Catalonia’s separatist forces celebrated the region´s National Day on Monday with a call to exert maximum pressure on the Spanish government to adhere to their demands, including a referendum on self-determination. Since the 1980s, Catalonia’s “Diada” has been commemorated every…
In a Loudoun County, Va., case that became a national flashpoint over transgender rights, Scott Smith rose to accuse a boy of assaulting his daughter, and a fight ensued. Share full article Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, emphasized the issue…
Beijing’s influence campaign using artificial intelligence is a rapid change in tactics, researchers from Microsoft and other organizations say. Share full article China’s most recent influence campaign suggests that it is making more direct attempts to sow discord in the…
The European Parliament is considering introducing ‘ad hoc’ committees with lawmaking powers for “legislative proposals falling within the competence of more than three committees”, according to a document seen by EURACTIV. The document is part of Parliament’s internal procedure to…
An impaled veggie burger. The debate over ‘meaty’ terms for plant-based food has a special resonance in France, where cuisine and tradition continue to act as markers of national identity (Photo: Pexels) Back in 2020, the French government put forward…
France aims to bring 150,000 new farmers into the profession over the next 10 years to replace the many who will retire during that period while speeding up the sector’s ecological transition, French Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau announced on Sunday.…
The fate of the merger between Lufthansa and Italy’s ITA Airways, based on an agreement signed with the government in May, is now in doubt after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni questioned the European Commission for stalling its go-ahead for the…
After lengthy negotiations, the European Parliament is set to vote in Strasbourg on the report calling for a Europe-wide approach to prostitution, by decriminalising people in prostitution and supporting those who want to leave it, while targeting sex buyers and…
While others of his generation were scarred by the conflict, President Biden forged a strategic partnership on his first visit to the country, framing it in pragmatic terms. Share full article 6 President Biden at a memorial to John McCain,…
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Olympics is unacceptable as the Russian and Belarusian governments are jointly responsible for ongoing war crimes against Ukraine, therefore the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should make them play under a neutral…