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Pope Francis had high praise for German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday, predicting that she will “go down in history as one of the great leaders.”

A promotional poster for the science-fiction epic Dune produced for the Chinese market removed a black main character from the image.

PALERMO, Italy (AP) — Italy’s right-wing former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, went on trial Saturday charged with kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people onboard at sea for days.

People in Austria who have not been vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus could face lockdown restrictions if hospitals are overrun, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said.

The French government is considering requiring a third jab of a coronavirus vaccine in order for people to continue to qualify for the country’s vaccine passport, which is required to access many public spaces including cafes, bars, and restaurants.

West Yorkshire’s head of policing and crime has admitted that the streets are “less safe for women than they ever have been” in the multicultural English region.

The European Union without Angela Merkel will be like Paris without the Eiffel Tower, gushing Eurocrats told the outgoing German leader on Friday as she attended what ought to be her last ever EU Summit.

Ali Harbi Ali, charged with murder and preparation of terrorist acts after killing of a British lawmaker had his trial date set for March.

Boris Johnson’s government is claiming to “back freedom of speech to the hilt” even as it moves to prosecute tech bosses who fail to censor “foul content”.

UK PM Boris Johnson spouts green crap on a daily basis to promote the upcoming COP26 debacle but I don’t think he believes a word of it.

Seven people are so far in custody and another 30 are under investigation by Austrian authorities in connection with the November 2020 terrorist attack in Vienna that saw four people murdered. Those arrested and currently under investigation are said to

STOCKHOLM — An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper was shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports on Friday said was likely to be gang-related.

Britain’s supposedly “libertarian” prime minister is reportedly considering hitting consumers with a charge every time they use disposable paper coffee cups and wooden cutlery.

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that it is Britons’ “civic duty” to be vaccinated and that the country should be administering 500,000 booster shots every day.

A disproportionate focus on the far-right has taken away the necessary resources from confronting Islamist extremists in the UK’s battle against terrorism, a report has claimed. A report from the Henry Jackson Society claimed that political correctness has resulted in

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has stated that Moscow is ultimately responsible for Belarus sending thousands of migrants to the EU, with over 3,000 arriving in Germany since the start of the month.

A document inadvertently published by the British government before being hastily deleted reveals some lessons officials learnt from the coronavirus pandemic, including “deep set reverence” for government authority, apparently regardless of political affiliation.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a four-day tour of Africa this week, trashing the former colonial powers of Europe and presenting Turkey as a more loyal and understanding development partner for Africans.

Britons are more frightened of being in enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces with people not wearing masks as they were in July before coronavirus restrictions were lifted, according to a poll.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will not attend Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s climate summit next month.

Conservative writer and presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour was slammed after jokingly pointing a rifle at journalists at a trade show.  

A health minister has denied reports that Cabinet Office officials are considering a stricter “Plan C” for handling the coronavirus pandemic during Winter, which could include banning households from mixing.

Police have charged Ali Harbi Ali with murder and “preparation of terrorist acts” after an attack that saw an MP killed last Friday. 

The act gives sweeping powers under the pretext that Britain is experiencing a crisis so catastrophic it justifies government by fiat.

The smuggling of Australian rock lobsters into mainland China is a threat to the Communist country’s national security and integrity, Hong Kong’s new customs chief said Thursday as she vowed to crack down on the illicit trade.

The storm that started by hitting Brittany´s Atlantic Coast afternoon blew eastward through the night, felling trees and collapsing roofs.

Australia and Britain on Thursday defended their nuclear submarine deal with the U.S. amid concerns it could escalate tensions.

Nigel Farage questioned why illegal migration has disappeared from the headlines, as over 800 illegal boat migrants were brought ashore.

A plurality of Britons would have preferred former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to have handled the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

A man who described himself as “Moroccan” has been sentenced to a year in prison after threatening to behead populist French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen.

Britons have been told to do as they are instructed “not just to save lives, but to keep your freedoms too”.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov demanded “effective financial humanitarian support” from the international community for the brutal Taliban regime in remarks on Wednesday.

The British government’s business secretary has seemingly “ruled out” lockdown restrictions being imposed during the winter months.

An 11-year-old pupil yelled “Allahu Akbar” during a school tribute to murdered teacher Samuel Paty, while the child’s father was later arrested for threatening to burn the school down.

Members of the House of Commons were seen laughing as they extended emergency coronavirus powers for the government without an official vote.

Hate preachers and terrorist plotters could face tougher prison sentences under new guidelines proposed by the Sentencing Council.