'Stop Killing Games' Campaign Closes in on Getting EU Regulators to Intervene

The Stop Killing Games campaign is gaining momentum overseas, with organizers closing in on verifying enough signatures to allow them to go before the European Commission. "Stop Killing Games is a consumer movement started to challenge the...

'Italy is inching closer to recognition of state of Palestine'

Italy may be moving closer to recognition of Palestinian statehood, as its conditions appear close to being fulfilled, Palestine's de facto ambassador to Italy, Mona Abuamara, has told The National. Speaking ahead of a visit by the Palestinian...

From Kyiv to Paris – How a New Course Traces Ukraine’s Royal Footprints Across Europe

Ukraine’s story does not begin with modern borders. Long before the word “Europe” took on its current meaning, the rulers of Kyivan Rus – the powerful medieval state centered in Kyiv – were shaping dynasties, ideas, and alliances that reached far...

Germany Is Sabotaging Its Relations With China

Above photo: Donald Trump with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, at the White House. The decision by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to cancel his trip to China shows how Europe is following colonial US foreign policy, and hurting itself,...

Former King Juan Carlos of Spain Makes a Dig at Daughter-in-Law Queen Letizia in New Book By Meredith Kile

NEED TO KNOW King Juan Carlos, the former monarch of Spain, revealed a "disagreement" with his daughter-in-law, Queen Letizia, in his upcoming memoir The former King writes that the wife of his son and successor, King Felipe, "did not help to...

Italy has become a target of Russia’s hybrid warfare

Italy has become one of the main targets of Russia’s hybrid warfare, according to the country’s Defense Minister, Guido Crosetto, as reported by ilsole24ore. He stated that Russia is conducting a large-scale cognitive and informational attack on...

Where will France go? Interview with La France Insoumise

First published at Meer. In the nine years since its founding in 2016, La France Insoumise (LFI) has become the leading left formation in France, with its current parliamentary representation at 71, ahead of the traditional parties of the left,...

Brussels readies ‘European Democracy Shield’ for online platforms

117The European Commission plans to require the largest online platforms to help detect and counter “hybrid threats” under a proposal due in November. The measures would expand existing obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and form a...

Book | Asterix Vol. 41: Asterix in Lusitania | By Rene Goscinny et al – Editor’s Note

Posted on 28 October 2025. Asterix in Lusitania, the newly announced volume of the legendary French-Belgian comic series, has been hailed as a heartfelt tribute to Portugal’s rich history, culture, and national identity. The book marks the first...

Osmond drilling extends its stretch of prospective EU critical minerals

Drilling has extended the prospective strike of mineralisation at Osmond Resources’ Orión EU critical minerals project. Pic: Getty Images Osmond Resources maiden drilling has extended prospective strike of rutile, zircon and monazite Holes extend...

Conservative Harvard student magazine is shut down after publishing article laced with Nazi rhetoric

CAMBRIDGE – A conservative magazine at Harvard University was suspended by its board of directors Sunday amid scrutiny over an article published in September that closely resembled the rhetoric of Adolf Hitler. In its September print issue, the...

Spain's former king says Princess Diana was 'cold, distant, except in the presence of paparazzi' and denies having an affair with her in new memoir

By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:33 EDT, 29 October 2025 | Updated: 16:09 EDT, 29 October 2025 Spain's former king has claimed that Princess Diana was 'cold' and 'distant, except in the presence of paparazzi' in a shocking...

Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’

A year ago, three ex-BMG senior execs – Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder – launched a new Berlin-based entertainment company called umn (pronounced ˈhjuːmən). Today (October 30), the indie music company has confirmed details...

The Best Time to Visit France for Outstanding Food and Fantastic Weather

France has a magnetic pull for many travelers, myself included. In fact, I’ve been to France three times in just the last 18 months, including a river cruise, a romantic trip to Paris with my husband and a journey through the Vallee de la...

The 9 best European cities you have never visited, picked by travel experts

Thanks to our surveys and research, at Which? Travel we have all the data and knowledge you would ever need to pick your next trip to one of the UK or Europe’s most popular holiday destinations. Every year we ask thousands of holidaymakers to rate...

Europe’s Top Fighter Jet: Eurofighter Surpasses 600 Typhoon Deliveries

The Eurofighter consortium has reached a new milestone, delivering over 600 Typhoon fighter jets to customers out of roughly 800 ordered. This was reported in an official Airbus document. According to the report, 613 Typhoons had been delivered as...

Travis Were the Biggest Band in Britain. Why Does It Still Feel Like They’re Underrated?

“I loved Glasgow but that love has always been matched with an urge to leave, to see over the horizon, and that pull has made me a proud citizen of the world. Yet there’s always been a string in my heart that I’m glad pulls me back to where I’m...

London, Ibiza, France: inside the homes of Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher

Britpop legends Oasis touched down in Melbourne this week ahead of their five-date tour of Australia, which kicks off at Marvel Stadium on October 31. The band, led by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, will play three dates in Melbourne before...

Stanford professor pens children’s book about a 16th-century female painter

A spread of pages from Emanuele Lugli’s children’s art history book “Lavinia’s Wondrous Portraits,” showing illustrations by Chiara Palillo. Courtesy Emanuele Lugli. There was a time when a popular pub quiz question was “name five women artists.”...

Spain’s emeritus king on his undeclared fortune: ‘It was a gift I did not know how to refuse. A grave mistake’

Juan Carlos de Borbón, who reigned as King of Spain for nearly 39 years, is back in the public eye just weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Spanish monarchy. It may seem unusual, but the former monarch has decided to give a few interviews to...