Skip to main content

World in brief: June 12, 2023

SPAIN: Forensic work has begun to exhume the bodies of 128 victims of dictator Francisco Franco who are among tens of thousands of people buried anonymously in wooden boxes.

Experts will work on extracting samples of the remains at the Valle de Cuelgamuros mausoleum and try to match them with DNA of surviving relatives.

More than 30,000 victims are buried without identification in the mausoleum but experts are looking for are the ones whose families have asked for their bodies to be identified and returned.

---

REFUGEES: European leaders have promised over $1 billion (£800 million) to Tunisia for border management, search & rescue operations and returning migrants to their home countries.

President Kais Saied has previously rejected the idea of Tunisia acting as what he called a border guard for Europe.

---

SUDAN: Thousands of Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad may become trapped and forgotten with the onset of the rainy season, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

The areas where the refugees are staying will become isolated as dry rivers fill up with water and flood surrounding areas, the medical charity said, warning of “a crisis on top of another crisis.”

---

ITALY: Scandal-ridden billionaire media mogul and Italy’s longest serving premier Silvio Berlusconi died earlier today at the age of 86.

The former right-wing leader, who was known for his sex-fuelled “bunga-bunga” parties and allegations of corruption, was being treated for chronic leukaemia in hospital in Milan.

OWNED BY OUR READERS

We're a reader-owned co-operative, which means you can become part of the paper too by buying shares in the People’s Press Printing Society.

 

 

Become a supporter

Fighting fund

You've Raised:£ 13,288
We need:£ 4,712
3 Days remaining
Donate today