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Bardella denies report of antisemitic messages

The investigative media outlet Mediapart reported that Marine Le Pen's deputy Jordan Bardella made repeated antisemitic …

Trump to announce $15 billion project for ‘largest steel plant’ in US history

The Minnesota mine is set to create around 350 positions, while the steel plant in Iowa should supply at least 1,750 per…

SpaceX launches supersized Starship into orbit

Starship is the biggest and most powerful spacecraft ever built and it is meant to support NASA's Artemis moon program.…

Turkey: Comedian convicted for 'insulting' Erdogan in show

Deniz Goktas was convicted of two of three charges, including "insulting" the president, but was released pending the ap…

French far right's Jordan Bardella denies alleged 2013 anti-Semitic comments

Jordan Bardella, the head of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations made by French investigat…

'Fascinating success': Pope Leo’s appeal in France transcends faith and politics

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Victor GAETAN, Senior International Correspondent for the National Catholic Register…

Five men arrested over RAF Fairford ‘bomb plot’ are British nationals – as Iran denies involvement

Counter-terror police are understood to be investigating whether Iran is linked to the suspected terror plot at the airb…

What do Manchester City's charges mean for German football?

Manchester City have reportedly been found guilty of major financial rule breaches. What does this mean for German footb…

The latest action from India's youth-led 'cockroach' movement is targeting the country's election chief

After helping force the resignation of India's education minister, a youth-led protest movement is now taking on the ele…

A Green pope? Vatican describes environmental destruction as an 'ecological sin'

In recent years, the Catholic Church has taken a growing stance in favour of climate action, culminating with the Vatica…

French Senate elections: What next after far right surge?

The far-right party of Marine Le Pen will for the first time in its history be able to form a parliamentary group in the…

Texas man accused of crashing his car through a grocery store so he could use the bathroom

A 60-year-old man was arrested on criminal mischief charges…

Children sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to recalled raw milk cheese

The warning came after two children under the age of five in San Diego County became sick…

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins the 2026 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Council of Europe awarded human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with the Vaclav Havel human rights prize. She is a pro…

Pope touches on war, migration in speech at Metz

Pope ​Leo urged Europe to remember ​its Christian history in a speech delivered in Metz, the ​hometown ‌of Robert ⁠Schum…

Author Katie Kitamura on why her book 'Audition' is also 'made by the reader'

The author Katie Kitamura, whose latest book has been nominated for both a Pulitzer and Booker Prize, has spoken to FRAN…

Trump returns to his first love: Himself on television

Trump is caught between a rock and a hard place. So he’s turning to the media to create his own alternative reality bubb…

Middle school kids are choosing AI friends over real ones

‘This is a pretty existential concern for this generation,’ one of the study’s authors says…

Australian court rejects activist’s bid to prosecute King Charles for genocide

The ruling by three judges leaves Uncle Robbie Thorpe with one final domestic option…

US sanctions on Iran's aviation industry make travel less predictable as countries cancel flights

The threat of secondary US sanctions is putting pressure on airports, fuel suppliers and aviation companies that service…

Poll shows French far-right leader Marine Le Pen widening lead ahead of 2027 presidential vote

Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Rally party candidate, widened her lead in the second round of the 2027 presi…

French prosecutors seek two-year sentence for Rachida Dati in Renault graft case

French prosecutors have sought a two-year prison sentence for former culture minister Rachida Dati, to be served at home…

Iran wants one thing in its war with the West

As speculation swirls over the RAF Fairford plot, Maira Butt take a closer look at the drone strikes, assassination atte…