According to latest reports, the number of Christian families who have been driven from the city of al-Arish in North Sinai has swollen to 259, as Islamic State militants continue their violent conquest of the region.
LONDON (AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a second defeat on her Brexit bill Tuesday as the House of Lords votes on another change which would give parliament the final say on leaving the EU.
Men who have gender reassignment surgery can never be “real women”, a veteran feminist BBC presenter has said.
WURZBURG (GERMANY) (AFP) – A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel fuelled fake news linking him to terrorism.
Migrants at an asylum centre in Rees-Haldern, Germany, trashed their accommodation with iron bars after becoming enraged by the poor mobile phone reception in the building’s lobby area.
Austria was among the first countries in Europe to put out the welcome mat when waves of people fleeing war and poverty reached the continent. Now, its focus is showing them the door.
Leaders of France, Germany, Spain and Italy have called for a European Union which allows groups of member states to advance at their own pace, in a joint effort to cushion the impact of the Brexit.
In a strongly worded email sent to all U.S. citizens abroad Monday, the State Department has issued a “Worldwide Caution” regarding a “continuing threat of terrorist actions, political violence, and criminal activity against U.S. citizens and interests abroad.”
The Austrian Interior Ministry announced its latest crime statistics for 2016 and indicated a huge rise in suspects of migrant origin claiming the number had gone up by 54 per cent.
France’s outgoing socialist premier, François Hollande, claims the United Kingdom “will become an outsider” after it leaves the European Union (EU) and cannot expect any “advantages” – but he also wishes to include it in plans for greater European military integration.
Eleven “youths” have been arrested after a riot broke out at a school in Sweden that saw both police and TV journalists attacked with rocks by an angry mob.
Downing Street is “deeply worried” about a police investigation currently underway into expenses claims for the last general election, which may result in some constituency results being declared void.
Deepening the crisis among France’s conservatives, former French Prime Minister Alain Juppe firmly declined Monday to step into the country’s presidential race to rescue his party’s chances in the event that embattled candidate Francois Fillon withdraws.
Poland’s surprise counter-candidate to challenge incumbent Donald Tusk for the post of European Council head is “Poland’s only candidate in the game,” the foreign minister said Monday.
“Multicultural” establishment candidate Emmanuel Macron endangers France, and “sorcerers of globalism” have put the West in a state of decay warns engineer, writer, and integration expert Malika Sorel-Sutter.
Uber has lost a battle in the British High Court which has ruled that all private hire taxi companies must have their drivers pass an English language test to be allowed to operate in London.
Marine Le Pen remains in the lead in polling for the first round of the French presidential election, three points ahead of centrist Emmanuel Macron.
Local officials in Britain have refused to renew the license of a zoo where nearly 500 animals have died in the last four years.
EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia.
The European Union on Monday approved plans for a military headquarters to coordinate overseas security operations, foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said.
Anti-Brexit posters claiming that Brexit is linked to “price hikes” and “hate crime” have sprung up around the country after a Remainer group raised tens of thousands of pounds.
A Swedish MEP has called for asylum seekers arriving in the European Union (EU) to be assigned a destination country rather than have free choice.
The North African nation of Morocco is distinguishing itself through a series of successes in breaking up Islamic terror cells and foiling attacks.
Illegal migrant sea crossings to Italy are up an astonishing 57 per cent on 2016 so far, with 1,300 landing in Sicily over the weekend.
Discussions are ongoing at high levels within the European Union (EU) to assume command of the nuclear weapons possessed by member states for the purpose of common European defence, according to claims published by the New York Times (NYT).
Chancellor Angela Merkel called for calm Monday in an escalating dispute with Turkey, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labelled a German ban on rallies by his ministers “Nazi practices”.
Poland stuck to its guns Monday over its last-minute proposal of a rival candidate to succeed Donald Tusk as European Council president at a summit this week.
The House of Lords has been warned not to make further changes to the Brexit bill as it will make it easier for the European Union (EU) to give Britain a bad deal.
Norway’s immigration minister Sylvi Listhaug has slammed the “agenda”-driven “liberal media” after being accused of wearing a crucifix necklace merely as a “prop” to promote “xenophobic” views.
A youth group of Italians in Israel has denounced the decision of the University of Turin’s student council to cut ties with Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology as a protest over Israel’s military rule over the Palestinians.
Britain’s Jewish population has been warned there is a “significant” threat to their communities from Islamic State terrorists as Home Secretary Amber Rudd revealed Jews had been identified as a “legitimate and desirable target”by jihadists.
British security forces have thwarted 13 terrorist attacks in less than four years, mostly thanks to information provided by the public, the country’s most senior anti-terrorism official said Monday.
General Motors Co. is selling its loss-making European car business – including Germany’s Opel and British brand Vauxhall – to French automaker PSA group.
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria Michel Arrion has reportedly said that Europe’s “ageing population” means the continent needs to open up legal channels for Africans to migrate.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff has condemned remarks by Turkey’s president accusing Germany of “Nazi practices,” days after a local authority prevented a Turkish minister from addressing a rally there.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for a meeting with embattled conservative candidate Francois Fillon and his possible replacement to find a solution to the crisis that threatens to shatter the French right.
In a curious double standard, a UK-based bioethics council has given the green light for prenatal testing aimed at culling children with Down Syndrome, while simultaneously denouncing abortion based on the sex of the child.
Israel’s ambassador to France is asking the country’s mayors to reject events in their cities as the French branch of the anti-Israel BDS movement launches “Israeli Apartheid week” on Tuesday under the slogan “100 years of occupation/ 100 years of popular resistance for justice,” referring to the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The leader of the centre-right bloc in the European Parliament threatened on Sunday to expel a Polish politician who has been nominated by Warsaw to replace fellow-Pole Donald Tusk as chair of European Union summit meetings. In a
(AP) – A Norwegian ship has rescued 503 people from the Mediterranean Sea in eight operations since Thursday. The Norwegian Police Service says the Siem Pilot arrived Sunday in the Sicilian port of Catania with 503 migrants on board. A
