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British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced her resignation from the left-wing Labour government on Friday after a parliamentary watchdog concluded that she had violated ministerial code in failing to pay tens of thousands in property taxes. 

“Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville did not mention Hamas or hostages during an unhinged rant on the red carpet on Wednesday.

Russia rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine on Friday, after more than two dozen countries pledged to join a “reassurance” force to deploy in the wartorn country after any eventual peace deal with Moscow.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was still interested in peace negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and invited to hold such a meeting in Moscow. Zelensky is unlikely to accept the invitation, both out of concern for his own safety, and anger at Putin’s steadily escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Italian designer Giorgio Armani has passed away at the age of 91 years old after spanning more than five decades atop the fashion world. 

At least one person has died after a mass stabbing took place at the tribal headquarters of a First Nation native group in central Canada.

Several candidates for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) have died in the lead-up to this month’s local elections in the country’s most populous state.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage said that he is taking inspiration from the MAGA movement as he seeks to win the next British general election after a meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday.

Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian fashion designer, passed away at 91.

The Venice Film Festival saw a record-setting 23-minute standing ovation with the Gaza drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” as the audience broke into chants of “Free Palestine.”

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is “giving serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship despite her being a natural born U.S. citizen.

Fifteen people were hospitalized Thursday after a double-decker bus mounted the sidewalk and crashed outside one of London’s busiest railway stations.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with European leaders in Paris on Thursday to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, as allies seek to ensure long-term military support for the war-torn nation and secure continued American backing after the conflict ends.

The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 Thursday after two of the 23 injured people died, an emergency services official said.

In its ongoing battle to root out the Muslim Brotherhood, the French Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday banned the European Institute of Human Sciences, a training centre for Imams, for promoting “radical Islam” and “armed jihad”.

President Donald Trump hosted Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House on Wednesday and told reporters that trade would be a topic of discussion during their meeting.

The head of the European Parliament’s trade committee said Wednesday he has “doubts” about aspects of the EU’s trade deal with the Trump administration and predicted the deal could be amended during the legislative approval process.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage warned the U.S. Congress that censorship laws in Britain will have a stifling effect on free speech throughout the West and urged the American government to pressure London to adhere to its values of liberty.

President Donald Trump meets with the president of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, at the White House on Wednesday, September 3.

Member of Parliament Nigel Farage is among the witnesses testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Europe’s assault on free speech on Wednesday, September 3.

Angela Rayner, the deputy British prime minister, faced calls to resign on Wednesday after she admitted to not paying enough tax on a home purchase.

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan is reportedly considering suing London’s Metropolitan Police after he was arrested this week by “armed police” over tweets criticising transgenderism.

Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s president and European leaders persevered with talks aimed at strengthening Ukrainian defenses and adding momentum to so far unsuccessful U.S.-led peace efforts.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that he would not want a migrant hotel near his family’s home, as his government houses over 30,000 supposed asylum seekers in hotels in communities across the country.

Australian Football’s chief is backing Snoop Dogg’s planned performance at the league’s grand final event despite the attacks the rapper faces after he said he was annoyed at the LGBTQ representation in films, including Disney’s “Lightyear.”

“Harry Potter” creator and women’s rights activist J.K. Rowling is blasting the U.K. as a “totalitarian” nation for arresting an Irish comedian over his social media posts criticizing radical transgenderism.

Belgium has announced that it plans to impose sanctions on Israel and to recognize Palestine as a state at the United Nations General Assembly, following in the footsteps of countries like France and the UK.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson urged more than a tech dozen companies not to censor Americans’ free speech or privacy at the behest of the European Union or the United Kingdom.

A Tunisian migrant was shot and killed by police in Marseille on Tuesday after allegedly stabbing multiple people while reciting verses from the Qur’an.

A European activist’s use of AI to identify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers beneath their masks has ignited a heated debate over the ethical implications of AI-powered surveillance and its potential impact on law enforcement.

Coldplay co-founder Chris Martin recognized two Israeli fans as “equal humans on earth” after welcoming them onstage and appearing surprised to learn their country of origin.

French movie star Gérard Depardieu was summoned to trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould.

German security authorities are warning people against becoming “disposable agents” as worries mount about Russia using social media to find recruits for spying and sabotage in or against Germany.

Award-winning Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said that he was arrested in London over posts on social media criticising transgenderism.

At the opening of the autumn session of Parliament, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper laid out a series of measures to supposedly crack down on immigration, while at the same time announcing plans to bring more alleged refugees into the country, including from Gaza, and to extend the right to stay in the country for Ukrainian asylum seekers.