
Barbara Surk
Journalist at Freelance
Correspondent at Associated Press
Journalist @AP in France. Mediterranean. Balkans. Previously AP Middle East & Gulf correspondent and @PoliticoEurope news editor.
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Oct 9, 2024 |
saipantribune.com | Pascal Bastien |Barbara Surk |Sylvia Hui
STRASBOURG, France (AP)—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said last Oct. 1 that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.”In his first public remarks since he was released from prison in June, Assange gave evidence of the impact of his detention and conviction to the legal affairs and human rights committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The Parliamentary Assembly includes lawmakers from 46 European countries.
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Oct 2, 2024 |
chronicleonline.com | Barbara Surk
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Oct 2, 2024 |
pinalcentral.com | Barbara Surk
NICE, France — France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced Tuesday that a provincial election scheduled for December in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has been postponed for a year. kAmsFC:?8 9:D :?2F8FC2= 255C6DD E@ A2C=:2>6?E[ q2C?:6C 2=D@ D2:5 2 4@?EC@G6CD:2= 3:== AC@A@D65 3J !C6D:56?E t>>2?F6= |24C@? E@ 2>6?5 E96 4@?DE:EFE:@? E@ 492?86 G@E:?8 =:DED :?
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Oct 1, 2024 |
mykxlg.com | Barbara Surk
NICE, France (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier says he has postponed a provincial election in the restive Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Speaking during his inaugural address to parliament, Barnier said that local voting, scheduled for Dec. 15 will take place at the end of 2025. Barnier also said the controversial bill to amend French Constitution and change voting lists in New Caledonia will not be submitted to a joint session of parliament to become law.
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Oct 1, 2024 |
thespec.com | Barbara Surk
NICE, France (AP) — France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced Tuesday that a provincial election scheduled for December in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have been postponed for a year. During his inaugural address to parliament, Barnier also said a controversial bill proposed by President Emmanuel Macron to amend the constitution to change voting lists in the territory would not be forwarded to a joint meeting of parliament for ratification.
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