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An analysis of police and census data has found that foreigners are two times as likely to be arrested on suspicion of crimes than British citizens.

Pope Francis has announced his intention to make 21 new cardinals on December 8, among whom is the pro-LGBT Dominican friar Timothy Radcliffe.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, a.k.a. the “Merchant of Death,” has reportedly moved back into arms dealing just two years after President Joe Biden’s prisoner swap with Russia, trading Bout for WNBA star Brittney Griner.

Crowds participated in anti-Israel and pro-Israeli protests and memorial in Europe on the eve of anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray quit Sunday, citing concerns she “risked becoming a distraction to the government.”

Ukrainian recruiters are reportedly roaming the streets of the country in a desperate effort to bolster the ranks of the military as the war with Russia continues to sap the native population.

One person has died after Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted calls from French President Emmanuel Macron for a Western arms embargo on Israel’s military operation to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza as a “disgrace” and vowed that Jerusalem will prevail in its fight with or without support from Paris.

The people smuggler-facilitated migrant crisis in the English Channel claimed the lives of another four people Saturday, including a small child who is said to have been “trampled” to death.

Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for an embargo of Western arms to Israel used in the conflict with Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

In a landmark case, the top European Union court has ruled that all member states must recognise gender changes made in other countries within the bloc

Belgium’s Prime Minister has protested remarks by Pope Francis condemning abortion as murder, insisting they constitute interference in the country’s internal affairs.

Russian prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday.

German left-wing populists have revealed data which shows 48 per cent of all recipients of state out-of-work cash payments are not German citizens, with some migrant groups majority unemployed.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo blasted Pope Francis on Thursday after the pontiff called abortion “murder” and the doctors who perform it “contract killers” when he was returning to Rome from Belgium last week.

A synodal study group established by Pope Francis to discern Catholic teaching on controversial issues, such as sexuality and life, is using a “new paradigm,” focusing on personal experiences and deemphasizing moral absolutes and established Catholic teaching.

Google has issued a stern warning, threatening to remove links to New Zealand news content and terminate current agreements with local publishers if the proposed Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill becomes law.

Washington privately warned of the danger of China using them to establish listening stations, a report claims.

EU countries gave definitive green light to hefty additional tariffs on electric cars made in China, despite strong opposition led by Germany.

Legislative proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the choice to end their life are to be introduced at Westminster this month following the progress Thursday of an assisted dying bill in Parliament.

Wants to try what he failed to do in France on a continental scale, warning European Union could “die” if his warnings are not heeded.

Alex Baldwin’s troubled film, “Rust,” is set to make its debut at the EnergaCameraimage international cinematography fest in Torun, Poland, which takes place from November 16-23.

A 1,000-year-old Viking “wallet” containing dozens of silver coins was recently discovered by British historians on the Isle of Man, officials announced Monday.

New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office, pledging continued support.

Cyberattack that accessed details of all Dutch police officers was almost certainly carried out by hackers working for a foreign government.

A psychologist is still on the medical register despite a conviction for approaching boys for sex, it is reported. 

Two jailed Thursday in pre-trial detention in connection with two predawn explosions in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen.

An Indian Ocean island which hosts an important U.S.-UK military base and listening post is going to be given away by the British government.

The left hates Israel because it asserts its borders, not dissolve them, as European nations have strove to do. But sometimes war is inevitable, because war can be just.

Sir Keir Starmer took his mission to “reset” Britain’s relations with the E.U. to Brussels on Wednesday as European capitals warned he should not expect an easy ride in anticipating a revision of the terms and conditions of Brexit.

Lord Waheed Alli, the top Labour Party donor and member of the House of Lords embroiled in the “freebies” scandal surrounding Sir Keir Starmer’s government, is under investigation over allegedly failing to register his “interests”

An Anglican clergyman who traveled from the UK to Belgium for the recent papal visit died during an alleged drug-fueled sexual liaison with a Belgian Catholic priest.

On the eve of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis presided over a penitence ceremony at the Vatican in which Cardinals read a list of petitions for the forgiveness of “sins” against the environment, indigenous peoples, and migrants, as well as abuse, poverty, using doctrine as “stones,” and a lack of synodality, among others.

The government scheme to put up migrants in hotels across Britain will reportedly continue for another three years despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s vow to end the practice.

The European Union is being hindered by “whiteness”, according to a new report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).