World Politics

French wine festival forced to cancel event after ‘campaign of intimidation’ by left wing activists

World
Emily Foster

A French wine festival has been forced to cancel an event after facing a so-called “campaign of intimidation” by left-wing activists. La ...

Norway’s Arctic north brings in bizarre plan to introduce clocks that go up to 13h in a day

World
Emily Foster

Norway’s northernmost region plans to introduce a bizarre plan to make a new time zone with a 26-hour day. Vadso, a remote ...

Brigitte Macron’s daughter compares her mother to Princess Kate as she slams ‘grotesque’ rumours

World
Emily Foster

The daughter of French first lady Brigitte Macron has slammed rumours that her mother was actually born a man. French lawyer Tiphaine ...

Ireland poised to elect youngest ever prime minister who took tough stance on Brexit

World
Emily Foster

Simon Harris, Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, is set to be the country’s next – and youngest ever – Prime ...

Disaster for Emmanuel Macron as French right-wing party National Rally projected for best-ever result

World
Emily Foster

Emmanuel Macron could lose to National Rally in the European Parliament election, as new poll data projects that the right-wing party will ...

Ecuador’s chaotic turn to drug and narco violence, explained

World
Emily Foster

Ecuador, according to its president Daniel Noboa, is now “in a state of war.” Earlier this week he had announced a state ...

EU row erupts as gloating Guy Verhofstadt mocks UK over Erasmus alternative

U.K.
William Turner

Europhile Guy Verhofstadt has mercilessly mocked Brexit Britain over its alternative to the Erasmus scheme. The former Belgian Prime Minister, who led ...

Italians fume at Britons as they order UK to stop ‘abusing’ prosecco in sparking wine naming row

Business
Robert Johnson

British drinkers have been warned to stop “abusing” the term prosecco when they consume sparkling wine. A new campaign by a consortium ...

Israel-Hamas war: Iran could determine whether the war becomes a regional conflict

World
Emily Foster

In his first public statement about Israel’s war with Hamas, Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday indicated that the Shia militant ...