On Eurovision final day, Israelis cheer as Palestinians protest
As singers made last-minute preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli police threw a high-security cordon around the venue to
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Austrian government teeters after video of far-right leader
Austria’s coalition government teetered on the brink of collapse on Saturday after video footage published by German newspapers apparently showed Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache discussing
UK white supremacist jailed for plot to kill female lawmaker
A British far-right extremist who planned to murder a female Member of Parliament with a sword was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday. Jack Renshaw,
Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped over EU fake news fight
Facebook, Google and Twitter were reprimanded by the European Commission on Friday for not doing enough to tackle fake news plaguing the election campaign to
French doctor charged with killing nine patients in scam
An anaesthetist in the French eastern city of Besancon is suspected of poisoning patients during surgery to trigger heart failures and then heroically bring them
Labour says Brexit talks dead as May premiership fades (Update)
Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday as the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch cross-party talks were dead in
Cannes Film Festival: red carpets, champagne and .. childcare
Celebrities, red carpets, luxury yachts and late, late nights: as one of the biggest events in the cinema calendar, the glamorous Cannes Film Festival is
OECD – Opioids crisis has spread beyond US
Opioid use has reached crisis proportions not only in the United States but also in Canada and some European countries, as prescription opioid painkillers have
UK’s May to agree departure timetable
Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a timetable for her departure in early June after the latest attempt to get her Brexit deal approved
Johnson to stand as next UK Conservative leader
Boris Johnson, Britain’s former foreign minister and a prominent campaigner to leave the European Union, said on Thursday he will be standing as a candidate
Macron urged by filmmaker to watch tale of police violence
Filmmaker Ladj Ly urged French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday to watch his thriller about a chaotic police patrol, in the running for the top
Merkel admits differences with Macron
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and French President Emmanuel Macron have “intense debates” and think differently but can still find compromises, insisting that they
Eurovision partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers
The Eurovision Song Contest has found few fans in a famous mosque in the Israeli host city, where worshippers have complained that the gaudy festivities
Labour plans state ownership for energy networks
Britain’s opposition Labour Party intends to take energy networks back into state ownership if elected, prompting infrastructure owners to warn of damage to investment, high
ITV cancels ‘Jeremy Kyle Show’ after death of a participant
British broadcaster ITV has cancelled “The Jeremy Kyle Show”, a tabloid talkshow that features confrontations between guests over issues like infidelity, betrayal and addiction, after
Israel’s Eurovision webcast hacked with animated blast images
Israel’s webcast of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final was hacked with animated images of explosions in host city Tel Aviv, which the national broadcaster blamed
Driverless electric truck starts deliveries in Sweden
Resembling the helmet of a Star Wars stormtrooper, a driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries on a public road in Sweden on Wednesday, in what developer
Brexit-supporting Conservative faction will vote against PM May’s deal
A majority of members of the European Research Group, a large eurosceptic faction in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party, will vote against Prime Minister Theresa May’s
British PM, ministers agree Brexit deal must be ratified by summer break
By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper The British government agreed on Tuesday it was “imperative” to ratify Britain’s exit from the European Union before
Ireland bans US preacher who called for gay executions
An American pastor who said governments should execute gay people and welcomed a shooting at a gay nightclub has become the first person to be