France’s Sarkozy maintains innocence at Libya election funding trial
Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for his alleged part in a scheme to obtain funds from the government of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi in exchange for political…
Who are viral math rock duo Angine de Poitrine – and is the hype justified?
Angine de Poitrine have conquered the internet in a matter of weeks with their alien polka-dotted get-up and experimental math rock. Their recent YouTube video made them a viral sensation.…
Detained for years in Iran, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to France
President Emmanuel Macron announced their release and return to France on Tuesday. After more than three years in detention, they were sentenced in October to twenty and seventeen years in…
Why did Italy deny US bombers access to an Italian airbase?
Claims circulating online suggest Italy denied US military aircraft access to the Sigonella base in Sicily for political reasons linked to the war in Iran. However, official statements and reporting…
Qatar warns Iran war could now ‘spiral out of control’
In a series of direct warnings and as the US deadline for Iran approached later on Tuesday, Qatar’s foreign ministry called for “a way of ending the war before it…
Moscow threatens Baltic states, claiming they help Ukraine strike Russia
The Russian foreign ministry issued veiled threats to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, accusing them of assisting Ukraine in Kyiv’s campaign against Russia’s oil terminals. Read more at Read More
Greek parliament recommends lifting MP immunity in EU farm subsidy fraud scandal
Nine of the 11 MPs submitted written statements to the committee, while former Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras and MP Notis Mitarakis appeared in person to make their case. Read…
Orbán offered help to Putin ‘in any way that I can,’ reports say
Orbán offered his support to Putin, likening his assistance to that of a mouse helping a lion in a well-known Hungarian fable, according to a phone conversation transcript obtained by…
Over 180 dead or missing in Mediterranean in last 10 days, UN migration agency says
The IOM has previously highlighted the Central Mediterranean as the deadliest migration corridor in the world. Read more at Read More
Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK by government – Wireless Festival has been cancelled
Controversial American rapper Kanye ‘Ye’ West has been blocked from entering the UK to perform at the Wireless music festival after a mounting backlash over his planned summer headline slot.…