid. 09/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Will Pope Francis stay silent over child abuse scandal in Timor-Leste? In 2002, the head of Timor-Leste's church abruptly resigned and moved to Mozambique amidst claims he sexually abused young boys over a 20-year period. 08/09/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says French arrest was 'misguided' Durov was arrested in Paris last month as part of an investigation into abuse images, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions linked to the app. 06/09/2024
Now playing Next Health news Climate crisis could lead to increase in domestic abuse victims Severe climate crises could drive a sharp uptick in the number affected by intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa, a new UN report says. 05/09/2024
Now playing Next Health news First mpox vaccines to arrive in the DRC from EU, WHO says Global health officials expect the first mpox shots to reach the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday. 04/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Ireland to set up inquiry into 'harrowing' abuse at religious schools The government's scoping inquiry found almost 2,400 allegations of historical sexual abuse by hundreds of schools run by religious orders across Ireland. 04/09/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Will Telegram’s legal woes and X’s Brazil saga shake up social media? Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov was arrested and charged for how he ran his platform and in the same week, Elon Musk’s platform X was banned in Brazil. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Pope goes on Asia tour, the longest and farthest of his ponificate Francis will clock 32,814 kilometres by air during his 2-13 September visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore, far surpassing any of his previous 44 foreign trips. 01/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Austria to team up with Germany in joint deportations to Afghanistan Austria's Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum has said that deportations to Afghanistan are permissible on a case-by-case basis due to the "changed security situation" in the country. 01/09/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Telegram faces 'dilemma' after France charges CEO, analysts say Telegram has been crucial for anti-government protests but also for spreading criminal channels. 31/08/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Venice 2024 review: 'Babygirl' - Nicole Kidman shines in BDSM drama Already the most talked about film in this year's Competition, Nicole Kidman stars as a woman willing to risk it all for a torrid affair that allows her deepest desires to finally surface. 31/08/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare Poland announces new guidelines to provide access to abortion Previously, abortion was only possible in the case of a pregnancy that was the result of rape or incest or in a situation of extreme danger to a pregnant woman's health. 31/08/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Venice 2024: Nicole Kidman on erotic and sex-positive drama ‘Babygirl’ 'Babygirl' has already become one of the most talked about movies on the Lido this year. Many are already tipping it for awards glory, especially when it comes to the performers, led by Nicole Kidman, who hopes it will be a “liberating story”. 30/08/2024