A fire broke out at the cathedral on Monday evening. French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral following a devastating fire that destroyed the Paris landmark’s spire and roof on Monday. Overnight, donations have been flooding in in the hundreds of millions. As of Wednesday morning, nearly €800 million ($995 million) had been raised for what is sure to…
Forces being deployed in key cities, anticipating violence Protests would come soon after the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire A Yellow Vest amid tear gas in Toulouse on April 13th. Photographer: Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images The French government is mobilizing 60,000 police nationwide after this week’s fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral doesn’t seem to have deterred…
It’s more likely Brexit will be cancelled than the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal A poll of economists has found that the UK leaving the EU without a deal is now less likely than Brexit being cancelled. The latest research by Reuters showed very few predicting a “disorderly” departure but that a…
Polls paint grim picture for Conservatives, who face electoral wipeout at local, national and European level. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images – Jeremy Corbyn voting in 2017 A flurry of polls suggest Jeremy Corbyn is on course to sweep into Downing Street following a general election, as voters turn their anger on the government for failing to…
BRITAIN could leave the EU on time if Theresa May reopened negotiations on the Irish backstop, according to a former Conservative leader. Lord Howard claimed the House of Commons would support Prime Minister’s deal on the condition she renegotiates the Northern Ireland backstop. He wrote the Daily Telegraph: “Achieving this would not just win the…
BREXIT has been delayed for a second time, with the date now set for the UK to depart the EU on October 31. But what this could mean is anything but clear. The British political elite continue squabbling over how, when or if to get the UK out of the EU, and there still doesn’t…
French President Emmanuel Macron,left, greets British Prime Minister Theresa May before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris Tuesday, April 9, 2019. A top official at the French presidency says France doesn’t rule out granting a further delay to Brexit, just before a planned meeting between Prime minister Theresa May and President Emmanuel Macron…
Even if Britain’s opposing parties agree on a plan to leave the EU, national unity will be nowhere in sight. An EU flag with one of the stars symbolically cut out in front of the Houses of Parliament shortly after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced to the House of Commons that Article 50 had…
In a speech to supporters in Ankara, Erdogan appeared to accept AKP defeat in Istanbul, although he maintained that most neighborhoods in the city were held by his party. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station during the municipal elections in Istanbul, Turkey, March 31, 2019. (photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER) ANKARA…
Britain’s Parliament on Friday voted down Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for the third time. The vote, which came on the day that Britain had originally been scheduled to leave the European Union, added another layer of uncertainty to an already unclear path forward. Days before, Parliament had held several “indicative,” nonbinding votes designed to find…