Politics
Spanish police arrest three people over death of five migrants thrown from boat
Spanish police have arrested three people over the deaths of five migrants who were deliberately thrown from a boat last November off an Atlantic Ocean
Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel agrees to form new government
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel has agreed to form a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov. Denkov’s resignation paved the way
EU considers softening organic rules to quell protests
The European Commission proposed easing a series of rules on set-aside or crop rotation, offering concessions to farmers who have protested with tractor blockades across
Scholz says Israel’s assault on Rafah would make regional peace “very difficult”
The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gazan city of Rafah would make regional peace “very difficult”,
Pope says resignation “a distant possibility”
Pope Francis has no intention of resigning, as he believes his health is good enough to allow him to continue. “It is a distant hypothesis,
Trump launched a covert CIA operation to influence China
Two years after taking office, President Donald Trump authorised the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a secret campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning
Putin says Russia ready for nuclear war
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the United States sent troops to
Britain to offer £3,000 to failed asylum seekers who move to Rwanda
The British government plans to pay each asylum seeker up to £3,000 to move to Rwanda as part of a voluntary scheme to help resolve
Irish government ‘defeated’ in referendum
Irish voters have rejected proposals to replace references to family composition and a mother’s “domestic duties” in the constitution in a significant defeat for the
von der Leyen wins EPP backing to lead EU for five more years
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen won the backing of the EU’s main political group, the European People’s Party, to lead the bloc’s executive