On Monday, millions of Swedes will start receiving copies of a pamphlet advising the population how to prepare and cope in the event of war or another unexpected crisis. “In case of crisis or war” has been updated from six years ago because of what the government in Stockholm calls the worsening security situation, by…
A far-right Dutch pol is demanding the deportation of the antisemitic thugs who hunted down and attacked Israeli soccer fans after a match in Amsterdam — labeling them “multicultural scum.” “Looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport the multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in our streets….
TBILISI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Two U.S. pollsters commissioned by Georgian opposition forces called into question official results that showed the governing Georgian Dream party won last weekend’s parliamentary election in the South Caucasus country, as opposition parties prepared to hold a new protest next week. U.S. data and polling firm Edison Research, commissioned by…
Eurozone inflation hit 2% in October, exceeding forecasts and up from September’s 1.7%, driven by services and food prices. Germany witnessed unexpected price increases. The euro strengthened. Inflation in the eurozone accelerated in October, with the consumer price index reaching 2% year-over-year, surpassing economist predictions of 1.9% and marking an uptick from 1.7% in September,…
The centres built by the Italian government in Albania are ready to host migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, eleven months after the agreement between the two countries was signed. Up to 400 people will initially be sent there. Exclusively male, these migrants will have been rescued by Italian ships in the Mediterranean Sea before being…
Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been banned from returning to France where he made his home for several years before he was ordered to leave in 2023, France’s Interior Minister announced Tuesday. Born in Saudi Arabia, bin Laden has also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan. The 43-year-old…
BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The European Union will press ahead with hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc’s largest economy Germany rejected them, exposing a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. The proposed duties on EVs built in China of…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are “sufficient” for an EU country to grant asylum to Afghan women, who have seen their rights stifled under Taliban rule. Since Taliban authorities seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, they have imposed an austere interpretation of Islam and progressively driven women out…
Austria could become the latest European Union member state to have a far-right party in power after the Freedom Party (FPÖ) secured victory in Sunday’s general election. Austria could become the latest European Union member state to have a far-right party in power after the Freedom Party (FPÖ) secured victory in Sunday’s general election. The anti-migration, pro-Kremlin party…
Eurozone business activity contracted in September, and weaker demand eased inflationary pressures. This supports the case for a European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut in October, seen as needed to encourage growth. The eurozone’s private sector declined more sharply than expected in September, entering contraction territory with a drop to levels last seen in January,…