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In a veiled threat, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said members of the Wagner mercenary group would like to pay a visit to Poland.

The Alternative for Germany party has surged to its highest level of support as populist policies continue to gain traction in the country.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán critisised the EU for giving up Christianity and for trying to impose LGBT ideas on pro-family nations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in hospital Sunday morning after being fitted with a pacemaker. The procedure took place at Sheba Medical Centre in Tel HaShomer, his office said.

Nigel Farage has filed an official complaint against the NatWest banking group, accusing the bank of passing personal information to the BBC.

Russia struck the Ukranian Black Sea city of Odesa again on Sunday, leaving one dead, dozens injured and a historic cathedral badly damaged.

A blaze burning on the Greek island of Rhodes forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two resorts.

A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, while the Russians claimed Kyiv deployed cluster bombs in Beglorod.

The legacy media is panicking over the rise of the so-called “far-right” as the populist VOX party is predicted to enter government in Spain.

Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone following a Qur’an burning in Copenhagen.

A priest has been left asking whether it’s safe to open for worship after a threat to “burn down the church” was followed by a burnt cross. 

Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region.

Italian beauty pageant Miss Italy has banned biological males from entering its competition. Patrizia Mirigliani, who oversees the nation’s beauty pageant, said “only women since birth” are welcome to compete while she is in charge of the event.

Ukrainian officials scrambled to assure the Chinese communist government on Thursday that Kyiv would protect Chinese assets in the country following a Russian missile attack on the city of Odessa that damaged its Chinese consulate.

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers should pay more in insurance to cover the cost of fighting battery fires, which are harder to extinguish, says Greg Smith, a Member of the UK Parliament  who serves on the Transport Committee.

Muslim-majority nations expressed outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Some prepared for street demonstrations.

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Environmental activists briefly interrupted play at the British Open on Friday by throwing an orange substance to the side of the 17th green at Royal Liverpool, prompting American player Billy Horschel to intervene

Authorities determined there is “no acute danger” in an area on the edge of Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted.

Amb. who sided with the UK when it said Zelensky would be wise to start showing more gratitude to allies fired by presidential decree.

An Iranian asylum seeker has been jailed for raping an elderly woman and sexually assaulting a child just ten months after coming to the UK.

Anger in London over Labour mayor Khan’s push for radical anti-car measures upset the apple cart in a by-election result overnight. 

The U.S. State Department approved an arms sale to Germany on Wednesday built around air-to-air missiles for the Luftwaffe worth an estimated $2.9 billion.

Ukraine is using cluster bombs against Russian forces less than a week after they were first delivered from U.S. reserve stores, the White House confirmed Thursday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expelled the Swedish ambassador on Wednesday, even as a mob of protesters waving photos of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire.

Republican Reps. Chip Roy and Warren Davidson are introducing a bill calling on NATO allies to pay their fair share for the security alliance long underwritten by America.

LONDON (AP) — It was no coincidence that three of Kevin Spacey ‘s four accusers described similar crotch-grabbing incidents, a prosecutor said Wednesday in her closing argument at his sexual assault trial.

Brazil’s President Lula dismissed Chilean counterpart Gabriel Boric as a “hasty young man” for demanding Latin American leaders condemn Russia for invading Ukraine.

Natwest chief executive apologises for “deeply inappropriate comments” but stopped short of actually changing their decision. 

Country music star Garth Brooks and his wife, singer Trisha Yearwood, took to social media on Wednesday to urge their fans to donate money to Ukraine, presumably funds in addition to the over $110 billion American taxpayers have sent to Kyiv’s war effort.

Pope Francis has sent Bologna Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to hand-deliver a personal letter to U.S. President Joe Biden appealing for collaboration in the Ukraine peace process.

Russian missiles and drones hit Ukrainian port of Odesa for a third “hellish” night as Crimean authorities said a teen had been killed.

“That will teach me [for trusting the] reporting of my old employer”, says former top BBC man as he issues a good-natured apology for repeating now-apparently-false claims about the Brexit leader. 

Pugnacious royals Harry and Meghan asked Biden White House for a lift back from Britain on Air Force One but were turned down, report claims.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A man stormed a high-rise construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday morning, shooting at terrified workers and killing two people hours before New Zealand planned to host the first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament.

Mercenaries launched joint drills with Belarusian military near the border with Poland, a move that prompted Warsaw to redeploy its troops.

Victory for Farage as UK banks may be required to protect free speech in new rules reportedly being drawn up by the govt, a report claims.