German power grid sabotage attack linked to ‘climate extremism’
German authorities said Friday they believe a militant climate activist was behind a spate of sabotage attacks on the power grid and are hunting for the 48-year-old suspect. «We must assume that this is a case of climate extremism,» said Interior…
Argentine couple to return Nazi-looted painting to rightful owner
A painting which was stolen by the Nazis and only recovered in Argentina last year must now be returned to the heir of its rightful owner, a court has ruled. The late-baroque Portrait of a Lady was lost for 80 years until it was spotted in photographs of…
Germany: Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, the ideologist behind the AFD’s plans in Saxony-Anhalt
Germany is bracing itself for a political earthquake. The Alternative for Germany (AFD) party could potentially become the first far-right party to form a state government since World War II. In the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in what was formerly East…
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size
The Mercator map was designed in 1569 by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator to help European explorers navigate across the world. The distortion of his map is a result of the fact that it is impossible to accurately represent the surface of a…
Israel’s West Bank camp displacements could be crime against humanity, UN says
The United Nations warned Friday that Israel‘s forced displacement of the entire Palestinian populations of three West Bank refugee camps last year could amount to crimes against humanity. In a report slammed by Israel, the UN rights office…
Russian drone hits Ukranian security headquarters, Zelensky says
«All emergency services are on the scene. Everyone affected will receive the necessary assistance,» Zelensky added in a message on Telegram. «I instructed Poklad to deliver an appropriate, tangible response and, where possible, one that mirrors this…
‘Italian opposition fragmented: No alternative leader, no other possible leader than Giorgia Meloni’
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Political analyst Lorenzo Pregliasco, co-founder of polling agency YouTrend and adjunct professor at the University of Bologna. He argues that Giorgia Meloni’s unusual longevity in office is best understood not simply…
Trump’s peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv – reports say
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia and Ukraine this weekend, reports say, as efforts to end the war appear to be gathering pace. The envoys will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in Moscow, and then will hold…
Strengthening Africa is an investment in Europe’s future: EU Commissioner Jozef Sikela – Talking Europe
Are great-power politics back, at the expense of smaller countries? In an age of strongmen, is multilateralism in retreat? Not according to Jozef Sikela. The EU Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships insists that traditional multilateralism…
Nepal tunnel rescues give hope to waiting families
Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal more than a week after flash flooding hit the Nepal-Tibet border, killing more than 1,300 people. Nepal’s army is continuing its search for survivors, but mud and rocks are making rescue efforts…