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...

Why Dubrovnik is the ultimate late summer sun destination

Dubrovnik continues to top the travel charts every year, making Croatia a must-visit for late summer sun. Dominating the travel market in the sunny European hotspot is Valamar, a giant of the industry boasting a portfolio of over 50 resorts. With...

Allen Mendenhall: The culpabilité that binds Alabama

My friend Sarah Knafo, a formidable French member of the European Parliament, recently introduced me to a word that has haunted my thinking about Alabama’s governance: culpabilité. The French use it to describe something deeper than guilt: a...

How African leaders underdeveloped Africa, by Kazeem Akintunde

The title of this piece was influenced by the book written in 1972 by Walter Rodney, titled: “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.” In the book, which became a Bible of sorts for those who are interested in studying African development and...

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...

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...

The Magic of Egypt in Interwar Britain

It was Rasputin, one of the greatest sorcerers in history, who really caused World War I — at least according to the plot of a hugely successful novel of 1935, “The Devil Rides Out.” Its author, Dennis Wheatley, was one of the most popular British...

Understanding Ekwensu beyond European Satan (2)

PROF NATHAN UZOMAH In Igbo cosmology, Ekwensu is considered a powerful and important figure, but he is not the supreme deity. That distinction belongs to Chukwu, the all-powerful and all-knowing creator of the universe. Chukwu is believed to be...

Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow's new book explores

Does your phone seem less functional than it once was? It may be due to enshittification HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images Enshittification Cory Doctorow (MCD Books) “Enshittification” is one of those rare new words that so perfectly sums up a...

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...

Max Hastings on how Britain didn’t win the war

For those of us who are ardent Churchillians, it is embarrassing to be reminded by the author of this weighty but never dull tome that the greatest Englishman appeased Stalin at least as extravagantly as Chamberlain appeased Hitler and Trump...

‘You don’t have to hurtle down slopes or dance like crazy at après parties’: readers’ favourite winter mountain holidays in Europe

Why Innsbruck makes the perfect winter base Innsbruck offers lots of options for a winter holiday. I found it’s a place where you don’t have to hurtle down ski slopes or dance like crazy at après-ski parties. In fact I was amazed when I took the...

2026 Anambra governorship election: Women candidates facing online abuse, safety threat, discrimination – EU-SDGN II 

Ahead of the 2025 Anambra state off-cycle governorship election, EU-SDGN II partners have raised the alarm that women candidates were facing online abuse, discriminatory party structures and safety threat. The Executive Director of International...

Lyndal Roper wins Cundill History Prize for ‘thrilling and tragic’ book

Lyndal Roper, regius professor of history at the University of Oxford, has won the 2025 US$75,000 (£55,000) Cundill History Prize for her “sensational” Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War (John Murray Press/Basic Books). The...

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...

The Politics of Life

In early November 2024, something historic happened in Spain. The story starts with the violence of climate change. We all saw the scenes of sudden apocalyptic inundation in Valencia: the streets turned into roaring rivers, the people floating...

Putin seeks 'dialogue' with Trump as EU seeks to shore up Ukraine as US wavers

Putin seeks 'dialogue' with Trump as EU seeks to shore up Ukraine as US wavers by AFP Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to continue "dialogue" on Thursday, after his US counterpart Donald Trump shelved...

Lynne Ramsay on pushing Jennifer Lawrence to the brink in her twisted motherhood drama: ‘I make films my way’ | Lynne Ramsay

Several years ago, Martin Scorsese read Die, My Love in his book club. The novel, by Argentinian author Ariana Harwicz, follows an unnamed woman who moves with her husband to the middle of nowhere in France. Isolated and frustrated, she battles...

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales: ‘The EU is making some disastrous ­missteps over the regulation of speech’

The internet entrepreneur talks to Adrian Weckler about his new book, the dangers of European laws on hate speech, being on texting terms with Elon Musk but wanting ‘Twitter’ to go out of business, and having no regrets about not making billions...

Ferrovial strengthens data centre construction with acquisition

Spanish construction company Ferrovial has moved to strengthen its data centre construction capabilities with the acquisition of data centre specialist Powernet. Image: Ferrovial Spain-based telecommunications and systems engineering company...