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Marine Le Pen doubles down on the hijab ban, betting that a popular but divisive measure will strengthen rather than weaken her 20…

Fake diplomat accounts, cloned news sites and AI-generated images are stoking fears of a Polish land grab in Czechia. The campaign…

Trump's policy toward Venezuela signals a new type of American expansion. Instead of flags and annexation, we are seeing long-term…

Paper and other plant-based straws can contain chemicals that may migrate into drinks, studies have found. Tests have detected chl…

Burnham said a border poll was “off the table”, prompting nationalist leaders to say he had no authority to rule out a referendum …

Across wealthy economies, second jobs are now a routine source of income as housing costs outpace wages. Remote work makes them ea…

Three decades after the Dayton Agreement ended the Bosnian War, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains deeply divided. The international c…

When companies are pressured to choose outlets by political allegiance rather than audience, the consequences reach far beyond jou…

Everyone sweats – in hot weather, during exercise or under stress. But for some people, it becomes more than a normal bodily respo…

Can Europe hold on to its core values as it loses touch with their deeper religious and metaphysical roots?

Aliko Dangote says China offers businesses what America increasingly does not, underscoring Beijing’s growing influence across Afr…

Humanoid robots can run at extraordinary speed, jump several meters into the air and play a competent game of soccer. Yet they sti…

Having no friends used to feel like social failure. Now social media recasts it as self-care, independence and a personal brand.

A series of unresolved leaks is plaguing the biggest game of all time in the run-up to its release. Could a debate about the gamin…

Even before Saxony-Anhalt votes, officials and commentators are considering how the election’s potential winner might be kept out …

Halal romance was meant to offer wholesome love stories, promising relationships free of haram. But behind the genre lies a wider …

Six countries financing roughly 40% of the EU budget want deep cuts to Brussels’ next spending plan, putting farm subsidies under …

Der Spiegel called him Germany’s most dangerous man, but Ulrich Siegmund campaigns as a polished moderate. Now he could make AfD h…

Visa is back in Damascus. Mastercard has followed. More than 1.6 million refugees have already returned to Syria. Europe's Syrians…

Berlin’s only industry is collapsing: tourism. Foreign visitors in particular are staying away. An increasingly litter-strewn and …

Iceland votes on reopening EU accession talks, but behind the ballot lies a crucial question: how much sovereignty is it willing t…

Europe has under-invested in its own defense for generations – but there is one thing it already possesses: a nuclear arsenal. Spe…

At France’s leading business conference, the country’s presidential hopefuls faced their first major economic test, exposing sharp…

The pope is coming to a France where Catholicism may be making an unexpected comeback – and where his message could prove politica…

Even before US President Donald Trump slimmed down joint military exercises with South Korea, the longstanding American ally was q…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg frequently posts pictures of himself wearing his company's latest AI glasses. However, despite accelerati…

Free speech and privacy advocates warn that Meta’s agreement to change its platforms over child-safety concerns could threaten fun…