Germany’s centre-right CDU (EPP) has urged the European Commission, led by fellow CDU member Ursula von der Leyen, to fund fences at the borders of Greece and Poland as new German border controls increase the pressure on countries of first…
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Lee Im-jae, a former district chief, is the most senior official to be convicted in connection with the 2022 disaster that killed nearly 160 Halloween partygoers. A Seoul court sentenced a senior police officer to three years in prison on…
After seeing prices decline for years, Chinese officials have made a burst of policy changes aimed at making easier to buy homes. During China’s decades-long housing boom, demand for apartments was so high that cities restricted who could buy homes…
Iran united militias to take on Israel, but as the Israelis pummel one, Hezbollah, the rest have so far largely failed to come to its aid. The idea was simple: When a big war with Israel broke out, all the…
Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are diminishing, authorities said on Sunday (29 September), in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30
Former President Donald J. Trump has gruesome rhetorical staples he likes to deploy at his political rallies, including homicidal sharks, bird-killing windmills and Hannibal Lecter. Amid the litany, one less morbid aside tends to escape notice. “Those beautiful ladies from…
Nineteen months after entering hospice care, the 39th president is set to turn 100 on Tuesday. His birthday wish? A chance to vote for his party’s candidate one more time. Listen to this article · 9:16 min Learn more Share…
Former French European Commissioner Thierry Breton shared his concerns about France’s loss of influence within the EU in an interview with Le Monde on Sunday, criticising Germany’s leading role. According to Thierry Breton, France’s voice at the EU level is…
Italian President Sergio Mattarella and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who ended a three-day meeting with a ceremony commemorating a Nazi-fascist massacre, have sent a strong message to the far right. “Why did this happen? We continue to ask ourselves without…