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Best known her power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” that topped the charts in 1983, Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star has died. She was 75 and passed away in hospital in Portugal from an illness, after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in May. Her signature voice was…
Marine Le Pen, convicted of embezzling EU funds, announces her plans to run in 2027 after winning an appeal.
Since millions of NSDAP membership cards have been made available online, many Germans have been surprised to discover that their ancestors weren't always as innocent as family stories had led them to believe.
The UN human rights chief has called for an immediate halt to fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows intensified clashses between the army and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia in South Kivu.
It seems everyone loves Kylian Mbappé again. The France captain, is having a magnificent showing in the World Cup, scoring seven goals so far and breaking records. His performance has led some who previously criticized him for being too outspoken, or for leaving Paris to play in Madrid, to ask for forgiveness.
For centuries, the Imraguen people of Mauritania have relied on wind-powered boats and traditional fishing methods to live in harmony with the rich waters of the Banc d’Arguin. But climate change, overfishing and the gradual loss of ancestral knowledge are threatening both their livelihoods and a unique cultural…
In Chad, intercommunal violence has dramatically risen, with authorities flagging five different incidents just last month, with over 300 killed in just two years. The UN has warned that violence is escalating across the entire Lake Chad basin, with 5,700 people killed since last November. Violence has also forced…
Form guide on the final eight teams as they battle it out for the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy in the United States.
Democrats are scrambling to field a candidate as popular as Platner to clinch Maine in the midterms.
The 36 states of the Federation have yet to ratify the establishment of a State Police force under their responsibility. For several decades, Nigeria has been struggling to restructure the architecture of its internal security: But with a national police force and a local police force, this would be one of President…
EU lawmakers call for probe into FIFA’s Infantino
Indonesian farmer goes viral using a drone as transportation
While NATO members have agreed to boost defence spending, Trump's attacks on Spain and Greenland have threatened unity.
Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers informed of change as one of those onboard pledges to ‘sparkle and spend elsewhere’A LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters earlier this week has been refused entry into Egypt.The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone, woke on Thursday…
From Netflix’s ambitious reboot of “Little House on the Prairie” to Anya Taylor-Joy’s high-stakes crime thriller “Lucky”, this summer’s TV line-up has something for every viewer. We also preview “GIGN” (Elite Force), a gripping French action series that takes viewers inside one of the world’s most elite police units.…
The European Parliament declared a climate emergency in 2019, and yet the EU seems to keep getting caught out by severe heatwaves and heat domes. With this summer's temperatures set to smash records - and cause misery for millions of sweltering Europeans - we ask if the EU has neglected short-term measures to help…
Our guest this week on ‘Talking Europe’ is Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the European Commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism.
This week, we take a deep dive into a love affair that rivals France’s passion for wine, cheese and fashion: the French and their pets. Whether furry, feathered or scaly, the affection runs deep. More than half of French households own at least one pet, adding up to an astonishing 75 million animals across the country…
Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by miningLife has colonised every corner of the planet by evolving ingenious survival strategies but these are increasingly being overwhelmed by destructive human activities, this year’s red list of endangered species has…
Sirens blared in several cities in Jordan as Iranian missiles were intercepted.
How the World Cup has changed over the past 50 years and why there are only flashes of the beautiful game in 2026.
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.
Robert Wun presents his 'Childsplay' couture collection during Paris Haute Couture Week, blending dramatic designs with childhood-inspired creativity.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has inherited a political system that his father spent decades building and shaping in his own image.
